Insurance broker swoops for employee benefits adviser

Insurance broker Partners& has acquired employee benefits adviser Health Matters (UK).

Coventry-based Health Matters was founded in 1999 and today employs 11 people, all of who will integrate into the Partners& wellbeing, engagement and benefits team.

James Henson, managing director of Health Matters, will report to Marcia Reid, managing partner of the Partners& wellbeing, engagement and benefits team, while founder Simon Hurley-Smith,will remain with the business as adviser / consultant to Partners&.

He said: “Our company was built on five pillars, Making a Difference, Quality Service, Pure Transparency, People Focus and Forward Thinking. It was obvious from the start that our values were very much in line with those of Partners& and we could not be happier to be joining forces with an award-winning company, whose focus is so clearly on clients and people.”

Phil Barton, Partners& CEO, said: “We are delighted to welcome Simon, James and the team to Partners&. We truly believe there is a direct correlation between the health and wellbeing of employees and the health of a business.

“ By joining forces with Health Matters, we are bringing together experienced specialists at a time when clients really need that expertise to protect themselves, their people and their business.”