Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
GRP strikes its biggest deal buying County Group
Global Risk Partners has bought the Crewe-based broker to be its north west regional hub.
AllClear sells majority stake to Synova Capital
Travel broker appoints Chris Rolland as CEO and reveals plans to hire 30 new staff.
Profits up at County Group in 2017
CEO Dave Clapp says results were driven by organic growth and acquisitions adding that broker will continue to make deals in 2018.
Broking Break: Your Top 5
A frantic start to the year on the news front saw acquisitions, a familiar theme from 2017, continue to dominate. Miles Smith, Markerstudy and Endsleigh being sold to A-Plan dominated the list but there was still room for SSP’s outage costs to make an…
Stackhouse Poland buys Caprica Healthcare
Purchase more than doubles firm's health insurance broking activities.
Markerstudy keeps brand after insurance company sales – Gary Humphreys interview
Group to be an MGA and is looking to expand broking arm.
Markerstudy sold to Qatar Re
Deal expected to complete in first half of 2018.
J Bennett & Son buys Mathews Comfort & Co
The sale was for an undisclosed sum.
Markerstudy in takeover discussions with Qatar Re – report
Insurance Insider reveals possible deal for Gibraltar-based insurer.
Shuker hails Endsleigh deal as return to independence
The A-Plan CEO said the brokers complement each other and once the deal goes through A-Plan will have over £500m in GWP.
Higos buys GMM Commercial
Fourth deal for the broker since it was bought by GRP.
Paul Chainey aiming to double Miles Smith turnover after private equity deal
CEO confident of hitting five-year target.
Allianz and LV deal approved
Announcement made on 29 December 2017.
A-Plan buys Endsleigh
The deal was for an undisclosed sum and Endsleigh will continue to operate as a separate entity.
Private equity buys majority stake in Miles Smith as MS Amlin exits
Broker has over 220 staff and annual GWP of £170m.
Review of the year: November 2017
It was a double double in November. There were two entries for the Ardonagh Group and two for Amazon in the penultimate month of the year. But it was a new partnership between Bollington and Wilson that ultimately topped the most clicked list.
Review of the year: October 2017
Reaction to the government’s Ogden rate proposals, a broker start-up, Martin Oliver’s departure, ongoing consolidation and Aon buying Henderson topped the charts in October.
Cobra posts rising profits for 2016/7
Firm says it's looking to expand its broking business through acquisitions across the UK.
Review of the year: September 2017
A ban for Aviva, ongoing Ogden rate issues, job losses at LV, a potential deal for Henderson and a fraud court case with an ex-RSA employee were all part of an action packed month.
PIB buys Citynet Insurance Brokers
Consolidator has made 12 deals in the past 19 months.
Review of the year: August 2017
Losses at Ageas Retail, Kanye West, bribery offences and the deal between Allianz and LV hit the headlines in August.
Review of the year: June 2017
Acquisitions, the Queen's Speech, redundancies, fraud and orders from the FCA made up the most read stories in June.
GRP lining up deals with £200m of new funding
Chief operating officer Stephen Ross explains losses for 2017.
GRP reports rising Ebitda and GWP
Consolidator also secures £200m of new funding from Ares Capital Europe to make more deals.