Business

Chandler Group expands with new insurance offering

BELFAST based Chandler Group has launched a new insurance business.

The group has created 360 Protection Choices offering personal, family, business and home insurance.

It is the third business in the group which already includes Michael Chandler Estate Agents and MC Mortgage Choices.

The company - which has created five jobs - is based on premises on Ormeau Road.

Husband and wife team Michael and Laura Chandler said they set the firm up as "too many people were vulnerable to financial disaster should something happen to them or their partner".

It was something which they said they witnessed first hand through their mortgage business.

Mr Chandler said: "We were extremely moved and touched by what we discovered about families who had been looked after and cared for financially when disaster struck.

"It was devastating to hear of families who had no protection in place and lost their jobs, homes and life as they knew it – just because no one had taken the time to explain the importance of personal insurance, or because they thought they could not afford a small amount every month, but were happy to spend it on the less important things in life.

"We immediately knew that we wanted to make a difference to people's lives, to ensure they have the right protection, with a quality product that was tailored to their personal circumstances and not just typical mortgage cover, or in a lot of people's cases, no protection at all."

Laura Chandler, a fully qualified protection adviser, added: "I felt so passionate about being able to help people that I will personally be advising clients on the best products to suit their circumstances.

"I am a mother-of-four and am personally responsible for 20 staff, so I fully appreciate the importance of being financially protected if something awful happened to me or my family."