Interview: David Bearman, Aventum
Aventum CEO David Bearman explains the growth of the broking and underwriting firm to Emmanuel Kenning, tracing its route from a start up focused on retail UK SME to a global specialist and niche player that has plans to be a decade defining business.
Aventum, the recently rebranded and restructured Direct Insurance Group, has around $650m (£460.5m) in gross written premium across its wholesale broking and managing general agent businesses. An
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