Seventeen Group has acquired Midlands-based Gen2 Broking, led by Jon Nottingham, Paul Masters and Paul Dudley. Gen2 controls £5M GWP and has focused on corporate clients in the Midlands region and beyond.

Paul Anscombe, CEO at Seventeen Group, said: “Seventeen Group has known Jon Nottingham for many years and sees Gen2 as a very natural fit. We will be building our presence in the Midlands in the years ahead using Gen2 to create a central ‘hub’. The business will be rebranding to James Hallam in due course.”

Nottingham added: “Building a business over the past six years has been uniquely challenging, but we remain committed to genuine independent broking and as such Seventeen Group is a perfect fit for us culturally, and somewhere we will enjoy being part of. Knowing Paul and the team for so many years, naturally makes this a much easier transition.”