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Broker Network extends Allianz partnership deal by three years
Allianz has renewed its strategic partnership with Broker Network for an additional three years.
Bluefin snaps up Yorkshire broker Marchant McKechnie
Bluefin has bought of East Yorkshire broker Marchant McKechnie, taking its total number of acquisitions for the year to five.
Integro snaps up London market bloodstock broker Howard Global
International insurance broker and risk management firm Integro has acquired Howard Global Insurance Services, a Lloyd’s-registered specialty broker.
A-Plan tipped to build branch network in the north following HG backing
The new financial backing secured by A-Plan reflects a vote of confidence in the branch business model, according to market insiders, who have tipped the high-street broker to build a presence outside its southern stronghold.
Gallagher swoops for former Towergate quartet to launch Cornish office
Arthur J Gallagher has opened an office in Cornwall after hiring four former Towergate employees.
Editor's comment: What a difference a year makes
2014 is coming to a close and so much has happened but will insurers be sad to see it go? It was the year that started with Winter floods estimated to have generated a total bill of £500m and saw Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband demand insurers settle…
Review of the Year: Broking
Post’s annual review of the broking market gathered thoughts from Ten, Brokability, Yutree, UIB and Arthur J Gallagher to reflect on 2014 and predict what 2015 will bring in terms of regulation and consolidation
Covéa launches new fleet product to boost commercial growth
Covéa Insurance, the UK subsidiary of French mutual Covéa, will launch a new fleet product for commercial brokers this month.
Tasker completes Pro Hospitality purchase
Tasker Insurance Group has completed its acquisition of broker Pro Hospitality.
Roundtable: Customer retention: How to use data to keep hold of customers
Can the way data is used and analysed in the insurance industry pave the way to customer loyalty?
Interview: Peter Staddon: Ringing in the changes
Having completed his first 12 months leading the Managing General Agents’ Association, Peter Staddon tells Post about his future ambitions for the trade body
The POST Power List 2014
After much deliberation, Post finally reveals the top 10 shining lights of the insurance industry, along with details of who we think would play them in a movie of their life, to complete the Post Power List.
Beaumonts deal over a year in the making, claims Jelf CEO
Jelf and Yorkshire-based Beaumonts Insurance Group were in discussions for more than a year before the terms of the takeover were agreed, group CEO Alex Alway has revealed.
Market Moves - 18 December 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
C-Suite - Broker: The focus on collaboration
Change continues apace and the challenge facing insurers and brokers alike is not to batten down the hatches and wait for it to slow or stop, but rather to work out how to adapt in order to thrive in today’s and tomorrow’s paradigm.
JLT confirms Steve Abbott's retirement
Nick Cousins, managing director JLT Hong Kong, has praised his deputy Steve Abbott as he retires from the broker after 45 years in insurance at the end of the year.
Moody's downgrades Towergate's corporate family rating
Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded the corporate family rating and probability of default rating on Towergate Holdings II by two notches to Caa3/Caa3-PD.
Equistone sells A-Plan stake to Hg Capital
Private equity firm Equistone has agreed a deal to sell its majority stake in UK broker A-Plan to investment firm Hg Capital.
Steve Abbott to leave JLT in Hong Kong
Post understands Steve Abbott, Jardine Lloyd Thompson's deputy managing director in Hong Kong, is to leave the broker at the end of the year.
Reinsurance tariff hike won't impact Pool Re rates, claims Willis
The increased premium ceded to government as part of the new deal agreed with Pool Re will not result in a hike in rates paid by members of the terrorism facility, according to Ian Kennett, executive director in Willis' real estate practice.
Towergate sponsors London Broncos
Troubled broker to sponsor second division rugby league team the London Broncos for the next three years.
James Hallam reveals £200m growth plan
A merger or acquisition could be instrumental in a plan to build broker James Hallam from its current form as a top 30 UK independent broker into a major UK player of £200m gross written premium or more.
Towergate PI team heads to Griffiths & Armour
Griffiths & Armour has recruited a team of professional indemnity specialists to bolster its professional risks division.
Regulated firms to pay for £3.8m FCA report
The cost of the investigation into the Financial Conduct Authority's handling of publicity around a proposed life insurance thematic review is to be borne by the firms it regulates.