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Exclusive - Higginson and Windich set up broker-owned syndicate.

A group of leading figures in the Lloyd's market are seeking regulatory approval for a new personal ...

A group of leading figures in the Lloyd's market are seeking
regulatory approval for a new personal lines syndicate and managing agency
that will be entirely funded by broker investment.


Wholesale broker Edgar Hamilton, together with former Link underwriter
George Higginson and ex-Wellington underwriter Steve Windich, will, in the
next few months, ask brokers and intermediaries to invest in a Broker
Direct-style syndicate - the first of its kind.


Under the proposed name of Berkeley, the syndicate

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