Steve Brine has welcomed news that a major insurance company has moved into new offices in Chandler's Ford.
One Insurance Solution, the specialist home, car, van and commercial insurer, is moving out of Southampton city centre to new state of the art offices in the area. The move will take almost 100 staff from Frobisher House, in Commercial Road, Southampton, to the new operations centre in December, which One Solution MD David Sweeney said "underlines our continuing strong commitment to this part of the UK."
One Insurance Solution is part of Brightside Group. Brightside Group is a top 20 UK insurance broker that delivers car, home and business insurance to our customers across the UK.
Mr Sweeney explained that the new centre, at Tollgate House, is "designed for future business growth. We will need to increase our headcount after Christmas and putting One Insurance Solution in Chandler's Ford opens up a larger catchment area. We are also upskilling our employee base, including more graduates and trainee insurance brokers."
Steve Brine MP said: "I'm delighted that One Insurance Solution has chosen to relocate their office right here in Chandler's Ford. We know the area is well served by local infrastructure which will undoubtedly help with recruitment, and I'm especially pleased to note that the business is looking to grow its headcount with graduates and trainee insurance brokers - good news indeed for local youngsters.
"We do, of course, already have Ageas on the patch and it looks like Chandler's Ford has the potential to grow into one of the leading insurance 'hotspots' in the country."
David Sweeney said the business is "hosting an open evening on 17 November from 6pm to 7.30pm, which will be a great opportunity for anyone interested in joining the insurance industry to find out about what it's like to work with us."
He said: "People think of insurance being no more than big call centres, but at One Insurance Solution our focus is on skilled broking for small and medium businesses, making sure they get good advice and we fully meet their insurance requirements." Sweeney also said One Insurance Solution will also sell specialist commercial insurance for businesses that find it hard to get a quote from the bigger players.
"This move definitely marks the beginning of a new era for One Insurance Solution, and my expectation is that our performance will improve rapidly next year, as we really take advantage of our new working environment."
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