AssuredPartners International Announces Acquisition of Hettle Andrews
15/07/2019 Written by: AP Communications
AssuredPartners International is pleased to announce the acquisition of Hettle Andrews & Associates Limited. The transaction is subject to customary approval by the Financial Conduct Authority and the deal terms have not been disclosed.
Based in Birmingham, Hettle Andrews is an integrated risk management and insurance broking firm, focused on the Education, Charity and Corporate sectors in the United Kingdom. Co-founded in 2004 by Jon Hettle and Jo Andrews, the business employs over 30 people and records gross written premiums of over £20m per annum for its clients.
AssuredPartners is the fastest-growing, independent insurance agency in the United States. Founded in 2011, Assured Partners has acquired in excess of 280 agencies, with offices in 30 states and circa 6000 employees. Following the recent sale of AssuredPartners to GTCR, the acquisition is a sign of intent to grow the AssuredPartners footprint across the UK and to further develop its operations in London during GTCR’s ownership.
David Heathfield, CEO AssuredPartners International, said: “We have been extremely impressed with the manner in which Jo and Jon run their operation and we are delighted that Hettle Andrews is now part of the rapidly growing AssuredPartners’ family. Jo and Jon are leaders in their field and their expertise and knowledge will be invaluable to us in helping to achieve our strategic goal of expanding our presence in the UK regional retail broker market.
Jon Hettle, Director and co-founder said: “All of the directors of Hettle Andrews are delighted to have concluded the sale of the business to AssuredPartners. As part of a wider group, we have considerable opportunity to grow together and to provide the same great service to existing and new clients. This is a new phase in the development of Hettle Andrews and we are excited about the future working together. We found ourselves in the privileged position of having a great deal of interest from potential suitors but felt that AssuredPartners offered something different to the existing acquirers in the marketplace.”
About AssuredPartners
AssuredPartners is one of the fastest-growing, independent insurance agencies in the United States, UK and Ireland. This latest addition to the group follows closely behind acquisitions in the South West, Kent, Leeds and across Ireland. Founded in 2011, AssuredPartners has acquired in excess of 450 agencies, with offices in four countries and 36 states across the US. With in excess of 9,00 employees it is one of the largest independently owned brokers in the world.
For more information about the services provided by AssuredPartners International, please visit https://www.assuredpartners.co.uk/
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