Castle Insurance Services buys Seaham-based broker

Deal

MD Paul Younger says Castle has further deals in the pipeline as it targets £10m in GWP.

Castle Insurance Services has bought Seaham-based Pounder Insurance Services, Insurance Age can reveal.

The deal will see three staff moving across to Castle and adds around £650,000 in gross written premium to the broker.

Castle managing director Paul Younger stated that the Durham-headquartered business had been on the acquisition trail in its local area for the last few years. The latest deal follows its purchase of EW Knapton in June 2020.

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He commented: “We bought a good local

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