Verlingue hires Ian McKinney as director of new Birmingham office

Midlands and South West expansion

Jaskeet Briah
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Verlingue has appointed Ian McKinney to lead the private medical insurance and employee benefits broker’s expansion into Birmingham.

In his new role as director of corporate for the Midlands and South West, McKinney will support Verlingue's expansion plans to grow its existing client base in the Midlands and South West region. McKinney has over 20 years' experience in the insurance market. Most recently, he was a client services director at A J Gallagher, and he has previously worked as an account handler at Aon. Verlingue said it will provide its full range of risk management, broking, and employee benefits propositions from this new office. McKinney commented: "Having spent the last 10 years working face to fa...

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