Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
BGL purchases French comparison firm
BGL Group has acquired French insurance price comparison firm Courtanet.
M&A - Internal communications: Getting the message across
With the mergers and acquisitions front hotting up in the insurance industry, Simon Barrow warns that communications with employees should top the agenda.
CEO Hodson agrees to stay on three more years at Oval
Oval chief executive Phillip Hodson has revealed the broker's immediate priority is "getting the business in the best possible shape" rather than seeking an IPO or trade sale.
Claims supplement: The faces of the new revolution
Claims are often said to be the shop window of the insurance industry, but with many firms stuck with legacy issues do new entrants have the greatest advantage when it comes to innovation. Stephanie Denton approached firms across four distinct sectors —…
Towergate swoops for IFA's healthcare business
Towergate Healthcare, the risk healthcare insurance consultancy and a trading name of Towergate Underwriting Group, has today announced that it has acquired the healthcare business of IFA Origen Financial Services.
Willis North America appoints new chairman and CEO
Willis Group Holdings has confirmed the appointment of Vic Krauze as chairman and CEO of Willis North America.
Rabobank and Eureko unveil new operating agreement
Rabobank and Achmea's parent company, Eureko, have announced plans to are to "intensify" their commercial alliance.
QBE to acquire Ren Re for $275m
QBE is to acquire the US insurance operations of Renaissance Re.
Ageas keen to developKwik Fit's niche brands
Ageas UK chief executive Barry Smith has pledged to retain and expand Kwik Fit Insurance Services' niche operations as it seeks to widen the group's overall product footprint.
Roundtable - mergers & acquisitions: Cautiously navigating the upturn
Recession and recovery, global ambition, super-mergers, market appetite, pricing, marrying business cultures and managing brokers' expectations were all topics of deeply involved discussion as a panel of industry big-hitters jousted at a recent Post and…
Interview - Wayne Felton: Building interest
If building firm Mitie's entrance into the insurance repair market had not caused enough stir, the decision of its largest rival, Rok, to enter administration has raised even more interest in Mitie's plans. Leigh Jackson met the firm's property solutions…
Towers aims to lead non-life consultancy
Towers Watson has outlined its ambition to become "number one" in the UK non-life consultancy market following its acquisition of EMB.
Zurich reiterates commitment to Spain despite $388m sale
Zurich has insisted it remains fully committed to Spain - and to its other bancassurance partners in the country - after agreeing to sell back to Unnim its 50% stakes in the life and general insurance bancassurance companies the pair jointly own.
Zurich reiterates commitment to Spain despite $388m sale
Zurich has insisted it remains fully committed to Spain - and to its other bancassurance partners in the country - after agreeing to sell back to Unnim its 50% stakes in the life and general insurance bancassurance companies the pair jointly own.
Hardy rejects Beazley's second bid
Hardy has rejected a renewed offer for all of its shares from Beazley.
PwC: “Well known names” in Rok due diligence
Rok administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced that several “well known” companies are undertaking due diligence with a view to purchasing the beleaguered repairs firm.
Crawford & Company set to buy Italian firm
Crawford & Company Italia is in talks to acquire specialist liability adjusting firm Studio Bolton & Associati.
Aussie giant Wesfarmers stalks Barbon in UK push
Wesfarmers is poised to become the latest Australian financial services giant to make a serious play for the UK market with a sizable acquisition.
Editor's comment: Rok's troubles raise issues
The news this week that building firm Rok had filed for administration will certainly have raised some questions among the insurance fraternity.
Towergate considers legal action over staff defections
Towergate is mulling legal action over a team of former employees that have left its Hertfordshire operation to join a local rival.
Post in print - 11 November 2010
News editor Mairi MacDonald outlines the main news from this week's issue of Post.
Cullum snares BIB businesses
Cullum Capital Ventures has completed the acquisition of two businesses in the North east of England.
Aviva pays £104m for minority stake in insurer
Aviva has exercised its option to buy out the stakes held by the minority shareholders of Société d’Epargne Viagère, a French life insurance company in which Aviva already has an 83.7% equity stake.
Aviva pays £104m for minority stake in insurer
Aviva has exercised its option to buy out the stakes held by the minority shareholders of Société d’Epargne Viagère, a French life insurance company in which Aviva already has an 83.7% equity stake.