A growing independent commercial insurance broker in East Yorkshire has announced a new hire to strengthen its team.
Having previously worked for a firm in Scunthorpe, Jasmine Barratt joins HI Commercial as Commercial Account Handler, bringing six years’ experience and bags of enthusiasm to the post.
From a new business start up in 2019, HI Commercial now employs nine advisors to manage a growing client base within the engineering, construction, haulage, hospitality and warehousing sectors, as well as a variety of SMEs.
Luke Byron is a Director at HI Commercial. He says: “I am pleased to welcome Jasmine to the team. She has great experience, having started in insurance straight from school. Jasmine brings enthusiasm and supports us with our commercial insurance client base.
“The firm experienced rapid growth from the start of business, gathering momentum with a twenty percent increase in turnover in year one, this gave us great confidence during lockdown.
“We were able to recruit last year and have been looking for a suitable person to join us this year. The criteria was for an ambitious individual with excellent people skills, and as soon as we met Jasmine, it was clear she would be a great asset to the team.
“Helping businesses with their commercial insurance requirements is a very rewarding job. It’s easy for commercial organisations to take insurance for granted until they need it. Therefore, being thorough from the off and getting to know clients and how their business operates is where our strengths lie.”
Jasmine says: “Obviously the challenges of 2020 had a major impact on businesses, which put the insurance industry under huge strain. HI Commercial has been able to grow during this time by making sure clients are adequately covered and offering excellent service – this is what impressed me the most and I feel this firm will give me the opportunity to grow with it.
“I am enjoying getting to know how the business works and the way in which advisors at HI Commercial approach clients. We work with really interesting businesses, some with specialist needs which can’t be managed by off-the-shelf insurance policies.”
HI Commercial is an independent commercial insurance broker based at Ergo, in Hessle, East Yorkshire. The firm is run by joint directors, Luke Byron and Richard Medforth, and just celebrated its second year in business in July 2021.
For more information, please visit www.hicommercial.co.uk.