Chartered insurance broker Aston Lark has acquired Essex Insurance Brokers (EIB).
It is the second purchase completed in the last week for the Goldman Sachs-owned business after it acquired commercial and personal insurance broker Plester Group on 4 August.
Hornchurch-based EIB serves personal and business clients nationwide, with a particular specialism in the film and visual arts insurance sector. Aston Lark already operates a performance film and media brand.
Essex Insurance Brokers director Neil Harle said: “For many years we have competed with Aston Lark’s performance film and media brand for film insurance business. Now we join forces, which is good news for us and even better news for our clients.”
Fellow director Beverley Harle added: “Aston Lark is the perfect partner with the ideal pedigree for our business and we are confident that this next chapter in the life of our company will be an excellent opportunity for the most important people in our business – our clients and staff.”
Commenting on this latest acquisition, Aston Lark Group CEO Peter Blanc said he was delighted the firm was joining.
“We are seeing significant growth in our film and media book and I am really proud of the specialist knowledge we have in our growing team. The addition of Essex is perfect and broadens our capability even further.”