Ardonagh Group News

Ardonagh Advisory Acquires UK Consultant, Stallard Kane Group

Ardonagh Advisory Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of The Ardonagh Group, announced it has acquired Stallard Kane Group Ltd. (SKG), a leading provider of health and safety, HR, training, and employment law compliance consultancy services to businesses across the UK. SKG …

Ardonagh Europe Completes Acquisition of Dutch Broker Léons Group

Ardonagh Europe Ltd., a subsidiary of The Ardonagh Group, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Léons Group, an independent family-owned insurance brokerage and consultancy firm in the Netherlands. Headquartered in Amsterdam and founded in 1951 by Max Léons, …

Ardonagh’s MGA Unit, Geo Underwriting, Acquires UK’s Lorega Holdings

Geo Underwriting, The Ardonagh Group’s MGA subsidiary, has completed the acquisition of the managing general agent Lorega Holdings Ltd. from Alcuin Capital Partners. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Lorega is the UK’s leading supplier of loss recovery …

Ardonagh Europe to Acquire Léons Group in the Netherlands

Ardonagh Europe Ltd., the Dublin-based subsidiary of The Ardonagh Group, announced it has agreed to acquire Léons Group, an independent family-owned insurance brokerage and consultancy firm in the Netherlands. Headquartered in Amsterdam and founded in 1951 by Max Léons, Léons …

UK Broker Ardonagh to Acquire Portugal’s MDS Group

UK broker Ardonagh Group announced it has agreed to acquire Portuguese broker MDS Group. Headquartered in Porto, MDS has offices in Brazil, where it is the country’s largest independent broker, as well as Angola, Mozambique, Spain, and Malta. It is …

UK Broker Ardonagh Valued at $7.5B as Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Buys Stake

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has acquired a stake in Ardonagh Group in a transaction valuing the U.K. insurance broker at $7.5 billion. The sovereign fund joined as a new investor in Ardonagh alongside several other large global institutions, Ardonagh said …

People Moves: Hartford’s Pasterfield Named CEO of MS Amlin Business Services; Former Morrison Chair Higginson to Lead Ardonagh Retail Unit in UK

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at MS Amlin and Ardonagh Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. MS Amlin Corporate Services Ltd. (MS ACS) announced that Matt Pasterfield will be joining us next year as …

People Moves: QBE Names Liberty Mutual’s Hunter as Dir. of Canada; Amwins Global Risks Hires Apollo’s Graham for Casualty; Ardonagh Promotes 2 Snr. Leaders

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the insurer QBE Canada and brokers Amwins Global Risks and Ardonagh Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Appoints Liberty Mutual’s Hunter as Director of Canada QBE has …

Ardonagh Group Closes on Acquisition of BGC Partners Insurance Units

UK insurance broker Ardonagh Group has completed its acquisition of the insurance operations of BGC Partners Inc. for $500 million in cash. The deal was first announced in May. Ardonagh has acquired 100% of Ed Broking Group and Besso Insurance, …

Ardonagh Advisory Acquires UK Medical Insurance Broker, Usay Group

Ardonagh Advisory Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of The Ardonagh Group, announced it has acquired Usay Group Ltd., one of the largest consumer personal medical insurance and protection insurance brokers in the UK. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. …