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Insurance Advisory Partners

Insurance Advisory Partners names Rinki Melwani as partner

26th August 2025

Insurance Advisory Partners (IAP), a boutique investment banking firm specialising in the insurance sector, has appointed Rinki Melwani as partner, effective 25th August, subject to regulatory approval. Based at IAP’s Lime Street office in London, Melwani will work alongside UK partners Clive Buesnel, Bhaven Pathak, and Benjamin James. Her appointment reinforces ... Read the full article

Insurance Advisory Partners names Joe Plumeri as Chairman

27th May 2025

Insurance Advisory Partners (IAP), an investment bank dedicated to the insurance, insurance services, and insurtech sectors, has announced the appointment of Joe Plumeri as Chairman. His appointment will take effect on September 1, 2025. In addition to assuming this new leadership role, Plumeri will also become an investor in the firm. Plumeri ... Read the full article

Benjamin James joins IAP London team as Partner

15th May 2025

Insurance Advisory Partners (IAP), the specialised investment bank focused exclusively on insurance, insurance services, and the insurtech industry, has announced the appointment of Benjamin James as Partner in the firm’s London office, effective end of June. James will be responsible for supporting the ongoing expansion of IAP operations across the UK ... Read the full article

Insurance Advisory Partners names Johan Slabbert as senior advisor

9th July 2024

Insurance Advisory Partners (IAP), a specialised investment bank in insurance and the insurtech industry, has appointed Johan Slabbert as a Senior Advisor, based in London. Slabbert is an industry veteran with over 27 years of experience, having worked extensively in the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America, and Japanese markets. He has ... Read the full article

Industry veteran Clive Buesnel joins Insurance Advisory Partners as Managing Partner International

7th September 2023

Insurance Advisory Partners (IAP), the specialised investment bank focused exclusively on insurance, insurance services, and the insurtech industry, has announced the appointment of Clive Buesnel as Managing Partner International, effective mid-October. Buesnel, a renowned figure in the insurance sector with over three decades of experience in operational and strategic leadership roles, ... Read the full article

Insurance Advisory Partners makes appointments in London and New York

13th September 2022

Specialist insurance M&A, strategic advisory, and capital-raising partnership, Insurance Advisory Partners (IAP), has appointed Robin Mackie and Samantha Hagar to new roles in London and New York. Mackie will take on the role of senior advisor in the London office. Meanwhile, Hagar joins from PNC Capital Markets to help support the ... Read the full article

IAP names Bhaven Pathak as partner and head of UK & Europe

11th April 2022

Insurance Advisory Partners has appointed Bhaven Pathak as partner and head of UK & Europe, where he will be responsible for leading and developing Insurance Advisory Partners’ operations in London. The appointment follows the company’s launch in New York last August by banking, insurance and insurtech veterans Tony Ursano and David ... Read the full article

Insurance Advisory Partners names Jonathan Hull as partner

25th March 2022

Specialist insurance M&A firm, Insurance Advisory Partners, has appointed Jonathan Hull as partner, who holds considerable insurance and insurtech experience, complimenting that of founders Tony Ursano and David Kimmel. Reporting to both founders, Hull will be heavily involved in origination and execution and his extensive buy and sell-side experience will support ... Read the full article