Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
Axa reveals £70m hit from Bluefin deal
Marsh to combine Jelf and Bluefin to be led by Phil Barton.
BP Marsh & Partners increases stake in Nexus Underwriting Management
The investor acquired a further 6.9% stake in Nexus for £4m.
News analysis: Broad support for Marsh’s Bluefin buyout
US broking giant agrees £295m takeover deal with Axa that will see Bluefin and Jelf combined
Profile: Gary Humphreys, Markerstudy
Making a mark: Markerstudy’s group underwriting director and second biggest shareholder Gary Humphreys tells Insurance Age about Brexit’s effect on regulation, acquisition strategies and the advantages of remaining unrated
GRP posts £400m GWP
But posts £7.11m loss due to acquisition drive.
GRP to go for regional push in 2017
The company is targeting regional broker hubs and has five companies in due diligence.
County Group buys Wrexham Insurance Services
Deal is broker's third acquisition in Wales in the last 18 months.
Alan Boswell confirms S-Tech buy
Expanded group has over 300 staff and more than £82m in GWP.
Alan Boswell buys S-Tech
Deal adds Cambridge office to the group.
Headley buys Robinson Buckley Insurance Brokers
The deal is the second acquisition for Headley Insurance Services in 2016.
JLT sells majority stake of Thistle to PIB
Jardine Lloyd Thompson is to sell the majority of its Thistle UK business to PIB Group.
Marsh buys Bluefin from Axa
Marsh is to acquire Axa subsidiary Bluefin Insurance Group for £295m in a deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2017, subject to the usual regulatory approval.
Acquisition market “alive again”
Former Macquarie lending experts sees M&A increasing through 2017 as brokers seek to grow.
Bluefin buys Northern Alliance Brokers
The broker was formerly a member of Willis Network.
Editor's letter - November 2016
“There definitely needs to be change. And it is only through such collective thinking and a combined effort that solutions will be found”
Opinion: Clear Insurance's Howard Lickens on acquisitions
The value in values: Have the latest wave of consolidators forgotten the lessons of acquisitions past? Businesses should aim to please all stakeholders, says Howard Lickens
Five reasons a Bluefin sale could see Axa avoid another denial headache
The recent speculation that Marsh was in talks with Axa over a deal to buy its broking arm Bluefin has raised the very real possibility that one of the longest running insurance sagas of recent years could be over.
Brunel makes two acquisitions
Bristol-based broker buys PI specialists Pinsure and PI4U.
PIB buys Carmichael & Partners
Acquisition is PIB's fifth purchase in a year.
Markel buys Galleon MGA
The London managing general agent specialises in marine PI and cargo liability.
News analysis: Consolidation continues apace
Ongoing buyouts fuel speculation in the broking market
PIB linked to TFP Schemes takeover
Deal could occur before the end of the year.
Vantage looks to begin acquisitions
NSM deal has provided the broker with a “war chest” to buy other specialist brokers.
Vantage Insurance bought by US broker
Owner Vantage Holdings has been acquired by US broker NSM Insurance Group.