WPS is one of the largest independently owned Commercial Insurance Brokerages in the South of England.

 

Our origins lay in the formation of Walker Persson and Partners Limited in 1968, with the subsequent merger with Spargo and Company in January 2000.

 

WPS has an extremely impressive corporate and commercial clientele, mainly South West based, but increasingly across the UK.

Our goal is to be;

“The preferred choice Insurance Broker providing Professional Risk Management, Insurance and Financial Solutions to commercial and corporate clients".

 

WPS employs a holistic risk managed approach to meeting the often demanding needs of its clients, believing that knowing and understanding the client’s business is fundamental when trying to build and retain strong relationships. We see our role as more than providers of insurance. We encourage corporate clients only to buy insurance for those risks which cannot be otherwise managed, transferred or retained in house.

The reputation and success of WPS is founded upon:

• Absolute integrity in its dealings with both clients and insurers
• A high degree of technical knowledge of insurance contracts
• Our Independence
• Reliable, committed and knowledgeable staff
• Complete and unbiased advice to clients
• A desire to understand clients and their business activities
• Continual contact with all areas of the insurance market in order to stay abreast of changes and developments
• Placing insurances based upon three equally important criteria:
  • Adequacy of cover
  • Quality and reliability of service from the insurer
  • Competitive pricing
    

We see our people as our most important asset and recognise the importance of developing strong relationships with our clients

WPS comprises a team of some 32 employees making WPS one of the largest employers in our sector in Devon and Cornwall

The senior directors individually have on average 30 years experience in the industry

Our client management staff are all experienced many having worked previously for major international brokers or insurers

Qualifications and training are actively encouraged and part of our culture.  A large proportion of our client advising staff have professional insurance qualifications

Our Chairman, Richard Persson, is a  board member at national level of BIBA – our trade organisation and has a role in representing the interests of brokers and their clients

The average length of employment across all staff is in excess of 8 years, demonstrating the ability of WPS to retain its key staff, all of whom are very loyal