Pavey Group acquires commercial team and book of business
Pavey Group Exeter has acquired the commercial insurance team and clients of Exeter based insurance broker RK Shipman.
Three members of the RK Shipman commercial insurance team will join former colleague Helen Jones, who has been with Pavey Group for 18 months, Simon Adams, Brian Lazarus and Caroline Salisbury, who will bring the commercial insurance business with them.
Paul Smale, director of Pavey Group Exeter office, said: “Pavey Group has continued to organically grow its commercial and personal insurance business as well as the independent financial services that we offer here in Exeter.
“We are always
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