Giles Insurance Brokers
Towergate boss hails Glasgow consolidation
The managing director of Towergate's Scottish operation has hailed the consolidation of its five Glasgow businesses under one roof is a marker of its proper arrival in the city's insurance market.
Giles poised to acquire Cooper Gay division
Giles Insurance Brokers is set to acquire Cooper Gay's UK wholesale broking division, FSJ Broking.
Giles to make first Lloyd's acquisition
Giles Insurance Brokers is in negotiations with Cooper Gay to acquire its FSJ business unit, Post has learnt.
Arc teams up with Giles
Arc Legal Assistance has agreed a deal with Giles to provide legal expenses and advisory products to the broker's customer base.
Editor's comment: The managerial merry-go-round spins again
Last week's announcement from Giles of another senior departure would appear to the casual observer to be the latest in what seems a regular rolling cast change at the private equity-backed broker.
Management shake-up at Giles sees Pearson axed
The retail managing director of Giles Insurance Brokers, Howard Pearson, was the highest profile casualty of a management shake-up at the consolidator announced earlier this week.
Giles MD Pearson to leave after exec revamp at broker
Sarah Lyons, currently group operations director, has been promoted to group managing director.
Post in print - 18 March issue
Amy Ellis outlines the major news headlines from this week's issue of Post, including Towergate Lloyd's decision, Giles restructure, Hong Kong beats London and dog insurance muddle.
Penny black's insurance week
Penny was out and about with Hastings CEO Edward Fitzmaurice this week, and one couldn't help but be surprised by his music taste. After a discussion of the fine arts — and not so fine arts — something of a revelation occurred. Among the standard…
Giles takes on team
Giles Insurance Brokers has taken on the Brightstar Risk Solutions team, and will establish a new corporate & financial risks division as a result of the move.
Giles to move into corporate & financial risks
Giles Insurance Brokers has taken on the Brightstar risk solutions team, and will establish a new corporate & financial risks division as a result of the move.
Ink founders launch start-up
Managing general agent Ink's founders Keith Syrett and Philip Thomas are setting up a new MGA, Thames Underwriting from 1 March.
Insurance brokers score high in 2010 Buyout Track 100
Giles slips ten places to 13, whilst RFIB at 21 and Oval at 85 are new entrants in Sunday Times list.
Heath Lambert in race to be HSBC replacement
Heath Lambert has emerged as a frontrunner to replace HSBC Insurance Brokers as the UK representative of Assurex Global, Post has learnt.
Giles invests £0.5m in new regional "super office"
First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, joined Giles' CEO, Chris Giles, and Mike Jones, regional managing director at the official opening of the new office, located at Magden Park, Llantrisant.
Giles reports 60% hike in earnings
EBITDA hits £23 849 for year ending 31 August 2009
Smith departs Provident to become Ink MD
Provident sales and marketing director poised to join Ink
Giles appoints non-executive chairman
Former deputy chief executive of Ecclesiastical joins broker
Former Towergate MD joins Giles
Michelle Villis joins Welsh team
Ernoult returns to Marsh after leaving Giles
He will take up the role as leader of the southern region.
Threading hisway through
Lured back to Axa with a free reign to improve its customer service reputation, Paul Meehan explains to Mairi MacDonald how he is finding a solution by focusing on the integrity of its policyholders.