News

When Worlds Collide: AON & Willis Towers Agree Merger Deal

Two of the biggest names within the insurance world announced a merger today, which will see the creation of a global giant. It also points the way as regards technology streamlining admin, compliance, quotes and […]

Opinion

Hastings Profit Drop Highlights Car & Motorbike Insurance Transformation

Disclaimer: Your IE editor was once a happy Hastings customer, with a Triumph motorcycle covered at a fair price, via a call centre chat once a year. That was over a decade ago however, and […]

News

Ardonagh Buy Bennetts, As Consolidation in Motorcycle Market Begins

The UK motorcycle insurance market is ripe for consolidation, with a varied group of brokers and MGAs all competing for a diminishing band of 55-70 year old enthusiast bikers, plus reluctant commuters avoiding unreliable public […]

Insurance Brokers

Deals: ICB and Finch Merge to Become Verlingue Ltd

ICB Group and Finch Insurance Brokers and Employee Benefits are to merge to form Verlingue Limited, rebranding under the name of their French parent company. ICB Group will rebrand to Verlingue Limited on 1st December 2019, […]

Global insurance trends

Mergers & Deals: IT Consultancy CGI Makes Offer on SCISYS

CGI has announced a cash offer of 254.15 pence per share to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of SCISYS through its wholly owned indirect subsidiary CGI Group Holdings Europe […]

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 […]

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 […]

Business

Qdos Vantage Merges With Vantage Protect

Tax fee protection insurance provider, Qdos Vantage Ltd has merged with its sister company, Vantage Protect Ltd and has rebranded to ‘Vantage’ in a strategy for expansion under the guidance of the major shareholders who […]