Lark director welcomes new beginning
The director of Lark Group has welcomed a new beginning at the broker following its management buyout (MBO) from previous owner Groupama.
The deal sees the company return to being an independent broker after having sold a majority shareholding to the French-owned insurer in 2007.
And talking to Insurance Age about the deal Lark Group director, Graham Lark, said: "This is the beginning and not the end, we look forward to continue driving the business."
However, he insisted that, in the short term, little will change at the broker.
He explained: "Under Groupama ownership we were still an independent business. From the point of view
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