Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
Broker J Bennet & Son acquires Mathews Comfort & Co
Brokerage J Bennet and Son has acquired Oxford-based Mathews Comfort & Co for an undisclosed sum.
Higos makes fourth acquisition in nine months
Higos Insurance Services has completed the acquisition of GMM Commercial Insurance Services, marking its fourth deal in nine months.
Private equity firm acquires majority shareholding in Miles Smith
Private equity firm Pollen Street Capital is set to acquire Miles Smith.
'Business as usual' for Endsleigh following acquisition
A-Plan has no plans to change the direction of Endsleigh following its acquisition of the business.
A-Plan to acquire Endsleigh
A-Plan will acquire Endsleigh from Zurich for an undisclosed sum.
R&Q acquires Guernsey captive for £1.5m
R&Q has acquired Guernsey-based captive insurer Constantia Insurance Company, which is currently in run-off period from Old Mutual.
Post Power List 2018: Mark Weil
CEO, Marsh UK & Ireland
Post Power List 2018: David Ross
CEO, The Ardonagh Group
Post Power List 2018: Colm Holmes
CEO of general insurance, Aviva UK
Post Power List 2018: Bubbling under - Alan Schnitzer
CEO, Travelers
Post Power List 2018: Bubbling under - Kengo Sakurada
Group CEO representative director, president and executive office, Sompo Holdings
Post Power List 2018: Grahame Chilton
CEO, Arthur J Gallagher
Post Power List 2018: Dominic Christian
CEO, Aon UK
Post Power List 2018: Jon Dye
CEO, Allianz Insurance UK
Zurich acquires telematics firm Bright Box
Zurich has acquired connected car specialist Bright Box.
Allianz-LV merger deal gains regulatory approval
Exclusive: Allianz and LV have secured regulatory approval for a joint venture that will create the UK’s third largest personal lines insurer.
Davies makes TLSS its fifth 2017 acquisition
Davies Group has acquired specialist motor specialist Total Loss Settlement Services.
Allianz invests $96.6m in emerging market insurtech
Allianz has invested $96.6m (£72.3m) in emerging market insurtech Bima.
PIB Group acquires Citynet
PIB Group has bought Citynet Insurance Brokers.
VIG bolsters market share with Seesam acquisition
Vienna Insurance Group has acquired Estonia-based Seesam Insurance.
BP Marsh takes £5m stake in EC3 Brokers
BP Marsh has taken a 20% equity stake in Lloyd’s broker EC3 Brokers for a cash consideration of £5m.
GRP posts £150m GWP boost for 2017
Specialist insurance consolidator Global Risk Partners has seen gross written premiums rise £150m over the course of 2017.
Tysers buys Cosmos’ London commercial lines business
Tysers has bought the London-based commercial lines business of Cosmos Services for an undisclosed sum.
Blog: Options to access the EEA market after Brexit
Kieran Jones, head of insurance and partner at Weightmans, explains how insurers may continue to write business in the European Economic Area after Brexit.