Raring to go

Somewhere beneath the biggest players and somewhere above the smaller ones, Peter Burrows believes Brit UK is superbly placed to take great strides once the economic tide turns. Martin Friel reports

Brit Insurance is something of an anomaly in the UK insurance market. The large composite players dominate the sector and there are a plethora of smaller underwriting vehicles filling the gaps that the retrenchment and consolidation of the larger insurers left behind. Traditionally, the composites have focused on large-scale business while the small underwriters have concentrated on service and niche products.

Brit Insurance falls somewhere between the two. Unlike some of its larger rivals, this