AN independent insurance broking and risk assessment specialist is expanding into Cumbria.

TL Dallas already has 11 UK offices and will expand into a new office on the Dovenby Hall estate, near Cockermouth. 

The new Cumbrian branch of TL Dallas will be fronted by Lynne Taylor and Emma Irving. 

Ms Taylor and Ms Irving both have experience working with commercial clients and have operated in the corporate and argicultural sectors when they worked at C H Jeffries which was formerly the largest independent insurance broker in the county. 

TL Dallas in Cumbria will also offer general commercial, corporate and agriculutural business insurance. 

Emma Irving, speaking on the expansion, explained how the new Cumbrian branch will maintain the trust of local businesses.

She said: "We have a diverse mix of businesses in Cumbria, and we believe that essentially Cumbrian businesses continue to want to work with people that they know and trust and prefer face to face contact."

Managing director at TL Dallas, Polly Staveley also lauded Ms Taylor and Ms Irving as the perfect pair to front the new Cumbrian office.

She said: "Both Lynne and Emma have excellent industry reputations and they know the Cumbrian market inside and out. Their attention to detail, client focus and impressive industry expertise will appeal to clients keen to work with the pair."

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