UK chartered insurance broker buys Irish commercial broker

U.K.-based chartered insurance broker Clear Insurance Management Ltd. has acquired Ireland-based commercial broker McAuliffe Barry & Collins Ltd., trading as MBC Insurance and Techinsure.ie, to expand its footprint in new markets, Verdict reported. MBC Insurance has expertise in many different commercial insurance sectors, such as business insurance, tool and equipment hire, plant and access machinery hire and forklift hire insurance, and it also provides IT insurance via the Techinsure brand.