Interview: Ryan Insurance Group's Robin Belsom

Robin Belsom

There are two reasons why brokers might not pursue chartered status, according to Robin Belsom, director at Ryan Insurance Group. One issue is the cost involved.

When chartered status was first launched the broker did not go for it. Now Ryan Insurance is targeting the status. Have you changed your mind too?

Share your thoughts in the Broker Forum and on LinkedIn as Mr Belsom does here.

"When it was launched, that's when the recession first hit the industry and it didn't seem to be the right thing to spend money on when austerity measures were coming into place," explained Mr Belsom.

"If it could be done in a more economical way it would be more

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