HSB strengthens business development line-up

HSB, a specialist insurer and provider of inspection and risk management services, has announced the appointments of Sarah Purnell, Michael Farrugia, and Lydia White within its UK business development team.

“Relationships with our partners are crucial to us so we are pleased to add more quality to an already strong team,” said Ian Fox, the UK head of sales at HSB.

“Collectively, all three appointments will help drive our insurance growth ambitions and enable us to deliver customer service excellence by increasing the support we provide to our broker partners,” he added.

Who are the new additions to HSB’s UK business development team?

Purnell and Farrugia have joined the company as business development managers for the East and West Midlands, as well as East Anglia and the Home Counties respectively, while White has been promoted to business development manager for the North West region.

“Sarah and Michael bring over 60 years’ of insurance experience to our business, meanwhile Lydia is an emerging talent and has flourished in various roles since joining HSB,” said Fox.

Purnell previously took the role of business development manager at British Engineering Services and Rural Insurance, according to her LinkedIn. She also has experience being a senior trading underwriter at Zurich Insurance Company, Ltd., a development underwriter at AXA Insurance, and a business development manager and underwriter for Brit Insurance.

Farrugia has over 30 years of experience within the insurance sector. According to his LinkedIn, he took up the role of area business manager at Anchor Insurance Brokers and was a financial consultant for Withers Parke Ltd. before spending 14 years with the DAS UK Group. There he held roles such as broker account manager, business development manager, and BTE partnerships manager.

White, meanwhile, joined HSB in 2017 where she has garnered knowledge and experience in underwriting and client services areas within the Northern region. Her LinkedIn shows that prior to her time with HSB, she worked as a sales assistant at companies such as Bank Fashion, Bella Boutique, and ARK Fashion before she became an administrator for JD Sports Fashion plc.

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