‘Reforms to bring down insurance costs will take time to filter through’
Dubliner who never imagined working in insurance is now heading up Arachas – and he’s on an acquisition hunt
Rory Best joins insurance broker Ardonagh as director of development
Move is first major role for former Ireland rugby captain since retiring in 2019
Insurance broker Ardonagh to add 60 jobs in Mullingar
Expansion comes as company opens global data and risk management centre
Arachas to buy Waterford-based broker Hooper Dolan for €60m-plus
Transaction will boost insurance broker’s workforce to more than 450
Ardonagh Group announces first US acquisition
Takeover of Arachas described as ‘an extraordinary transaction’
Arachas buys fintech to target consumer insurance market
Purchase of Orange Bear part of plan to target the online consumer market
Arachas continues on deals trail with Mayo purchase
MCM Insurance Brokers, which focuses on construction, hospitality and professional indemnity sectors, bought for undisclosed sum
Arachas plans to double size in five years after takeover
Dublin-based insurance broker to be rolled into UK brokerage group Ardonagh
Man remanded in custody charged over Cork double stabbing
Victim was threatened he would be killed if he sought medical treatment, court hears
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Well conected neighbourhood has plenty of choice in housing and schools but could do with some cafe culture
Javid warns Johnson against damaging integrity of treasury
Chancellor resigns over demands to sack his advisers and is replaced by Rishi Sunak
Man (30) remanded in custody after Cork stabbing
Gardaí objected to bail on several grounds including fear that accused would interfere with witnesses
‘We have all endured the same tragedy’: remembering the Whiddy Island disaster
Loved ones gather in Bantry graveyard 40 years after oil tanker ‘Betelgeuse’ exploded
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