Tasker Insurance to drop Hobbs brand in future
Firm completes acquisition to work on its expertise in specialty markets.
On the 31 May the purchase of Leicestershire-based firm, Hobbs Broking by Tasker Insurance Group (TIG) was completed after it received the approval of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Hobbs Broking, which trades under Hobbs Associates is TIG’s second acquisition of 2019 and Insurance Age spoke to CEO of the firm, Robert Organ.
Hobbs brand
The chief executive said that for now the Hobbs brand will stay as the firm is “working on the integration plans at the moment” but that “ultimately it
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