A Brief History
The company was established as a local brokerage in June 1946 by its founder, Alan Blunden. In January 2000, the firm became limited. Barry Brook and Nick Blunden became directors of the new limited general insurance firm, Alan Blunden & Company Limited, and continued to build on the scheme side of the business that they had started in 1997. This was re-branded as ABACUS (ABACUS stands for “Alan Blunden And Company Underwriting Schemes” and, being an acronym, should always appear in capital letters), and sold niche property insurance products through a network of insurance brokers who were introduced by our marketing partners at the time, Gibbs Hartley Cooper.
From this point, ABACUS has grown into a market leader for the sale of residential let and vacant property insurance. ABACUS is a ‘wholesaler’; we develop products with insurers and handle all the administration, vetting of insurance agencies, collection of premiums, reporting, online distribution and relationship handling. We build our own web platforms and use OpenGI as our back office.
Richard Burgess is a Group Director and the CEO and remains primarily responsible for the sales & marketing of ABACUS, Health & Safety and Compliance.
Our aim is to build long term relationships with our broking partners and clients. We achieve this by offering quality products which offer exceptional cover at competitive prices.
By working closely with our team of over 80 knowledgeable and experienced staff we ensure that the client is always at the heart of what we do.
Our Core Values
- To deliver good outcomes for all our customers.
- Honesty and integrity.
- Consistently work within our service standards.
- Get it right first time but fix it when it goes wrong.
- Respect ourselves, colleagues and customers.
- Share your enthusiasm with those around you.
- Make this a great place to work.
Meet the Team
