Former Highway MD heading up new venture
Chris Hill launches private car insurer, Octagon
Octagon, a new venture headed up by former Highway MD, Chris Hill, has started trading.
The company will initially focus on private car insurance, sourced via the internet through Go Compare. There are plans to launch a wider range of personal lines products and to develop alternative sources of business over the next three years.
Mr Hill has been joined by Bert Main, commercial director, who was previously business development director at Kwik Fit Insurance Services, and Claire Hazlehurst
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