Brightside shuts down MGA Kitsune

Brendan McCafferty

The decision puts 16 people at risk of redundancy from the organisation which launched in January 2019.

Kitsune, the managing general agent operated by Brightside is to close to new business and go into run-off.

The move puts 16 staff at risk of redundancy and a consultation is underway.

According to Brightside CEO Brendan McCafferty, the MGA had been performing but did not now fit in with Brightside’s investment priorities.

He commented: “This was a tough decision but one we feel is right for the Group, as the run-off of Kitsune will allow us to fully focus our resources on our core broking

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