Portsoken partners with QBE in MGA deal
Firm to write recruitment and property professionals business.
Portsoken has partnered with QBE Insurance Europe to write recruitment and property professionals business.
The insurer has provided delegated underwriting authority to the managing general agent (MGA) to bind professional indemnity, D&O, cyber liability, employers' liability, public liability and drivers' negligence risks in the sectors.
Portsoken, a broker as well as an MGA, was founded in 2013.
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Robin Kirkland, Portsoken's chairman commented: "We are delighted that QBE has chosen to
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