OBN Announces FOCUS Oxford Risk Management Ltd and Partners& as New OBN Corporate Sponsor

OBN Announces FOCUS Oxford Risk Management Ltd and Partners& as New OBN Corporate Sponsor

Abingdon, UK; 9 March 2021 - OBN, the Membership organisation supporting the UK’s innovative life sciences companies, is pleased to announce FOCUS Oxford Risk Management Ltd and Partners& as OBN’s new Corporate Sponsor.

FOCUS is an independent insurance broker providing specialist advice to both business and private clients.  FOCUS has been providing specialist insurance over 30 years and in January 2021 became part of Partners&.

Partners& provides specialist insurance advice, employee benefits, risk management and claims advice to businesses and private clients. As a next generation insurance advisory business, Partners& combines the best traditions of insurance broking (relationships and technical knowledge) with state-of-the-art systems and technology to enhance the client experience.

The combination of FOCUS and Partners& are only one of a handful of specialist advisers able to deal with the insurance needs of life science, technology, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies.  They have access to special arrangements with a number of insurers who can provide the bespoke cover these industries demand.

With offices across the UK, and in particular, Oxford, London and Cambridge, they are well placed to meet the needs of OBN members wherever they are located, from start-ups to companies with global operations.

Nick Jones, Managing Director, FOCUS Oxford Risk Management Ltd, said “I am delighted that FOCUS and Partners& have become new Corporate Sponsors of OBN. As a specialist broker in the science/tech industry and with offices based nationally, we are ideally positioned to offer the specialist advice and support to all OBN Members no matter the complexity or the size of the company”.

John Harris, CEO of OBN, commented; “We are delighted to see FOCUS step up to be our latest OBN Corporate Sponsor. FOCUS are very well established independent insurance consultants with an excellent track record of strong service provision and bespoke solutions to clients within the sector. As such, they perfectly match OBN’s service philosophy, and we look forward to working closely with FOCUS to help increase their profile and generate opportunities within the sector”.