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Benjamin Verlingue: Fourth generation leader emphasises ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ underpinning UK and European operations

By 2025-07-24T07:00:00

Benjamin Verlingue - Directeur général délégué Groupe Adelaïde

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Working alongside his sister at an insurance broker and following in the professional footsteps of his father, grandfather and great grandfather, one could certainly be forgiven for thinking that Benjamin Verlingue – chairman at European broker Verlingue, as well as chairman and chief executive at its France-headquartered parent company Adelaide Group – is yet another victim of the insurance industry’s rhetoric that its hires fall into their careers, rather than actively choosing their job roles.

Speaking exclusively to Insurance Times, Verlingue admits that although he was already “joining the Christmas party pretty early”, it was indeed his choice that he opted for an insurance career and to start work at Verlingue.

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