Momentum bolsters commercial broking team with senior hires

UK-based Momentum Broker Solutions has made a series of new appointments to bolster its broking and finance teams.

Barbara Preston joins the company as a broker, with 14 years’ commercial broking experience including nine years with Aon. She joins from Abaco Insurance Brokers where she was a senior account manager. She has experience across all commercial lines, specialising in property and SME.

Michael Cooper joins Momentum as a broker. He has 17 years’ experience in insurance working for brokers and insurers including Forces Insurance, Swinton Insurance, and nine years at RBS Insurance.

Gemma Smith has also been appointed as a broker. She joins with more than five years’ commercial broking experience with specialist experience in liability at Inspire Insurance and Godiva Insurance.

Additionally, Lorraine Elkington has been appointed to Momentum's finance team as a finance assistant.

Howard Pepper, managing director of Momentum, said: “We’ve made these latest appointments to ensure we stay one step ahead of our growth curve and continue to provide a high-quality service. Momentum is well known for the quality of its broking team and that has never been so important for our partners than now, as we head into a hard market.

"Our appointed representatives continue to enjoy high growth levels, achieving on average 18% growth compared to the industry average of just 3% and that is in no small part down to our recruitment strategy – hiring and retaining the best broking talent so that our appointed representatives can focus on new business and client service. I extend a warm welcome to all our new joiners.”