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Brightside and Sun Life team up on home insurance offering
Brightside has signed a five-year affinity deal to provide a home insurance offering for Sun Life customers.
Brightside sees £43.7m loss for 2014
Broker Brightside Group has posted a £43.7m loss for the year ended 31 December 2014 compared to a profit of £7.7m in 2013, documents filed at Companies House have revealed.
Cliff steps into the breach as CEO Wallin leaves Brightside
Brightside CEO Andrew Wallin has stepped down from his position with immediate effect, the broker has confirmed.
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Attacks on honest motorists need to stop – and a strong message needs to be sent to fraudsters.
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Thistle hires former Brightside CEO Williams
Former Brightside CEO Paul Williams is to become managing director of JLT-owned Thistle Insurance Services.
Gallagher had ‘no appetite' for Towergate purchase, Ross claims
Arthur J Gallagher did not have the appetite or financial capacity to acquire Towergate due to a $30m (£19m) cap on acquistions, according to a High Court defence document signed by incoming Towergate CEO David Ross.
PE investment and consolidation to continue in broking following flurry of deals
Consolidation and private equity investment are far from reaching their zenith in the broking sector, according to market insiders, who have tipped brokers Be Wiser, Jelf and Autonet Insurance Services as attractive prospects for buyers.
Brightside and Southern Rock reach out of court settlement
Brightside and Southern Rock bosses have reached an “amicable” settlement of all claims following a dispute in a number of areas that commenced in May last year.
Brightside pegged as Autonet purchaser
Bristol-based broker Brightside is said to be pursuing Autonet Insurance Services - a previous acquisition target of Arthur J Gallagher.
AA refuses to rule out Gibraltar for "well advanced" new insurer launch plan
The AA is “well advanced” in its plans to launch a new insurance company vehicle to quote on its broker panel for motor insurance, with a launch expected within months.
Brightside rebrands as it readies for expansion
Broker Brightside has rebranded in preparation for building its own insurance portfolio rather than acting as an umbrella for other brands.
Brightside launches aggregator for Asda Money
Brightside has launched a price comparison service for Asda car insurance customers.
RSA director Coram joins Brightside as restructure claims two roles
Brightside Group has continued the restructuring of its senior team with the appointment of RSA’s Tony Coram as group chief operating officer.
Market Moves - 29 January 2015
All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
Brightside swoops for Hastings CIO Fairhurst
Hastings Insurance Services’ chief information officer James Fairhurst has been appointed to an equivalent role at broker Brightside Group.
Rural looks to Gallagher for COO hire
Rural Insurance has hired former Arthur J Gallagher operations director Peter Cooper as its chief operating officer.
Market Moves - 18 December 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
Former Gallagher Insurance Solutions MD follows Wallin to Brightside
The former managing director of Gallagher Insurance Solutions has been named as Brightside’s new commercial director, following the retirement of founder Paul Chase-Gardener.
Brightside CEO Williams heads for the exit
Brightside CEO Paul Williams is to leave next year as private equity backer Anacap continues to shuffle the broker’s leadership.
Brightside tipped to dip into £350m warchest for 2015 acquisitions
Brightside is poised to make multiple acquisitions next year from a £350m fund, according to a well-placed market source.
Chase-Gardener leaves Brightside
Brightside co-founder Paul Chase-Gardener has retired from his role as commercial director at the broker.
Market Moves - 27 November 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
Soundbite: Listen to Mark Cliff on his Brightside move
Ageas retail and distribution CEO Mark Cliff has told Post exactly what lured him to a new role as Brightside executive chairman.