Former Gallagher executives Dickson and Pearson launch new broker
Innovation Broking will provide advisory service around technology to mid-market companies.
Two former Arthur J Gallagher executives have joined forces and launched a brokerage called Innovation Broking to plug what they believe is a gap in the technology market.
Paul Dickson and Howard Pearson, the chief executive and development director respectively of the new business, have started operating from an office in Watford.
Pearson told Insurance Age that Innovation Broking will be focused on providing an advisory service at boardroom level to mid-market companies around their needs.
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