Insurance Brokers

Broker Update: GRP Acquires Burnley Based Thomas Cook & Son

Thomas Sagar Insurances (Sagars) – part of Global Risks Partners – has acquired Thomas Cook & Son Insurance Brokers (Thomas Cook). The deal has received regulatory approval and the consideration is undisclosed. Thomas Cook, which […]

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M&A News: Allianz Buys L&G GI Book, Plus Remaining LV Stake for £820 Million

Britain’s Legal & General Group will sell its general insurance business to a UK subsidiary of Germany’s Allianz for £242m, reports Reuters. Legal & General will use the funds to reinvest in its core businesses, […]

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GRP Acquisition Spree Continues With Two More Broker Buys

Green Insurance Group [Greens], the South East hub business of Global Risk Partners [GRP], has acquired Reid Briggs Insurance Brokers Ltd, based in Eastbourne, and Clifton Morley Associates Ltd, based in Welling, Kent. Both acquisitions […]

Insurance Brokers

Deals & Mergers: Gallagher Wraps Up Stackhouse Poland Purchase

Gallagher has today announced the successful completion of its previously disclosed acquisition of specialist UK insurance broker Stackhouse Poland Group Limited (‘Stackhouse Poland’) following full regulatory approval. Over the last 45 years, Stackhouse Poland has grown into […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker News: County Buy Out Swinford Insurance Consultants

The County Group has concluded the purchase of Swinford Insurance Consultants Ltd (Swinford), based in Kinver (West Midlands). This is their first deal completed in 2019 which will be a transformational year. Dave Clapp, CEO […]

Business

Broker News: Athora Holdings Completes on 540m Euro Generali Belgium Deal

Athora Holdings, an insurance group based in Bermuda, announced the completion of the acquisition of Generali Belgium for 540 million euros recently. Generali Belgium will be renamed Athora Belgium in June 2019 and is the third acquisition […]

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Swinton Brand Name Kept Alive, Following Ardonagh Takeover

The Ardonagh Group, owners of Bishopsgate Insurance. Carole Nash Insurance Consultants, Geo Underwriting, Towergate and more, anoounced the formal completion of the Swinton buyout deal, with regulatory aproval granted, just as 2018 drew to a […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker News: GRP Buying Spree Continues with U-Sure Acquisition

GRP Group (GRP) has acquired U-Sure Insurance Services Ltd (U-Sure). The business, which is a Lloyds Coverholder, is based in Cwmbran, near Newport in South Wales, and will join GRP’s fast-growing Underwriting division. The deal […]