Sureterm
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Sureterm Direct [1] is an specialist insurance intermediary which has highly trained staff based in the United Kingdom.
It is known for placing risks for Four-wheel drive insurance.
Established in 1998, the company fought hard and succeeded in a market where larger companies had failed by simply giving what its customers had wanted.
The 75 staff all work in Godmanchester, equidistant between Cambridge and Peterborough, in an old public house. It has been rumoured that the building is haunted and sometimes late at night some have claimed to have seen a ghost - possibly a previous patron.
Sureterm are often seen at Classic car shows[2] and demonstrate knowledge of the insurance market and cars.
They were involved sponsoring in the Renault Clio Cup in 2003 and British Touring Cars in 2004[3], but stick to advertising in the core markets of Land Rover insurance.
Established in 1998 by Andy Wood and Janice Purbrick, Wood having worked in Marketing and Insurance and an avid car fanatic[4] whilst Ms Purbrick had built her career in Accountancy, the two knew that they had a winning formula to break into the market.
They used a trusted friend, Stuart Frost, as a "sounding board" for ideas and learning how the market was in the 1970s and 1980's - a particularly useful knowledge to avoid errors made in the past by Car Insurance Companies established previously.
Frost, now retired, resides outside the UK and last seen enjoying life to the fullest.
Wood and Purbrick, whilst still running the company with their trusted team, often get involved in Charity work today, including donations to local Huntingdon causes - [5],[6] documented often in the Newspapers[7] .
There is a huge interest in Godmanchester and Huntingdon in 2007 and 2008 over the restoration of a very well known local landmark, the Old Stationmasters House in Bridge Place, funded by the Company.
The Stationmasters House was where the Great Eastern Railway Line - previously ran from Huntingdon to the East Coast (now long gone) is of local Historical Interest and the community of Godmanchester.
Restoration of the property may be viewed on http://planning.huntsdc.gov.uk/associated_documents/Show_documents.asp?CASENO=0702546FUL
