Hastings Direct - Recent History

Recent History

• January 2010 Hastings Direct celebrates its 13th birthday
• February 2010 Hastings Direct named top twenty employer in East Sussex, one year on from management buyout
• March 2010 Hastings Direct opens first branch – Hastings Local – in Bexhill
• April 2010 Hastings Direct main sponsor of Hastings United Football club
• May 2010 Hastings Direct confirms will be a top five broker by 2014
• June 2010 Hastings Insurance Services creates 150 new jobs
• July 2010 Hastings Direct passes the 600,000 customer milestone
• August 2010 Hastings Direct staff fundraise over £30,000 for local charity SASBAH
• September 2010 insurepink is fundraising over £1,500 a week for breast cancer charities
• October 2010 Hastings Direct posts impressive profits and confirms 20% year on year growth
• November 2010 Hastings Direct is a top three employer in East Sussex and a top 150 in the South East
• December 2010 Hastings Direct raises over £10,000 for its charity of the year, St. Mary’s School
• January 2011 Hastings Insurance announces 150 new posts to be recruited
• February 2011 Defaqto rates Hastings car insurance as Four Star
• March 2011 Insurepink raises £10,000 for the Pink Ribbon Foundation in February 2011
• April 2011 Hastings Direct launches insureblue supporting The Blue Ribbon Foundation
• May 2011 Hastings Direct launches pet insurance
• June 2011 Hastings Direct supports Think Bike campaign with donation from every bike policy sold
• July 2011 Hastings Direct announces 1000 days of staff time for charity
• August 2011 Hastings Direct announces 100 new jobs
• September 2011 Hastings Direct staff fundraised over £17,000 for a local charity school
• October 2011 Hastings wins an award for its anti-fraud team
• November 2011 Hastings Direct launches Hastings Premier
• December 2011 Hastings Direct named Personal Lines Broker of the Year