Insurance Brokers

Broker News: GRP Acquires Digney Grant

GRP continue on their acquisition trail, buying a majority stake in Ulster based Digney Grant. Abbey Bond Lovis (ABL), GRP’s retail broking hub in Northern Ireland, has acquired a majority share in Digney Grant Ltd […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Mergers & Acquisitions Drop in EU, But Accelerate Across Rest of World

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry rose in the first half of 2018 with 186 completed deals worldwide, up from 180 in the second half of 2017, according to Clyde & Co’s Insurance […]

Business

GRP Buying Spree Continues With Guardian Insurance Deal Agreed

The County Group [County], part of GRP, has acquired a majority stake in Guardian Insurance Brokers [Guardian].  The deal has received regulatory approval and the consideration is undisclosed. This is the first deal that County, […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Allianz Completes Acquisition of Ensure Insurance

Allianz Group announced today the completion of the acquisition of 99.03 percent of the shares in Nigerian insurer Ensure Insurance plc from its core shareholder Greenoaks Global Holdings Ltd. (GGH). Ensure Insurance plc offers life and […]

Business

Zurich Completes Aquisition of Oak Underwriting

Leading insurer Zurich has completed the acquisition of Oak Underwriting from RSA Insurance, turning it into one of the largest high net-worth insurers in the UK. The transaction enhances Zurich’s existing high net-worth proposition, known […]

Business

Deals & Acquisitions: HRC Buying Qdos Contractor

Tokio Marine HCC announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, HCC International Insurance Company PLC, has signed a purchase agreement with Qdos Holdings Limited and other selling shareholders to acquire Qdos Contractor of The Qdos Group for an undisclosed amount.  Qdos […]

Business

Charles Taylor Buys Inworx Tech Consultancy

Charles Taylor InsureTech has agreed to acquire Inworx, a Latin American based insurance-focused technology consultancy and software provider.  Inworx delivers solutions to local, regional and global insurance corporates across Latin America. The acquisition accelerates Charles […]

Business

Acquisitions: Jelf Snap Up Scottish Broker, Clark Thomson

Jelf, an award-winning consultancy specialising in insurance, risk management and employee benefits and part of Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and innovative risk management solutions, today announced that it has reached an agreement […]