Arista insurance

Arista insurance is an [http://www.arista-insurance.com insurance underwriter company] specialising in property, liability and motor classes ofbusiness. Launched by Charles Earle and Deputy CEO Lyn Carslake, Arista is focusing on broker administeredcommercial business in the UK through regional independent brokers. In themedium to long term the new venture will have the capacity to write in excess of £250 millionworth of business. [Edge PIK PR]

They are based in Lombard street in the [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_enGB265GB265&q=City+of+London,+City+of+London,+Greater+London,+UK&um=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title city of London] and have branches in Bristol, Manchester, Redhill and Southampton. [Arista insurance website]

In early 2008, they became the first company to launch an online agency application process which enables insurance brokers to fill out an application to resell their products in around five minutes rather than the usual five hours.

Arista insurance were winners of the [http://www.insurancetimes.co.uk insurance times 2007] new entrant award [Insurance times awards website]

The management team consists of;

* Charles Earle,Chief executive * Lyn Carslake, Deputy Chief Executive * Euros Jones, Head of Regional Operations * Dave Aslin, Regional Manager - South West * Paul Dooley, Regional Manager - North West * Andy Wright, Regional Manager - South East

Central support functions

* Richard Addis, Head of Underwriting * Kevin Buckland, Head of Strategy and Planning * Jeff Chapell, Head of Broker Development * Dave Cheeseman, Head of Business Systems * Simon Henderson, Head of Schemes * Alan Horemans, Head of Motor Underwriting * Carl Steventon, Head of Liability Underwriting * Peter Young, Head of Business Operations

References

* [http://www.edgeipk.com/Portals/2/Press%20Releases/Press%20Release%20-%20Arista%20Insurance.pdf Edge PIK PR]
* [http://www.insurancetimes.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=368170 Insurance times awards]