Towergate News

UK Insurance Broker Ardonagh Group Secures $2 Billion Loan for Acquisitions

UK insurance broker The Ardonagh Group has secured the largest-ever loan from a group of private credit funds led by Ares Management, according to a statement by the lender. The group is refinancing its debt with a 1.575 billion pound …

Towergate Renames London Market Broking Business as ‘Bishopsgate’

Towergate has renamed its London market broking business as “Bishopsgate.” Formerly known as Towergate London Market, Bishopsgate aims to give “regional brokers better access to market, better service and better deals,” the company said in a statement. A central pillar …

Towergate Creates London Underwriting Unit; Leathem Named Director

Insurance intermediary Towergate is forming a London underwriting centre to be led by David Leathem as London director of underwriting. The unit will focus on specialist London market product lines. Leathem will lead the establishment of a direct and facultative …

Towergate Forms £30M, 5-Year Partnership with Yacht Specialist N&G (Zurich Unit)

Towergate and Navigators & General (N&G), a part of the Zurich Group, have signed a strategic partnership under which N&G will provide capacity and expertise for Towergate Marine products. Towergate Marine provides insurance for around 25,000 pleasure crafts including super …

Towergate London Market Appoints Pearce to Lead Growth Strategy

Towergate Insurance announced the appointment of Neil Pearce as managing director of Towergate London Market.* Pearce will join Towergate on Sept. 5, 2016 and report directly to group Chief Executive Officer David Ross. Pearce joins Towergate from RKH Specialty where …

Longhurst Named Broking & Distribution Director for Towergate London Markets

Towergate Insurance has appointed Paul Longhurst as Broking and Distribution director of Towergate London Markets. Longhurst joins Towergate from Bluefin, where he has been London market broking director for 25 years. Longhurst ran the SBJ London market broking team until …

UK’s Towergate Hires Accenture to Manage IT Infrastructure Transformation

Towergate, Europe’s largest independently owned insurance intermediary, is undertaking an IT infrastructure transformation across its entire business to address challenges posed by legacy systems and lack of integration and has chosen Accenture as its strategic service provider. The transformation program …

UK’s Towergate and Ageas Announce 5-Year Capacity Deal

Towergate and its subsidiary Arista, a Lloyd’s coverholder, have formed a partnership with the insurer Ageas, which will provide capacity of £60 million ($82.9 million), each year for the next five years. The capacity will be used for Arista’s commercial …

UK-Based Towergate Names Barnard as Chief Transformation & Change Director

Towergate has announced the appointment of James Barnard as chief transformation and change director. Barnard will play a key role in driving the change programs needed to transform Towergate, the Maidstone, England-based independently owned insurance intermediary, which has been restructuring …

UK’s Towergate Reports H1 Before Tax Loss of $88.8M, vs. $23M Profit in H1 2014

Towergate Insurance, the UK insurance intermediary, reported a before tax loss of £58 million ($88.8 million) during the first half, compared with a £15 million ($23 million) before tax profit in the same period of 2014. The company reported income …