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5 minutes with Dave Collins, Cert CII

5 minutes with Dave Collins, Cert CII

This week marks 35 years since Dave Collins, Client Services Director at Pound Gates joined the insurance industry. In fact his first day at Sun Alliance was on his 16th birthday, so yes he has just turned 51! Here we spend 5 minutes finding out more about his insurance career, …

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5 minutes with Josh Yasar

5 minutes with Josh Yasar

Josh Yasar is the Finance and Commercial Director for the Pound Gates companies. He joined the company in July 2016. Josh, tell us about your career path I was born in Turkey and grew up in a sea side town called Bodrum, which is one of the most popular tourism …

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5 minutes with Kerry Sayer, Cert CII

5 minutes with Kerry Sayer, Cert CII

Kerry Sayer is a Client Executive at Pound Gates, working with Removals and Self-Storage and general business clients. Kerry, tell us how you became an insurance broker. I’ve worked in insurance for almost 30 years. I started out as a professional dancer, but when I needed to find a new …

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5 minutes with Martin Westlake

5 minutes with Martin Westlake

Martin Westlake is a Client Relationship Manager, who joined Pound Gates in May 2017, and is part of the Client Services team. Martin, what does your role involve? I arrange tailored business insurance programmes for new and existing clients, across East Anglia. Every client has a unique business and it …

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5 minutes with Shirley Mills, Cert CII

5 minutes with Shirley Mills, Cert CII

Shirley Mills is a Client Service Advisor, within our nursery team. She joined Pound Gates in August 2008. Shirley, what does your role involve? I’m one of two Client Service Advisors working the specialist day care nursery team at Pound Gates. It’s our job to make contact with nurseries with …

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5 minutes with Craig Albon, Cert CII

5 minutes with Craig Albon, Cert CII

Craig Albon is a Claims Technician, who joined Pound Gates in May 2014. Craig, what does your role involve? My main focus is on handling and negotiating claims for many of our key clients and under our day care nursery scheme. I handle all classes of claims including property, business …

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5 minutes with Chris Norton, Cert CII

5 minutes with Chris Norton, Cert CII

Chris Norton is a Client Executive, who joined Pound Gates in August 2016, and is as part of the Client Services team. Chris, what does your role involve? My role is within commercial insurance broking. When a client comes to us, I take time to understand their business, discuss their …

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