Mergers & Acquisitions

QuestGates buys specialist power and construction claims firm RHP

QuestGates buys specialist power and construction claims firm RHP

Three acquisitions in eight months - and the pattern tells brokers more than any individual deal

Josh Recamara Aug 14, 2026
Seventeen Group buys Titan Insurance Services in fifth 2026 deal

Seventeen Group buys Titan Insurance Services in fifth 2026 deal

The Putney broker's four decades in real estate, construction and risk slot straight into Seventeen's growing specialist commercial arm

Minster Law buys ARAG Law PI business as insurer legal market shifts

Minster Law buys ARAG Law PI business as insurer legal market shifts

ARAG is keeping its legal expenses insurance business but handing PI claims delivery to Minster, in a deal brokers distributing ARAG cover need to know about

Fewer UK broker deals, but PE is piling into specialty and MGAs

Fewer UK broker deals, but PE is piling into specialty and MGAs

UK broker M&A volumes are at their bottom level since 2017, but July was the biggest-value month of the year and PE drove most of it

TBIG's latest deal signals a shift in what broker consolidators are paying for

TBIG's latest deal signals a shift in what broker consolidators are paying for

TBIG's majority-stake structure offers brokers a live example of succession planning that doesn't require a full trade sale

Seventeen Group acquires Gibraltar broker Senate Insurance Brokers

Seventeen Group acquires Gibraltar broker Senate Insurance Brokers

Senate Insurance joins the group as it extends its reach into a jurisdiction that underwrites nearly a third of the UK motor insurance market

Cover Genius targets DACH bancassurance with Friendsurance deal

Cover Genius targets DACH bancassurance with Friendsurance deal

The deal brings Cover Genius the compliance infrastructure needed to embed insurance into German, Austrian and Swiss banking platforms

Specialty MGA Optio Group changes hands in private equity deal

Specialty MGA Optio Group changes hands in private equity deal

Cinven and Canadian pension fund La Caisse acquire the London-based platform, betting on a fragmented MGA market still ripe for consolidation

MAPFRE to acquire Safety Insurance for $1.54 billion amid shareholder probe

MAPFRE to acquire Safety Insurance for $1.54 billion amid shareholder probe

As company reveals financials, deal creates an auto and homeowners leader, but a law firm is already investigating whether board got shareholders a fair price

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