Towergate poaches NFU quartet

Towergate Risk Solutions has raided NFU Insurance to hire a team of four sales executives in Scotland.

Iain McDiarmid, Adrian Goodwin, Andrew Fox and Chris Darby have joined Towergate’s business in Glasgow, where it recently integrated five businesses under one roof.

All four of the new recruits previously held sales roles at NFU Insurance.

Alan McEwan, Towergate’s regional managing director, said: “Despite a difficult economy, our growth strategy in Scotland is really starting to gather pace and having built a platform to be proud of we are attracting the quality of new people and new business that justifies our investment.

"We are continuing to focus on accelerating the acquisition of the best people, teams and local businesses to ensure that we achieve and maintain a market leading position in every respect.”