Howden Broking Group News

Howden to Acquire UK-Based SPF Private Clients

Howden, the London-based international insurance broker, announced the signing of the acquisition of SPF Private Clients (SPF), subject to regulatory approval. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. SPF was formed in 2011 after a management buyout and rebrand …

Howden’s Motor Specialist MGA KGM Underwriting Acquires UK Motor MGA Eridge

KGM Underwriting Services, a UK specialist motor insurer and subsidiary of Howden Group, announced the acquisition of Eridge Underwriting Agency, a managing general agent (MGA) that focuses on specialist and higher-rated motor insurance. This acquisition, expected to complete in May, …

Chubb Buys Renewal Rights of DUAL Asia’s Financial Lines Portfolio

Chubb announced the completion of the agreement for the transfer of renewal rights of DUAL Asia’s financial lines portfolios in Hong Kong and Singapore. Chubb will be purchasing the business assets including the intellectual property and underwriting models from DUAL …

Broker Aston Lark Announces 40th Acquisition Since 2018 Launch

Aston Lark, the Goldman Sachs-backed broker, announced the acquisition of Absolute Products Ltd., its 40th deal since its formation in 2018 and its 24th in 2021 alone. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Established in 2002, insurance broker …

Howden to Acquire UK Broker Aston Lark From Goldman Sachs

Howden, the London-based insurance broking group, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Aston Lark from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Bowmark Capital. Aston Lark is one of the UK’s leading, independent, specialist complex commercial and private client brokers. …

January Renewals Saw Some of Sharpest Price Hikes in Recent Years: Howden

Lower investment yields, adverse catastrophe loss development, higher loss cost trends, concerns over climate change, and, of course, the pandemic coalesced to bring some of the sharpest price increases in recent memory during the Jan. 1 reinsurance renewals, according to …