Insurance broker LHK Group agrees to acquire Finance One [Video]

General insurance and financial planning broker LHK Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dublin-based financial planning and wealth advisory firm Finance One, subject to regulatory approval.

Established in 1938, LHK is one of the oldest brokers in Ireland and acts as an insurance and financial planning partner for businesses across multiple industry sectors.

Colm Kelleher, owner and managing director of LHK, began his insurance career at Aon in London before returning to Ireland to run MJ Kelleher and Sons, which acquired LHW General Insurance Brokers in 2013. The combined business later rebranded as LHK.

LHK acquired Richardson Insurance Solutions and The Insurance Shop in 2022, and Louth-based Pro Active Solutions is set to transfer its client book to the group this week.

“We are delighted to partner with current directors Conor Sheeran, Heber O’Farrell and the wider Finance Oneteam. This is our fourth acquisition in recent years as we set out to strengthen …