Budget Retail seals new broker acquisitions

Budget Retail has sealed four new broker acquisitions. Two new branches have been added to the branch network in Leicester with the acquisition of Citadel Insurance Brokers, and also in Blackburn following the acquisition of Brownhill Insurance. Budget has also acquired books of personal-lines insurance from CG Rutherford in Hawick and HM Lawrence in Welling. Matthew Donaldson, Budget's managing director, retail, commented: "We are particularly pleased to be able to extend our network into