Wed, 04 Jun 2025 | BUSINESS SALE
Dickson & Co, an acquisitive Omagh-based insurance broker group, has made its first acquisition of 2025, with a deal for Holywood-based firm DTM Insurance Brokers Limited. The deal is the 14th acquisition that Dickson has made in 33 years of trading and means it now has a network of 15 offices across the country.
The acquisition of DTM continues the group’s acquisitive expansion plans, following its most recent acquisition of Kerr Group Insurance in 2023. Dickson trades with a premium value of more than £30 million and operates the largest independently-owned network of any insurance broker in the UK and Ireland, as well as being the UK’s 73rd largest broker overall.
Dickson Group Managing Director Ashley Dickson said that DTM shared the group’s “desire to offer high quality insurance advice delivered locally across Northern Ireland."
Regarding the group's ongoing M&A plans, he continued: "We intend to make further acquisitions to grow our business and to widen our presence throughout the Province. We expect to announce further acquisitions later in the year."
DTM Insurance owners Hilary Donald and Lesley-Ann McLaverty added: "Joining Dickson Group marks an exciting chapter for us. We are committed to maintaining the high standards our clients expect and look forward to contributing to the continued success and growth of the company.”
In addition to its market-leading position in Northern Ireland, Dickson & Co also trades in the Republic of Ireland under its Dickson & Wilson Insurance Brokers Limited brand. The ROI operation is based in Monaghan with premises in Co Meath and is jointly owned and operated between Dickson & Co (NI) Limited and Wilson Insurance Brokers.
Ashley Dickson and his wife Ruth established the business in 1992 and it remains 100 per cent family-owned, with a team of 150 staff working across 15 offices.
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