Broker Halo seeks new private equity backing as it enters GAP market with Mapfre
Halo is planning to seek new investment, six years after the car hire excess insurance specialist launched with Bridges Ventures, a social impact fund started by Sir Ronald Cohen.
Following the success of its I Car Hire Insurance brand the broker, which was the first winner of the Start-Up award at the British Insurance Awards in 2013, also unveiled its second business venture
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