Neil Newman to help drive organic growth in commercial lines

Bollington Insurance Brokers has hired Neil Newman (pictured) as its new commercial sales and affinities manager.

Newman joins from Circle Insurance and will take up his new role with immediate effect, supporting commercial director Carl Shaw.

He will be responsible for developing new commercial business opportunities and managing the new and existing business teams.

The appointment comes as the Manchester-based broking group pushes to increase its organic growth in commercial lines.

Shaw said: “Neil is a driven and determined manager who has a proven track record for delivering results. I am very confident that he will provide exceptional leadership to the account management team. His clear and focused approach will reap dividends in growing our business and maintaining high quality support for our commercial client base.

“There are many interesting opportunities and challenges ahead that I am sure we can make the most of.”

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