There were 41 announced transactions – only bettered by 51 in Q1 2021 – during this period, largely triggered by the October budget, which saw an increase in the main rate of Capital Gains Tax.

Halesowen-located MyPolicy employs over 50 people and serves 7,000 policy holders. It will keep its brand, management team and staff as it moves to operate under the Acorn Group umbrella. The Acorn ...

The total in phase one represents the vast majority of Brown & Brown’s overall brokers in the UK. Overseen by CEO of retail Carolyn Callan, the rebrand will bring clarity to the marketplace as the ...

The collaboration, live from this month onwards, will initially provide an alternative option for some of Commercial Express’ liability schemes. Established in 1994, Irwell has an AM Best Financial ...

All employees of Van Ameyde UK will transfer over to Woodgate & Clark in an integration process due to complete by early March 2025. Woodgate & Clark has been part of international claims management ...

The recruits will be based in Aviva’s Bristol office and across Devon and Cornwall, and covering South Wales. It takes the total number of underwriters in the region to more than 60. Aviva took three ...

Before his time at HDI Global, Medlicott spent over 19 years at Aviva, where he held a number of senior liability underwriting roles. RelatedEcclesiastical launches product for office-based ...

The deal extends the MGA’s existing arrangement with the provider which already encompasses capacity for trades and professions and retail package products. According to the construction, property and ...

Over the next three years Aviva’s funding will support the charity to develop a dedicated customer referral service for Aviva’s UK customers in need of additional advice, which will be provided on a ...

The tail-end of 2024 was certainly a roller-coaster with major news involving two of the biggest brokers in the UK. First Arthur J Gallagher signed a definitive agreement to acquire US rival ...

There is no doubt that mergers and acquisitions will be to the fore. Alongside mega-mergers, such as Aon buying NFP, Insurance Age reported on 138 UK broker deals last year, up from 114 in 2023.

The figures for the parent company of Specialist Risk Group were revealed in a Companies House filing last month. In 2023, SRG’s four purchases cost £65.23m, of which nearly £40m was paid in cash.