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The Clear Group continues to build balanced and sustainable business with regional broker buy.

The Clear Group announces the acquisition of Heath Crawford & Foster Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries.

There are many terms in insurance that can be easily misunderstood, especially if you’re an industry newcomer. This blog will explore ‘underinsurance’, leaving you with a greater understanding of the word and how to use it going forward.

The Clear Group announces the acquisition of MGA Profile Risk Solutions Ltd. 

The Clear Group announces the acquisition of specialty lines MGA One Commercial Specialty Limited. 

The Clear Group announces its investment of two further acquisitions, Mayor Broking Limited and MJB Finningley Limited.

The Clear Group announces its investment in Irish Commercial MGA Thomond Underwriting Limited.

The origin of Pride Month dates back to June 1969. There was an uprising when police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City. A series of events occurred over the course of six days which fundamentally changed the future of LGBTQ+ activism. 

A major cyber-attack by the Russian-affiliated Clop gang has struck prominent corporations, such as the BBC, British Airways (BA), Aer Lingus and Boots. Cyber-security experts believe that Clop mounted the attack by exploiting a 'zero-day' vulnerability the hackers discovered in third-party software, MOVEit, which payroll provider Zellis uses. The Clop gang has issued an ultimatum to all those affected to begin ransom negotiations before 14 June or see their employees' data published online. Many cyber-security analysts believe the fallout from the incident is far from over and that its impact could be much more severe and widespread than initially thought. 

The Clear Group today announces the acquisition of Irish commercial broker McAuliffe Barry & Collins Ltd (trading as MBC Insurance and Techinsure.ie). Under the terms of the deal, Clear has acquired 100% of MBC Insurance. 

Under planned new legislation, the owners and operators of premises that are publicly accessible and where qualifying activities take place will need to take steps to protect the public from terrorist attacks and ensure that they are prepared to deal with incidents. The premises may be a building or a location with a defined boundary and include sites where temporary events occur. The planned new legislation – the Protect Duty – will only apply to premises where the maximum capacity is 100 persons or more.

The challenging conditions seen in the Directors & Officers (D&O) market between 2019 and 2021 appear to have calmed. The significant rate rises during this period were due to a combination of Lloyd’s syndicates and London market insurers posting significant D&O losses. At the same time, insurers halved the limits they were prepared to quote and many insurers stopped new business submissions. In several notable cases, entire D&O books were closed and placed into run-off. This series of events caused a sizeable reduction in capacity in a market that had continued to grow. 

In 2021, the gender pay gap for all workers in the United Kingdom was highest in the financial and insurance sector, recording a substantial 30% gap between men and women’s salaries [Statista 2021]. At Clear, the gender pay gap data* is a causal effect of the fact that there are more males than females in management and senior leadership positions across the business - a challenge seen across nearly all financial companies.​

The Clear Group today announces the acquisition of IFM Insurance Brokers Ltd. This latest deal represents the 37th acquisition made by the Clear Group and enhances its presence across the Yorkshire region.

In response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s recommendations, the Government introduced The Fire Safety Act 2021 to amend the Fire Safety Order 2005 (FSO). On 23 January 2023, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 came into force under Article 24 of the Fire Safety Order, which address a potential legal ambiguity in FSO about whether the external walls and flat entrance doors of multi-occupancy residential buildings with two or more domestic premises should be included in the building's fire risk assessment.

The first cold snap this winter has brought us snow, icy roads and pavements and increased the risk of motor accidents as well as slip and fall injuries. Local authorities will have been busy deploying gritting lorries to spread salt on motorways and A roads. But whose responsibility is it to treat outdoor common areas like car parks, footpaths, bin yards and steps?

Howard Lickens, The Clear Group’s executive chairman, has been awarded the prestigious Insurance Times Industry Achiever Award at the Insurance Times Awards 2022. This accolade recognises an inspirational and boundary-pushing individual who has made a difference to their profession. 

The event was held on 8 December at London’s Grosvenor House and celebrates outstanding achievement and recognises the best of the best in the insurance industry.

Storm Arwen struck the UK in the last days of November 2021, bringing gusts of 100 mph and heavy snowfalls that affected an estimated 1 million homes. Hexham, 25 miles west of Newcastle, in the North East of England, and Aberdeen, Moray and Angus in northeastern Scotland were among the worst affected, with the Met Office describing the event as one of the most powerful and damaging winter storms of the latest decade.