Avantia Insurance
Rank: 40
HQ: Avantia House, 29 Thames Street, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1PH
Founded: 2001
Executive team: Mark Eastham, CEO; Neil Huzinga, chief innovation officer; Shahid Mahmood, chief financial officer; Shane Leivers, director of product, customer and marketing; Dan Huddart, chief technology officer; Alex Lay, chief underwriting officer; Richard Wilson, director of pricing and analytics; Graham Paddon, head of contact centre
Website: www.avantiagroup.co.uk
Twitter handle: @homeprotect_uk
Total UK staff: 123
Male/female staff ratio: 55% male/45% female
UK regional offices: None
Broker/AR Networks/MGAs owned: Home Protect Home Insurance
Primary software provider: In-house system
Biba member? No
Acquisitions since 1 January 2015: None
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