Central Insurance,
Scotland's biggest independent insurance broker, with offices in
Glasgow's IFSD has secured more than £4.2 million of gross written
premiums and added 100 new clients since October
2011.
The figures highlight that the business - which acquired Castle
Cairn Insurance Brokers in a deal worth £2.3 million in December
2011 - has exceeded last year's performance by £500,000, when the
company brought in £3.7 million in gross written premiums across
its Glasgow and Aberdeen offices.
Founded in Aberdeen in 1973, Central traditionally serviced the
oil and gas industries, and set up its £1.2million Glasgow base in
January 2010 to target sectors including charities, commercial
property, construction, forestry and timber, tourism and life
sciences. The firm's latest takeover of Castle Cairn has also
given it a strong presence in the central belt as it looks to build
its commercial insurance and high net worth insurance offering for
private clients.
Iain Henry, managing director of Central, said: "We have
invested more than £6 million in the last two and a half years
strengthening all aspects of our business - a decision which has
been rewarded by the continuous increase in new clients.