In a move to supplement Alan Boswell Group’s insurance offering, the highly experienced Risk Management Adviser Gavin Dearsley has been appointed to support the firm’s clients with their Health and Safety and Risk Management requirements.
Gavin, who joins from NFU Mutual, will work alongside Risk Management Adviser John Neil, helping clients to reduce their potential exposure to claims.
Gavin commented: “I’m excited to be joining Alan Boswell Group at this time of growth. Providing risk management advice makes good sense for clients. By helping them to proactively manage risks we can help them reduce accidents, incidents, claims and ultimately premiums.”
John said: “I am extremely pleased to be working with an experienced and highly qualified professional like Gavin, who will help me to develop the service we offer to our clients.”
Gavin’s appointment follows that of three other employees from NFU Mutual: David Wheeler has joined the underwriting department; Michael Henderson has joined the account handling team and Sinéad Brogan has taken up a role as a Business Insurance Adviser. Kodi Burch has also joined the team as a Business Insurance Adviser having held roles at several insurance companies in the region. All four are based at the Group’s head office in Norwich.
The Group expects to see an eight percent increase in staff numbers in 2016. This will support strong growth projections, with commercial insurance forming a key area for expansion.
Chris Gibbs, Managing Director, said “We’ve seen substantial growth in the company as a direct result of winning new business. We’re anticipating similar increases this year and we’re actively looking to hire the best executives we can find.”
One such appointment sees Richard Sayer join the company as a Commercial Account Executive. He brings 24 years’ experience with him from roles with companies including Lowndes Lambert and AXA.
“Richard will complement the commercial team, bringing a wealth of experience with him, including expertise in the automotive and construction sectors,” said Chris.
The group, whose insurance division was recently named ‘Independent Broker of the Year’ at the Insurance Times Awards, is also recruiting new starters to the industry through their award-winning apprenticeship scheme.
Director of Human Resources, Gillian Anderson Brown, commented: “We’ve seen a number of apprentices successfully complete our apprenticeship scheme and becoming valuable members of the team. The programme offers hands-on experience in multiple disciplines, giving employees a chance to experience a wide range of roles and activities before specialising in a specific area.
“We’re now looking for the next intake and expect the scheme to be in high demand.”