Broker Coversure has added to its branch franchise by opening up three new premises.

The new branches in Chesterfield, Andover and Hertford will bring the total number of its sites up to 89.

All the new branches will be nearly exclusively owned and managed by women.

Mother and daughter partnership Alex Bard and Charlotte Smart will run the Hertford business.

Ex-Swinton employee Anoushka Lynes, will be in charge in Andover, with a former Swinton franchisee Graham Collings linking up with Suzanne Moss to run the show in Chesterfield.

Nick Hollands, Coversure’s franchise director, told the Post magazine: "It seems to me that there will always be a demand for advice given on a face to face basis and I am pleased that so many people in the industry feel that the time is right to support broking generally and start up broking businesses in particular."

In order to expand into as many areas as possible, Mark Coverdale, who opened the first office in 1986, decided to issue franchise licences to experienced insurance professionals.

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