James Hallam
AIG’s partnership; Seventeen’s acquisitions; Markerstudy’s CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance 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.
EY: investor confidence in UK FS hits new high; James Hallam backs broker start-up; Lloyd's approves insurtech Syndicate and Pen inks £300m QBE deal
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Briefing: 10 insurtech start-ups to watch in 2022
For a seventh year running, Post content director Jonathan Swift scans the insurtech space and identifies a host of up-and-coming businesses potentially worth watching over the next 12 months and beyond.
First insurance ESG Framework unveiled; Ardonagh acquires Usay Gp; James Hallam adds trio of buys; and Right Choice completes Bennetts deal
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week not covered elsewhere on www.postonline.co.uk
For the Record: The week in deals featuring Allianz, Clyde & Co, Convex, Gallagher, Howden, Kennedys, LV, New Dawn Risk and Woodgate & Clark
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Blog: Environmental liability – a catastrophic cover gap
Judy Hadden, founder of James Hallam business Oilspill Insurance Services, considers the hot topic of environmental liability cover, which she argues may be difficult to explain and sell but is an important value add.
Acquisitions eat into Seventeen Group's 2018 profits
Seventeen Group, which includes brokers James Hallam and MGA Touchstone Underwriting, saw its pre-tax profits dip by 36% to £812,716 in 2018.
Seventeen Group buys Essex broker
Seventeen Group has bought Essex-based broker Graybrook, for an undisclosed sum.
Scottish broker Blackford buys TL Dallas client portfolio
Scottish broker Blackford has acquired the client portfolio and a full commercial broker team from independent insurance broker TL Dallas, to launch its offering in Edinburgh.
Roundtable: Digital: Brokers - Surviving the digital age
At a time when regulation and taxes are weighing heavily on their operations, brokers find they have to adapt to the digital age. At a Post roundtable, in association with SSP, they discussed how they can leverage new technologies to better serve their…
Seventeen Group buys Dumfries broker
Seventeen Group has acquired Westscott Insurance Brokers for an undisclosed sum.
James Hallam acquires Motor Race Consultants
James Hallam has completed the acquisition of Motor Race Consultants Insurance Services.
Seventeen Group breaks £10m for first time
Seventeen Group has seen a 6.4% increase in group revenues, exceeding £10m in 2015 for the first time.
James Hallam creates sport division with three appointments
James Hallam has created a sport division with the appointments of James Martin, Jon Salmon and Anne Barden.
James Hallam added as registered broker at Lloyd’s
London-based broker James Hallam has added to its accreditation, taking up Lloyd’s broker status following its recent approval as a chartered broker through the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Seventeen Group strengthens Scottish offering with Annandale aquisition
Seventeen Group has acquired Annandale Insurance Brokers, based in Dumfries, for an undisclosed sum.
Refinancing deals in vogue as smaller firms eye their own M&A options
Bank refinancing deals will help small and mid-sized insurance companies remain competitive in the aggressive mergers and acquisitions environment, with further refinancing arrangements expected in the coming months, according to insiders.
Biba 2015: Biba and IBSC partner on joint code of conduct
The British Insurance Brokers' Association and the Insurance Brokers' Standards Council are to work together to create a single voluntary code of conduct and guidance for brokers.
Seventeen Group eyes other deals after Thompson & Partners purchase
Seventeen Group managing director Paul Anscombe has outlined his appetite for further deals after confirming the firm's acquisition of specialist credit and marine broker Thompson & Partners.
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.