Somerset Bridge sells Business Choice Direct
Arron Banks-backed Somerset Bridge Insurance Services has sold its commercial insurance subsidiary Business Choice Direct Insurance Services to Somerset-headquartered Lloyd & Whyte Group for an undisclosed sum.
According to Somerset Bridge, BCD has annual turnover of £6m with annual pre-tax profits of around £1m servicing 26,000 policies.
The business was set-up as a commercial insurance services broker in
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