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Benjamin Verlingue, Managing Director of the Adelaide Group, visited the site of the French airline Chalair Aviation on Wednesday 15 June in Quimper.

During the 66th edition of its annual conference that takes place from the 6th to the 9th of April in San Francisco (USA), the Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) appointed Benjamin Verlingue to its Board of Directors.

Verlingue, the Adelaïde Group's insurance brokerage subsidiary, which has operations in France, the UK, Switzerland and Portugal, reasserts its objective of becoming a leading European broker by establishing its brand in Europe.

• 5th international acquisition in 5 years
• Portugal: 3rd European country in which Verlingue has set up operations after the UK and Switzerland
• Luso Atlantica: 5th largest Portuguese insurance broker with a turnover of €12 million and more than 100 employees

- A dedicated subsidiary bringing together 65 Marine and Transport risk and insurance specialists
- Creation of the Eyssautier-Verlingue brand, 15 months after the acquisition of the Eyssautier Group
- One of the only French insurance brokers to be accredited by Lloyd’s of London (since 2005)

As a member of the Executive Committee chaired by Jacques Verlingue, Thomas Barbelet reports directly to Gilles Bénéplanc, Group Chief Executive Officer.

Following the new lockdown measures implemented by the French government on 29th October, all Verlingue's teams remain on hand to ensure continuity of service for all customers.

Read what Gilles Bénéplanc, Verlingue’s Chief Executive Officer, has to say in the “Atout Risk Manager” report devoted to the market situation in 2020 and the outlook for business insurance in 2021.

As part of the process of adopting a single brand for all its foreign subsidiaries, Verlingue UK is pursuing its restructuring projects to better serve its customers

Against the backdrop of the exceptional health crisis we are all facing, all of Verlingue’s teams have mobilised to keep ensuring service continuity for all clients

As the coronavirus epidemic unfolds, what are the conditions for coverage of the epidemic’s consequences by the complementary employee benefits schemes?

A job dating session was organised in Paris on Monday, 3 February 2020 with the recruitment teams of the Adelaïde Group (Verlingue, Génération, Coverlife).

By hiring the No. 1 at Gras Savoye Willis Towers Watson, Jacques Verlingue has stabilised governance at Verlingue, which had been shaken up by Eric Maumy’s departure. The change will not have an impact on the Group’s development plans.

ICB Group and Finch Insurance Brokers and Employee Benefits are to merge to form Verlingue Limited, rebranding under the name of their French parent company.

Today, Verlingue announces a new external growth operation in France with the acquisition of the Groupe Eyssautier (Paris, Marseille, London), and bolsters both its marine and transport expertise in addition to its geographical network.

Less than a year after buying London firm ICB Group, Verlingue has announced a new operation in Switzerland as part of its external growth: the acquisition of Bern-based insurance broker MEEX.

The insurance brokerage group’s management presented its new strategic plan for 2019-2022 to all its employees. The ambitious plan aims to double its turnover by 2022. Investments and increased digitisation are in the pipeline.

Eric Maumy (CEO) presented the results of Verlingue’s #2018 plan and outlined the company’s ambitious new strategic project around transformation, innovation and growth to the 1,000 employees in France and abroad.

Verlingue and ICB announced that ICB Group: one of the UK’s leading insurance brokers joined the Verlingue group.

Verlingue is speeding up its digital transformation with an ambitious plan to invest in technological innovation aimed at enhancing its digital capabilities and creating new services for its customers.

On 19 and 20 July, the West Web Festival will be welcoming the leading managers from the web giants in France and Europe alongside emerging talents in the digital world, for an event focused on the theme of “Humans for coding”...

To keep pace with its dynamic growth, Verlingue recruited almost 100 Talents in 2017. When a new staff member joins the business, a tailored induction programme is prepared for him or her, to help them discover the company.

After reporting growth of 12 % in 2017, the Breton broker has embarked on a pivotal year. With the completion of its strategic plan, it is continuing to forge ahead with its internationalisation plans. CEO Éric Maumy sets out the company’s goals.

After taking stock of its achievements over the previous year, Verlingue is in line with the objectives of the #2018 strategic plan. Organic growth, international expansion and transformation are the three cornerstones that enabled Verlingue to report sustained growth in 2017...

Double-digit growth! The broker posted revenues of €147M in 2017, up by 12% compared to 2016, and has again posted solid organic growth. These figures are crucial at a time when the company is completing its strategic plan.

The insurance broker Verlingue announced the strengthening of its management team with the arrival of Frédéric Grand (Allianz). This appointment demonstrates the new phase that Verlingue is undertaking, as part of its #2018 strategic project.

To accelerate and simplify the distribution of borrower insurance, Verlingue is launching a totally automated platform allowing customers to sign up completely online.