Jack Briggs tells Owain Thomas why Simplyhealth seized the opportunity to purchase Groupama Healthcare and what this will mean for the new enlarged provider's philosophy towards the broker market.
When Simplyhealth was formed in its current guise two years ago it brought together five health insurance providers (HSA, BCWA, LHF, HealthSure and Totally Active) into one. With the agreement to purchase Groupama Healthcare from its parent company signed two days ago it appears the business' ambitions of market growth through merger and acquisition remains alive and kicking. Jack Briggs, intermediary sales and marketing director at Simplyhealth, explained some of the reasons behind the move and that this was an opening that was too good to refuse. "These sorts of opportunities don...
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