Broking success: Ketan Patel, managing director of Artemis Insurance Brokers
Building relationships: Ketan Patel, managing director of Artemis Insurance Brokers, tells Insurance Age why contacts and networks are important for winning clients and growing business
▶ What is your own insurance background?
I originally started in life insurance and I did some training on life business with various entities at the time, gaining the experience, and then I moved into general insurance. No one taught me general insurance, I had to learn it myself.
When I first started out I worked at a couple of local brokers, most of which have now been bought.
▶ When was Artemis Insurance Brokers started?
We went live in 2010, but it took two years prior to this to set up
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