Premier Choice Healthcare acquires Central Healthcare

Third acquisition in three months

Jaskeet Briah
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Premier Choice Healthcare (PCH) has acquired 100% of the share capital of Central Healthcare, a Midlands-based intermediary.

PCH is a health insurance intermediary owned by insurance brokerage Brown & Brown. The deal marks PCH's third acquisition in three months, following the acquisition of PCH Solutions, an intermediary partnership based in Kent, and London-based intermediary MGM Health. All three intermediaries write consumer and business healthcare insurance. Following the deals, Marc Nicol, director, Central Healthcare, will become a PCH ambassador, as will Ian Reader and Russell Turner, partners, PCH Solutions and Dr Geetha Muralee, principal, MGM Health. Stephen Hough, managing director, PCH, said...

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