Brown & Brown, Southport (anteriormente insureTAXI)

Taxi insurance from Southport with the backing of Brown & Brown

The Brown & Brown team in Southport, which previously operated under the insureTAXI brand, specialises in private and public hire taxi insurance, taxi fleet insurance and weekly cover solutions. The team is part of a wider network of more than 100 locations across the UK.

According to its presentation, the team combines over 20 years of sector experience with a personal approach, focused on building long-lasting relationships and simplifying every aspect of insurance.

Products and cover options

The team's offering is organised into four main lines:

• Private Hire taxi insurance.
• Public Hire taxi insurance.
• Taxi Fleet insurance.
• Short Term/Weekly insurance solutions.

A team within a global broker

Brown & Brown was founded as a family business in 1939 and has grown to become a global top 10 insurance broker. Following the acquisition of Global Risk Partners (GRP) in 2022, the firm is positioned as one of the largest insurance intermediaries in the UK and Ireland, with almost half a million personal and commercial insurance customers.

The company states it has around 140 offices in the UK, more than 700 locations across its businesses, over 23,000 employees in 19 countries and revenue of $5.9 billion. Its decentralised model gives autonomy to local teams, which are supported by the negotiating power and insurer relationships of a global group.

Group areas of specialisation

In addition to taxi insurance, Brown & Brown structures its activity around personal insurance, business insurance and risk management. Personal cover includes car, home, travel, equine, pet, income protection, boat and yacht, and private client solutions (main residences, investment properties, flats and holiday homes, fine art, private motor and building work).

On the business side, the firm offers cyber insurance, liability and indemnity, directors and officers, business vehicle and fleet, property owners, business interruption and legal expenses. By sector, it serves agriculture, audiology, bloodstock, care and non-profit organisations, construction, contractors, equine, events, property owners, signs and graphics, sports clubs and coaches, and taxis.

The group also has an employee benefits division (group risk, income protection, business protection, personal and business health insurance, international health insurance), a risk strategy unit, and trade credit and surety bond solutions.

Corporate structure and regulation

Brown & Brown Insurance Brokers (UK) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under reference number 745618, and registered in England and Wales with number 09850559. Its registered office is at 7th Floor, Corn Exchange, 55 Mark Lane, London, EC3R 7NE.

Brown & Brown Health and Employee Benefits Ltd is also authorised and regulated by the FCA (number 312878) and registered in England and Wales with number 03910149. Brown & Brown Private Client LLP is authorised and regulated by the FCA (reference number 582708) and registered in England and Wales with number OC373141.

Broker network and associated services

Brown & Brown's European operation includes Brown & Brown Europe, a retail division of specialist and community brokers operating from around 150 offices in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands. Bridge Specialty International brings together specialist and wholesale broking activity, with the firms Ropner, BDB and Decus Insurance Brokers. The underwriting division distributes specialist products through a network of more than 2,000 UK brokers, with programmes such as Camberford Underwriting, Plum Underwriting, PremCo Underwriting, Cherish Insurance, Beech Underwriting, U-Sure Insurance, Nucleus Underwriting, GoldPark Insurance, Occam Underwriting, Forces Plan Insurance and Plum Underwriting ROI.

Hedron Network, established in 2004, is a network solution for independent brokers that brings together intermediaries, insurers and service providers.

Location and contact

Suite 1 + 2, Gordon House, Leicester Street, Southport, PR9 0ER · Phone: 01704 265 160