Global Risk Partners (GRP)
Searchlight trained on GRP as broker eyes PE deal
Global Risk Partners is in discussion with three private equity firms including Searchlight Capital Partners about taking a majority holding in the consolidator, Post can reveal.
This week in Post: Driving out distraction
Road Safety Week marked the launch of Post’s Driving out Distraction campaign, in which we are urging the industry to pay attention and pull over rather than using hands-free devices while driving.
GRP's Mike Bruce on client relationships in commercial broking
How do brokers know that they’re doing a good job for their client? Mike Bruce, group managing director, Global Risk Partners, explains in the commoditised personal lines market, where products are relatively homogenous, it’s often simply about…
GRP buys Gauntlet Insurance Services
Global Risk Partners has bought London-based private client specialist broker Gauntlet Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum.
Ex-Towergate area director becomes Sagars MD
Angela Page has been appointed managing director of GRP-owned Sagar Insurances.
GRP explores option of partial sale
A partial sale of Global Risk Partners could be on the sale, as the consolidator and its private equity backer explore their options.
GRP acquires online enterprise risk management firm
Essex-based risk management specialist Health and Safety Click has been bought by consolidator GRP.
GRP buys Lancashire-based broker
Lancashire-based broker 3XD has hailed its “growth prospects” after being bought by consolidator GRP.
GRP's County Group buys Stoke broker
GRP-owned County Group has acquired Stoke-based broker Eric Rawlins & Company, which specialises in contractors, property owners, business and fleet risks.
GRP broker acquires Thomas Cook
GRP-owned broker Sagars has bought Lancashire-based engineering and entertainment broker Thomas Cook & Son.
GRP-backed County shoots for £100m premium with planned aquisitions
County Group has acquired Shropshire broker Meadons, a deal that will see the GRP North West hub push closer to the £100m premium mark.
This week: All change
It’s all change for the country this morning as Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed she would step down from office after failing to unite MPs on the way the UK should leave the European Union.
GRP's Mike Bruce on why consolidation really means integration
Mergers and acquisitions are headline news but Mike Bruce, CEO of broking at Global Risk Partners, believes the success can only be judged if there is true integration.
This week in Post: Conference, cuts and conservative leadership
This week, along with the rest of the team, I attended the British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference. I knew it would be an action-packed week - but nothing could prepare me for what was ahead.
Fourth acquisition in two weeks caps off recent cluster of GRP broker buys
Exclusive: Higos, GRP’s hub business in the South West, has acquired The Insurance Group for an undisclosed sum.
Analysis: Consolidators look to Europe for acquisitions as UK competition grows
The UK has seen a wave of consolidation in regional broking over the past few years, making competition for viable targets a challenge. In response, several consolidators are starting to look to Ireland and Europe as a potential area of expansion.
GRP brokers make three acquisitions
GRP-owned Cavendish Munro has made one acquisition, while Green Insurance Group has bought two businesses.
This week: The end of the hard sell
When the regulator fined Carphone Warehouse £29m this week, the real target was the use of high pressure sales techniques in insurance.
Interview: Clive Nathan, Global Risk Partners
Clive Nathan joined Global Risk Partners as its underwriting CEO, overseeing the consolidator’s managing general agent division, in April last year.
GRP buys equestrian broker
GRP has acquired Hertfordshire-based equestrian broker Shearwater, for an undisclosed amount.
GRP buys Peter Cullum-owned TIL
Global Risk Partners has acquired Peter Cullum-owned Trimulgherry Investments for an undisclosed sum.
Ex-Towergate boss appointed MD of GRP’s Green Insurance
Former trading director of Towergate’s SME division, Rob Ashburn has joined GRP’s Green Insurance as managing director.
This week in Post: No done deal
Post journalists and broking stalwarts found themselves in the Houses of Parliament this week, on the day that Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal suffered an historic defeat.
GRP’s County Group acquires ‘quite excellent fit’ Swinford
GRP’s County Group has acquired Swinford Insurance Consultants.