Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
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Aviva wins TSB tender; Gallagher Re to recruit 40; Pine Walk Capital launches MGA; and Beazley launches Crypto Guard
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Brokers 'remarkably resilient' in a challenging market as more growth predicted
Brokers are continuing to “rise to the challenge” of difficult market conditions and mergers will continue unabated experts believe.
Howden acquires Tiger Risk; JMG buys GS Group; Allianz and Ifed secure convictions for fraudsters; and First Central in CMT tie-up
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Darag expands Roth's role to unify its M&A approach across Europe
Legacy book acquirer Darag has appointed Alexander Roth as global head of mergers and acquisitions, in addition to his existing role as CEO of Darag Europe.
Aviva joins Sign Live; Clear Group acquires Centor; Canopius reorganises underwriting team; LV steps up digital innovation with tie-up; and Questgates buys again
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Analysis: What factors are driving the rise of consolidation in the legal sector?
Post investigates the reasons behind the consolidation surge in the legal sector after Clyde & Co and BLM become the latest law firms to merge.
Capgemini: only 8% of insurers 'Resilience Champions'; Allianz mulls Home & Legacy disposal; CII reports £4.4m deficit; and Questgates buys
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Tower Brook acquires Premium Credit; ABI reports motor premiums have fallen 5% in Q1; Aston Lark buys UK Global; and Seventeen snaps up broker
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Is it the end of the M&A boom? No says Gallagher's Oli Homer
Mergers and acquisitions activity seems never ending in the brokering sector but as Oli Homer, global head of M&A at Gallagher, explains, as long as you acquire those with a similar mindset and allow businesses to thrive then they can continue apace.
Intelligence: Ireland is cautiously optimistic about its financial future
As Ireland emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic into a post-Brexit world, David Worsfold explains that after addressing past regulatory failures, and now looking to make personal injury reforms, the Irish insurance market is currently looking forward and…
SBS buys Independent Inspections
SBS Insurance Services has bought Independent Inspections for an undisclosed sum.
LV, Axa and Keoghs smash fraud ring; Flood Re launches Build Back Better; Howden buys SPF; Go Insur backs start-up Insuristic
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Pen's Tom Downey says MGA sector's secret sauce is its recipe for success
Tom Downey, CEO Pen Underwriting, believes the managing general agents sector is in rude health and discusses what he believes could be its 'secret sauce'.
Revolut in Allianz tie-up; AUB confirms Tysers talks; QBE poses resilience challenge; and Rear’s SPAC Financials Acquisition Corp to raise £150m via listing
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Interview: Kelly Ogley, A-Plan
Four months after stepping up to the role of CEO at A-Plan, Kelly Ogley tells Pamela Kokoszka about her three passions, discusses the growth plans for the broker, and reveals how it has managed to remain relevant for the past 58 years
Woodgate & Clark acquires media and entertainment adjuster Spotlite
Woodgate & Clark has acquired media and entertainment adjuster Spotlite as it continues to build specialist expertise.
Jensten Group launches retail brand as it restructures
Jensten Group has announced a restructure that will see it launch four new brands in the coming months, affording greater prominence to the Jensten name.
GRP's Mike Bruce explains how trade sales with overseas buyers will boost the UK broking sector
Private equity has long reigned supreme in the UK broking market, but now with US broker Brown & Brown making its first acquisition in the UK, Mike Bruce, group CEO at Global Risk Partners, explains how this change in ownership could strengthen local and…
UK's first public insurtech Ondo expects to break even within two years
Ondo, which became the first UK insurtech to go public last week, expects to break even within the next two years, its CEO Craig Foster has told Post.
Claims Consortium Group expands claims handling services with acquisition
Exclusive: Claims Consortium Group has acquired loss adjuster Roger Rich & Co for an undisclosed sum.
Thatcham hails Mercedes’ move as 'milestone' in automated driving; Admiral strikes ADR deal; Marsh launches ESG rating; and MS Amlin commits to Net Zero
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
PIB Group's Brendan McManus on how to get deals and acquisitions right
Brendan McManus, CEO at the PIB Group, understands why people can see acquisitive growth as being like a hamster wheel, but explains that through investing in verticals, products, people and technology it can be more like an exhilarating rollercoaster…
Howden rejigs exec committee ahead of Aston Lark deal completion
Broking group Howden has made a series of changes to its executive committee as it awaits the completion of its Aston Lark deal.