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4 January 2022Insurance

Insurance brokerage Aston Lark picks up broker Mainstay Insurance

Insurance brokerage  Aston Lark has picked up a local broker from Hove/Brighton with bespoke commercial insurance and risk management solutions.

The eight-year old brokerage Mainstay Insurance brings a specialties in the leisure industry, property owners, and professional indemnity.

Peter Blanc, Aston Lark Group CEO, said: “Richard and his team have a fantastic reputation and I’m delighted that they chose Aston Lark for their future home. Welcome aboard!”

Richard Gorrill (pictured), MD and Founder of Mainstay Insurance, added: “[W]e appreciate we simply cannot afford to stand still in this rapidly evolving business world, and this acquisition brings additional opportunities not only for our clients, but for our magnificent staff too. We are looking forward to further enhancing our overall value proposition for customers and staff alike through being part of the Aston Lark Group.”

The story is little fish, bigger fish, bigger fish still as Aston Lark is currently in the process of being shuffled from its backers at Goldman Sachs to the Howden group.

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