Ardonagh Advisory acquires Shropshire-based Rollinson Smith Insurance Brokers
Ardonagh Advisory has acquired Rollinson Smith Insurance Brokers (“RSIB”), a leading community broker servicing the Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands and North Wales regions with significant reach in London and other areas of the country.
RSIB was founded in 1974 and offers commercial and personal lines, with Fleet, Motor Trade and Commercial Combined among its core product offering.
Today the team of 26 operates from Telford, with an additional office in Colwyn Bay, Conwy serving clients in North Wales. Managing Director Chris Hartley will continue to lead the business.
Phil Bayles, Ardonagh Advisory Chief Commercial Officer, said: “Rollinson Smith is a fitting example of the kind of high-quality regional broker we seek to bring into Ardonagh Advisory. Chris and team are set to both expand our geographical reach in the Midlands and complement our existing service propositions.”
Chris Hartley added: “Having celebrated 50 years of trading, the Ardonagh Advisory platform is the ideal home for the next chapter of Rollinson Smith. It brings significant opportunities for our longstanding team to grow and collaborate as part of a globally recognised broking collective and in turn deliver the very best service to clients across Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands and North Wales.”
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ARDONAGH ADVISORY
Ardonagh Advisory Broking Holdings Ltd is The Ardonagh Group’s SME broking platform comprised of Bravo Networks, Footman James, Hera Indemnity, Geo Underwriting, Lorega, Towergate, Towergate Health & Protection, Thompson & Bryan and Usay Compare brands.
With legacies which laid the foundations for the creation of The Ardonagh Group, these are advice-led, community-focused businesses with an unrivalled local footprint of experts across a wide range of sectors and specialisms, combined with national and international reach.
THE ARDONAGH GROUP
The Ardonagh Group is one of the world’s largest independent insurance distribution platforms and a top 20 global broker. We are a collection of best-in-class entrepreneurial and specialist brands with a combined workforce of over 10,000 colleagues and a network spanning 200+ locations in more than 30 countries. Across our portfolio, we offer a highly diversified range of insurance-related products and services across the full insurance value chain globally. From complex multinational corporations to individuals purchasing personal insurance policies, our understanding of the communities we serve, together with our scale and breadth, allows us to work with our insurer partners to deliver a broad range of product and risk solutions that meet customer needs.
ROLLINSON SMITH INSURANCE BROKERS
Formed in 1974, Rollinson Smith Insurance Brokers is a business made up of team who have all the energy and passion for insurance and the knowledge to make this work for our clients. With offices in Telford and Colwyn Bay, RSIB is deeply entrenched with clients of all sizes across the Midlands and North Wales regions as well as longstanding relationships with clients across the UK.
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