

Welcome to insurance done differently
We’re Howden, your local commercial insurance broker with global reach. Looking after businesses like yours is what we do all day, every day. And we take it personally.
We’re not about cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all insurance. Here in Reading, our team is united by a love of the job and a no-limits mindset. Whatever your business, we want to get to know it inside-out, so we can give you the support you deserve.
As we do insurance differently, we’re determined to do it better too. Every business in this region matters, large and small. And we’re using our expertise to find new ways to build resilience for your business.
Ultimately, your success is our success. From taking the time to find insightful insurance solutions, to offering bespoke risk management reviews and tailored employee benefits, we’re here to help your business thrive – offering flexible, competitive cover and reassuringly straightforward service from the heart of the South.
Expert insurance, personally delivered
When you partner with Howden, you get:
- Flexible insurance shaped to your business – whatever its size
- Competitive cover from a wide network of insurers, however complex your line of work
- A team of experts that seamlessly cross industry sectors, from hospitality to manufacturing, tech, construction, retail, and more
- Your own dedicated account executive who’ll get to know you and your business
- An in-house claims handling service, that does the job quickly and efficiently
- Access to our risk management team, who can help improve your operational safety, potentially saving you money on your premium
- Specialist employee benefits and wellbeing services
A selection of our primary areas of expertise:
- Residential (apartments, mixed-use schemes, build-to-rent)
- Property owners
- Construction
- Technology and life sciences
- Hospitality and leisure
- Manufacturing
- Events and contingency
- Professional services
- Motor trade
- Civil engineering
- Waste and recycling
- Charities and education
- Transportation and haulage
- Social welfare and care

I am excited to guide the team in Reading as we strive to establish ourselves as the leading choice for risk advisory services in southern England
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Have a business in the South? If the answer is ‘yes’ then find out how we can support you. Leave us your details and one of our team will give you a call at a time of your choosing.