Mike Taylor-West Bsc (Hons), Acii Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Co-owner and Director of La Playa. Board Director responsible for Private Client. Spearheading the company's Private Client & Marine (Superyacht).

London, United Kingdom

Developing a sustainable and profitable business, directing the practice group, developing business strategy and plans, deploying resources to achieve plans and reviewing performance against business plans whilst maintaining compliance.Team building, performance management, training and development, appraisal, discipline.Building and managing own private client portfolio, delegating caseloads and directing the team in their broking activities, and the HNW insurer relationships.Identifying business development opportunities, deploying resources to pursue them, building strategic alliances, with a specific brief in growing marine and international UHNW business.

London, United Kingdom

At La Playa my focus is to provide insurance advice, and lifestyle protection for Private Client property, valuables, fine art, jewellery, motor, yacht, superyacht and motorboats. Where appropriate we advocate a portfolio approach.To deliver what competitors don't through expert relationships,helping clients to connect with the right insurance advice.Passionate. Discerning. Independent.

Director, FSA regulated independent insurance intermediary. P&L controller, business strategy and execution, multi-channel business development and marketing, compliant operations, training and competence, coaching staff, for High Net Worth property, valuable articles, fine art, private motor and residential property owners insurance. Additionally the role involved the identification and management of introducer relationships and a third party general insurance intermediary for outsourced standard insurance. Turnover doubled since 2005 and consistently delivered annual profit. The business achieved a very low risk profile and the team established a proactive culture of treating customers fairly with transparency.

Uk South & Channel Islands

Strategic business development via a panel of independent intermediaries in the southern region of the UK and Channel Islands. Business planning and execution with partner brokers, new partnerships, panel management for growth/profit, product marketing and promotion, broker training/coaching. GWP grew from 2.2m to 9m under my stewardship.

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Acii - Advanced Diploma - Chartered Insurance Broker

Bsc (Hons) - Institute Of Marine Studies, Maritime Business & Marine Law, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Commodore - University of Plymouth Sailing Club 1993-94 The degree content; Global Mercantile Trade, Macro.

Btec National Diploma, Business & Leisure, Merit

Business studies, Marketing, People in Organisations, Organisations and their environment, Communications.