Aceso to open Blackpool office

By Tim Aldred

01 Sep 2022

Leeds-based employee benefits provider Aceso Health and Group Risk has opened an office in Blackpool to better reach the North West market.

The company is part of the Attis Insurance Group, which now has six offices across the north of England and Midlands, and has launched the new base as a specialist healthcare new business hub.

Gemma Field joins the firm as development director and Emma Cain has been appointed as business development manager.

Joining Aceso from broking group UKGlobal Healthcare Solutions, where Gemma was instrumental in establishing a new division, they will both be based in the new office.

More hires are expected to follow. 

Mike Picken, executive director, said: "We’ve set up this new North West office in direct response to the amount of new business the team are now dealing with on a daily basis and although there will be a small team based there initially, we expect this to grow as demand for health insurance continues to climb."

He added: “The days of health insurance being a board-level perk are definitely in the past and we are seeing so many more businesses, of all sizes and across virtually every industry, looking to offer this as a benefit for the entire workforce.

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