Willis grabs £20m GWP from Northern Ireland expansion

The Willis Commercial Network has expanded in to Northern Ireland with the addition of three new independent brokers.

McCausland Light & Rankin and Dickson & Co, both of which joined on January 1, 2010, and a third soon-to-be-announced Northern Irish broker will join the Network in March, bringing the combined revenues of the first three Northern Irish members to more than £20m.

Phil Scarrett, managing director, Willis Networks, said: “We are pleased to announce the establishment of a new region for the WCN in Northern Ireland. Northern Irish brokers are fiercely independent and they value the fact that as part of the Willis Network they will have total autonomy.

"As our first network members in Northern Ireland, McCausland Light & Rankin and Dickson & Co embody the professional, independent and ambitious spirit of the Willis Commercial Network. We look forward to a long and successful partnership with them and a strong network presence in Northern Ireland.”

Willis Commercial Network currently has 84 members placing in excess of £370m GWP; and Willis N2, for smaller, community brokers, has 21 members with a combined GWP of around £50m.