Insurance Brokers

Deals: JMG Group Buys Blackfriars Group

JMG Group is marking its tenth acquisition this year as it completes a deal with Cheshire-based Blackfriars Group. Blackfriars Group employs 20 people at offices in Sandbach and Gibraltar and specialises in liability and business […]

Insurance Brokers

Deals: County Group Buys Up Britannia Consultants

The County Group, part of Global Risk Partners, has acquired 100% of the share capital in Britannia Consultants Services Limited. The Britannia business, based in Northwich, Cheshire, has been writing commercial lines insurance for over […]

Insurance Brokers

The Interview: Talking FNOL, Breakdown Recovery and AI With ALPS

The First Notification of Loss market is changing fast, as technology offers companies the chance to deliver a quicker, and more bespoke service to the customer. Insurance Edge caught up with Lyndon Willshire, Head of […]

Fraud

Pub Landlady Jailed for Insurance Fraud

Sedgwick, in partnership with insurers, investigated an insurance claim which led to Donna Tracey from Flintshire, Wales, being sentenced last month to four years and eight months imprisonment for arson and insurance fraud. Ms Tracey, […]

Fraud

GBG Acquires Image Checking Specialist Verifeyed

Identity data specialist GBG has acquired Verifeyed, whose award-winning technology can detect images that have been photoshopped or manipulated. As part of the deal, Verifeyed founder Dr Babak Mahdian, a world-leading researcher in machine-based image […]

Insurance Brokers

GRP Buys County Group as Acquisitions Continue

Global Risk Partners Ltd (GRP), the specialist investment vehicle for brokers and MGAs, has acquired The County Group. Crewe-based County Group becomes GRP’s second acquisition in 2018 and is the next major step in executing […]