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Optio Group (Optio), a leading specialty MGA, today announces it has acquired the Luxembourg-based MGA, Circles Group (Circles) for an undisclosed sum, subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition of Circles, Optio’s largest in Europe to date, represents a strategically critical development in Optio’s ongoing international expansion, with the Circles Group set to become Optio’s European...

Optio Group, a leading specialty MGA, is pleased to announce that Deepak Soni has officially assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective today. Soni joins Optio Group from AXA, where he served as commercial director of AXA Insurance Co. for the past nine years, playing a pivotal role in executing AXA’s UK commercial strategy...

BMS Group, the independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker has entered into an agreement to acquire David Roberts & Partners (DR&P). Founded in 1977, DR&P is firmly established as one of the fastest growing UK brokers, and is listed as one of the UK’s leading independent insurance brokers. DR&P has a team of almost 400...

Optio Group, a leading specialty MGA, today announces the acquisition of Den Hartigh Beheer & Exploitatie B.V., a Netherlands and Brussels based MGA specialising in B2B insurance solutions. Founded in 1916, the tech-enabled business provides a range of property & casualty insurance products, primarily land-based equipment, marine and high net worth, distributed via brokers through...

HBC Group is continuing its successful M&A trajectory with the recent acquisition of crebita GmbH. The Cologne-based insurtech, which is also a member of InsurLab Germany, provides a digital platform with numerous USPs for credit insurance products in Germany and Austria. One of the key elements of HBC´s strategy is driving digital transformation with a...