Newbie news: New opportunities

Ged Hickey

Ged Hickey, managing director at Edison Ives Insurance Solutions, describes the journey to start his own broking firm, getting FCA authorisation and the broker’s plans for the future

Why did you start up on your own?
My business partner and I founded it for two reasons: burning ambition and we felt we could do it; and the insurance sector is ready for a new generation of entrepreneurs. We wanted to try and be a modern provider and improve the customer experience. We use Whatsapp and Skype and other modern technology to help us to improve the client relationship. 

How hard was it to get up and running?
Reassuringly difficult – it’s not easy to set-up an insurance

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Markerstudy rebrands broking arm

Markerstudy Broking has been renamed to Markerstudy Distribution to encapsulate the range of products and services across the whole division, the business has confirmed.

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