Private medical insurance (PMI)
Jensten reveals deal hattrick
Jensten Group has bought Broker One in Scotland, Coversure Dudley and Mediprotect Healthcare.
Interview: Addept Group managing director Richard Finan
Addept MD Richard Finan gives Insurance Age the lowdown on his return to the market; his thoughts on changes to the MGA market in the wake of Consumer Duty; and the challenges of creating ancillary products in a post-FCA GAP intervention world.
Brown & Brown’s PCG buys Advo Group
Brown & Brown Europe-owned Premier Choice Group has bought employee benefits intermediary Advo Group.
Partners& acquires Switch Health
Partners& has acquired Cheltenham-based Switch Health to enhance its private medical insurance proposition for clients.
Broking profits fall at Saga
Underlying profit before tax in Saga’s insurance broking arm fell to £39.8m for the year ended 31 January 2024, compared with £71.5m in the previous period.
NFP expands in PMI with Get Medical Plans buy
NFP has purchased Get Medical Plans, a private medical insurance intermediary, with founders Marc Benjamin and Sanjeev Mallipeddi staying to lead and manage the London-based business.
Ardonagh Advisory boosts Scottish presence
Ardonagh Advisory has purchased Glasgow-based Solutions Healthcare, a whole-of-market healthcare insurance broker.
Brown & Brown’s PCH arm notches up two more deals
Brown & Brown Europe-owned Premier Choice Healthcare has completed two more acquisitions.
Premier Choice completes 10th deal under Brown & Brown ownership
Premier Choice Healthcare, the health insurance arm of Brown & Brown Europe, has bought 100% of the share capital of Brighton-based intermediary, Healthcover.
Biba CEO Trudgill hails protection signposting success as agreement renewed
More than 30,000 consumers have sought help to access life and protection insurance since an industry agreement to signpost customers with medical conditions to specialists was introduced in January 2020 spearheaded by The British Insurance Brokers’…
Heather Smith leaves Allianz to head Axa Health
Axa Health has named Allianz’s managing director for retail, Heather Smith, as its new CEO. Smith will take up the role in mid-January 2024.
Saga reveals fall in broking policy sales
Over-50s specialist Saga has reported a 7% drop in home and motor insurance policy sales in its broking division despite customer retention ticking up from 83% to 85%.
Saga reports stable broking results as it pushes on with Acromas sale
Saga is targeting the sale of its underwriting business, Acromas Insurance, in the second half of this year – but arranged a loan in case a deal does not go through.
Premier Choice Healthcare buys Visibly Health and further PMI portfolio
Global Risk Partners-owned Premier Choice Healthcare has bought Visibly Health and, separately, a book of business controlled by self-employed consultant Gill Nicholson.
Saga confirms underwriting sale talks
Over 50s-group Saga has confirmed ongoing talks to sell its underwriting business Acromas Insurance.
GRP-owned PCH snaps up two businesses
Premier Choice Healthcare has bought Independent Healthcare (UK) and Paul Ganjou.
Health firm gives brokers access to new "game changer" PMI tech platform
Health Compass has launched its digital platform giving brokers licensed access to the international private medical insurance market.
Aston Lark makes second PMI deal for 2022
Healthwise becomes part of the Howden-owned consolidator.
Aston Lark buys PMI book
The consolidator has added the client book of Choice Benefits to its portfolio.
Ascend Broking buys SMP Healthcare
Ascend has set its sights on achieving £22-£25m in GWP over the next 24 months and flagged that a further three deals are in the pipeline.
Ardonagh Advisory to purchase PMI specialist Usay Group
The Cirencester-headquartered business, which has 195 staff, will add to Adonagh's PMI proposition.