Marsh UK & Ireland News

Tolley to Lead Marsh’s New Sport, Entertainment & Media Group in UK, Ireland

Global insurance broker Marsh has created a dedicated Sport, Entertainment & Media (SEM) industry group in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Led by global events specialist Richard Tolley, the group brings together 60 client management, technical, placement and risk management …

Post-Merger, Marsh-JLT Specialty Leaders Announced for UK & Ireland

Global insurance broker Marsh announced the appointments of specialty leaders for the UK & Ireland. These appointments will be effective upon closing of the transaction between Marsh’s parent company, Marsh & McLennan Companies and JLT, which remains subject to certain …

Marsh Names Fraser as CEO, UK Corporate; Grogan Becomes Chairman of Marsh Ireland

Marsh announced the appointment of Alistair Fraser as CEO of its UK Corporate division. Fraser succeeds Joe Grogan, who Marsh has named as chairman of Marsh Ireland. Both appointments, which are subject to regulatory approval, are expected to take effect …

Marsh’s Jelf Completes Acquisition of Clark Thomson of Scotland

Marsh insurance broking and consulting subsidiary Jelf reports it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Clark Thomson, Scotland’s largest independent insurance broker. Established in 1965, Clark Thomson is headquartered in Perth and has offices in Dundee, Glasgow, Inverness, Kirkwall, …

Marsh’s Combined Jelf and Bluefin Businesses in UK to Be Rebranded as ‘Jelf’

Marsh announced that its combined Jelf and Bluefin business in the UK will, from early 2018, begin rebranding as Jelf. With almost 3,000 colleagues serving over 250,000 clients from 80 locations, the new Jelf will be one of the UK’s …

London Market’s Electronic Placing Platform Binds 1st Standalone Terrorism Risk

London Market Group (LMG) announce that the first standalone terrorism risk was bound on PPL – the London Market’s electronic placing platform – within the first hour of trading yesterday morning. The broker was Marsh and the underwriter was Chaucer. …

Marsh Names Barton to Succeed Alway as Head of Jelf Group

Following completion of its acquisition of Jelf Group, first announced in September, Marsh has made a change in management. It has appointed Phil Barton to be CEO of Jelf in succession to Alex Alway, who is to become a non-executive …

Marsh to Acquire UK-Based Broker, SME Insurance Services

Marsh announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire SME Insurance Services (SMEi), a UK independent broker which provides specialist commercial insurance to small and medium-sized enterprises. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the third …