Momentum Moments

"It will be the cheapest asset you're buying for the largest asset you own" Mark Briggs and Zoe Davenport from BCH handle the hot-topic of underinsurance in our latest Momentum Meets episode. We hear how one business depreciated its reinstatement value yearly, and how brokers can approach tricky conversations to ensure the right level of cover is in place for policies.

We head to Kidderminster in this episode to meet the Managing Director of Atticus Insurance. Luke Jones has been insurance since 2007, and in 2017 was Young Broker Ambassador for BIBA. Fast forward to January 2022, and Atticus debuts. What’s Luke got to say in this episode? 🛞 how our Momentum 101 sessions helped inform his choice on starting up🛞 why he feels culture at work is so important – and how he has built his🛞 tips around writing your business plan

Our next podcast guest has founded a charity, is involved in motor sport rescue, escapes to the country on bike rides, and still finds time to run Turn Two Insurance Brokers.In a working relationship that started 20 years ago, Steve Land was offered the opportunity to buy Turn Two - at a time when his house was mid-build - in 2022.Hear how he's juggled running his own business, continues to support his charity Peeps HIE, completed numerous fundraising events, and kept his family his priority in our newest episode.If you'd like to be a guest on our podcast, email marketing@momentumsolutions.co.uk.Like what you hear? Learn more about Momentum Broker Solutions - including how you can start your own brokerage - on our website.

How did a Kiwi end up in insurance in the UK? It all starts with a chainsaw...In this episode, Alistair Body - our Business Development Director - chats with broker partners Matt Meader, Matt Thomas and Nathan Riddle. They ask crucial questions about how he got into insurance, why his local community rugby club is so important, and why he's not started his own brokerage (yet).If you'd like to be a guest on our podcast, email marketing@momentumsolutions.co.uk.Like what you hear? Learn more about Momentum Broker Solutions - including how you can start your own brokerage - on our website.

When Martin's wife told him to enjoy some him-time and find a new hobby, she wasn't expecting him to volunteer for Foyle Search and Rescue.In this episode, Martin O'Neill (AMG Insurance Brokers) joins Alistair Body to talk about the joys of becoming self-employed (especially with newborn twins!), how he stands out from the business crowd, and his life-saving efforts which were caught on camera earlier this year.*Audio from 999 Faoi Oiliúint is kindly provided by Below the Radar TV.

We're celebrating our 13th anniversary with an exclusive episode featuring Momentum Managing Director, Howard Pepper.Back in 2010, Momentum Broker Solutions launched with two members of staff and one broker partner. Fast forward to today and we now find ourselves with over 80 staff and 96 broker partners.So how did Howard get the idea to go self-employed and build an market-leading appointed representative network? Hear what makes us different from everyone else, and where Howard sees Momentum in the next five years.Ready to start your own brokerage? Book a call with Alistair - it may be the best conversation you ever had!

We're giving you the chance to listen to our recent Momentum 101 which featured two broker partners talking about what initiated the move to self-employment, dealing with self-doubt, how to prepare financially, and much more.  If you still have doubts about starting a brokerage, head to our website to read Alistair's post that may help you identify and overcome the barriers preventing you from launching your own venture.Ready to start your own brokerage? Book a call with Alistair - it may be the best conversation you ever had!Keep an eye on our Momentum 101 page if you want to be in the audience of our next discussion.

"We didn't discuss what I was doing.... we just had a round of golf on a nice sunny day and it gave me reassurance to make an approach".Mike Waldron started his insurance journey as an "introducer AR" - finding clients and introducing them to brokers. Now he's got a successful brokerage, MJ Waldron Commercial Insurance Services, which he's built over the last five years. In this episode, Mike openly talks about his strengths and weaknesses, and where he sees his own company going in years to come.If you'd like to be a guest on our podcast, email marketing@momentumsolutions.co.uk.Like what you hear? Learn more about Momentum Broker Solutions - including how you can start your own brokerage - on our website.