“I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Kim Tomkins and Andrew Hall, whose invaluable support in driving forward the business for over a decade, and in particular with the move into Ardonagh Advisory, has been crucial to our success. “My fellow shareholders and I are delighted with the move into such a dynamic, innovative and exciting group of businesses among the Ardonagh Advisory platform, which will allow us to fast-forward into the next chapter of our strategic development. I am incredibly excited to see how the two businesses can work alongside one another to the benefit of our clients.” “The Usay team consists of an incredibly talented set of individuals who I know will only enhance the excellent capability we already benefit from through our knowledge and expertise across Towergate Health & Protection. “Today is a real celebration for us as we welcome onboard a business that has been at the top of our wish list for a long time, cementing Ardonagh’s position as the home of one of the UK’s leading health and protection brokerages. Iain Laws, CEO of Towergate Health & Protection, added: I am proud to see that trend strongly continue despite the challenges of the past 12 months.” “It’s thanks to the sheer dedication and client focus of colleagues across the Ardonagh Advisory brands that we continue to be the chosen home for sought-after businesses like Usay, who thanks to their reputation and strength are in a position to be choosy and select only the best route forward for their business and their people. Bringing Mark and the Usay team into the Ardonagh Advisory family is a huge coup for us, further strengthening our already renowned capability in the consumer health and protection space and I look forward to seeing how we can work together to innovate in our client delivery. “Today’s acquisition comes at a crucial time not only for us as a business, but for our clients and the wider industry it has never felt more important to ensure health and wellbeing are prioritised.
Meanwhile Usay Directors Kim Tomkins and Andrew Hall will continue in a consultant capacity over the next six months to oversee the transition into Ardonagh Advisory, before moving on to explore new opportunities.Ĭommenting on the announcement, Rob Worrell, CEO of Ardonagh Advisory said: Mark Noble, currently Managing Director at Usay having joined the business from Aviva in 2019, continues to head up the Usay brand as CEO. Iain Laws, CEO of Towergate Health & Protection, will lead both businesses. With headquarters in Cirencester and a team of 195, the business brings an enviable organic growth capability to the Ardonagh Advisory platform where it will complement existing offerings from Towergate Health & Protection, winner of Adviser of the Year at the 20 Health Insurance & Protection Awards. Since 2008 Usay has built an impressive reputation and profile in the market for independent brokerages for consumer health and protection and insurance.
Ardonagh Advisory Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of The Ardonagh Group (“Advisory”, “the Group”), today announces it has acquired Usay Group Limited (Usay), one of the largest consumer Personal Medical Insurance and Protection Insurance brokers in the UK.
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