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BMS, the independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has completed its majority stake acquisition of Berns Brett Masaood (BBM), a leading UAE insurance broker established in 2007 and headquartered in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. This is BMS’ first acquisition in the region and testifies to BMS’ ambitious growth plans. In 2023 alone, BMS successfully completed...

BMS Group, the high growth independent specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, announces that a definitive agreement has been entered into with Eurazeo for an additional investment in the business. Existing shareholders British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), Preservation Capital Partners (PCP), management and staff will continue to be invested in the business. In the period...

Award-winning adviser platform Parmenion is pleased to announce the appointment to its board of Chris Larkin as non-executive director. Larkin has over 25 years of experience in financial services transformation, having held senior roles at HBOS, Bank of Scotland and CBRE and founding his own business, Bigrock, in 2004, which specialises in organisational change and...

HBC Group expands and welcomes Albis Assekuranzmakler GmbH as a new partner Albis Assekuranzmakler GmbH joins HBC Group. “With the consolidation of HBC and Albis, we are opening a promising new chapter for HBC”, says Hauke Martinsen, CEO and Managing Director of HBC Group. In his dual function as Managing Director of Albis Assekuranzmakler GmbH...

HBC expands market presence with the acquisition of ScanBrokers. The ScanBrokers Group becomes part of HBC Group in November 2023. The broker group is strengthening its offices across Germany and further expanding presence in the German market. Hauke Martinsen, CEO and Managing Director of HBC, commented: “The partnership with ScanBrokers opens up further operational opportunities...