Vista Insurance
ABOUT US
Our aim is to become the broker of choice.
Be there 100% for our clients and challenge the confinements and frustrations with sourcing competitive and appropriate business insurance.
WORKING AT VISTA
At Vista Insurance, our brand values are agility, aspiration and detail. Our approach to recruiting within our team is no different.
Our team culture is vital to Vista’s success and our core values are to deliver a friendly, detailed service to every client.
If you are looking to join a dynamic, rewarding and growing business, then look no further.
We invest in our team and are committed to helping them thrive and grow within the business. We reward performance with a highly competitive benefits package including:
• 26 days holiday plus bank hols (increasing over time)
• Birthday day off
• Hybrid working
• Grade A city centre office with shared spaces, free breakfast and drinks
• Bonus scheme
• Contribution to your gym membership
• Charity volunteer day
• Health cash plan
• Life insurance
• Access to salary sacrifice discounts on groceries and childcare
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Regular socials and events
We are an inclusive business which embraces individuality but works together as a team, to be the best we can for our clients and each other. We call ourselves the “Vista Family”
July 2024 saw our business turn 10 years old and to celebrate we were treated to an overnight stay at the stunning Peckforton Castle for an evening of food, drinks and entertainment. If you’d like to join us and be part of our continued growth we’d love to hear from you.
OUR VALUES
OUR VISION
To be a leading independent broker in the UK and internationally. To sustainably grow our business, team and offering in an environment where service is everything and people feel valued and can flourish.
EMPLOYMENT CHARTER
At Vista, we aim to be a company where people not only aspire to work but are also happy and proud to work.
Service is our USP and our employees are dedicated to delivering a detailed, personal, and friendly service to every client. We believe employees that embrace our company values are vital to Vista evolving and moving forward.
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS SERVICE CHARTER
Our Business Solutions Service Charter is our commitment to each and every client, it outlines our strategy and process for achieving service levels and client satisfaction.
THE VISTA TEAM
Executive Team
As CFO, Keith is responsible for Vista’s financial strategy, planning, and risk management. An ACCA-qualified insurance finance leader, he supports business-wide decisions with clarity, control, and data-driven insight.
Keith’s experience spans established firms and start-ups, covering everything from audit and reporting to systems implementation and cost optimisation. His focus on efficiency and sustainability helps ensure Vista’s continued growth is grounded in financial strength.
A Chartered Accountant with over 50 years of experience, Peter brings a wealth of strategic and operational expertise to his role as Executive Director. Peter works closely with the Executive Team to support specialist projects and strategic initiatives
John leads Vista’s digital trading strategy, marketing, and customer experience across schemes and affinity partnerships. A former founder of a digital-first brokerage and Managing Director at Fish Insurance, he brings deep expertise in niche insurance markets, digital transformation, and strategic growth.
With a proven track record in building high-performing platforms and partnerships, John is driving Vista’s evolution toward more efficient, data-led trading models, enhancing service for clients, insurers, and affinity partners alike.
As Non-Executive Chairman, Simon brings decades of broking expertise and board-level insight to Vista’s strategic direction. A founding presence since 2014, he works closely with leadership to guide sustainable growth across Vista’s specialist sectors.
Simon ensures the business remains grounded in experience while looking firmly to the future.
With three decades of industry experience and over 20 years immersed in M&A and private equity, Gavin leads from the front.
As CEO and Co-Founder, he combines commercial insight with a sharp focus on client outcomes, helping businesses reduce their total cost of risk through smarter, proactive strategies.
At Vista, Gavin sets the pace, championing our people, shaping our long-term vision, and ensuring every decision drives sustainable growth.
A Chartered Insurance Broker and Fellow of the CII, Peter brings over 40 years of expertise to the Vista team. As Co-Founder and Director, he’s recognised as a leading authority on Management Liability and transactional risk.
Drawing on experience from Lloyd’s and major international firms, Peter provides technical guidance across the business while supporting key M&A and global broking partnerships, ensuring Vista’s clients benefit from truly international reach and specialist insight.
A founding Director and Chartered Insurance Broker, Vaughan brings more than 30 years of experience in the construction sector. His career spans both policy placement and complex claims, advising clients on high-stakes projects across oil and gas, M&E, infrastructure and renewable energy.
As a founding member of Vista with 35 years in the insurance industry, June is the engine behind our operational strength. She leads on regulatory compliance, IT, HR, and people development, ensuring the systems and culture are in place to support both our clients and our people.
Her focus on employee wellbeing and business efficiency helps drive Vista’s growth from the inside out.
Management Team
Mike’s career spans two decades and has a wide experience managing risks of all sizes – from start-ups to multi-national organisations. Mike’s role encompasses the development of the national Specialties Practices, enhancing our propositions, and ensuring client’s investments, supply chain and operations are protected. Mike brings a proven track record of creating efficiency and business strategy, having spent the last 10 years working for a large international broker where he managed UK&I Construction for the Private and Public Sector. He has also chaired various subject and trade-specific working groups in Construction.
Sam heads up Vista Evolve which helps clients grow their business with group life, health and business survival insurance.
Formerly at Towergate Insurance, Sam brings over a decade’s experience in the protection and health space and has created a strong reputation in the sector.
Samantha Ferneley has worked in the construction insurance industry for over two decades, providing predominantly latent defects insurance for the last 17 years. Samantha has gained vast experience of the industry as Business Development Executive for some of the national structural warranty providers including Zurich, Premier Guarantee and BLP. Most recently working as a specialist latent defect broker for the global broker Gallagher. Samantha’s deep understanding of the accreditation and insurance requirements for offsite construction projects has led her to be invited to speak on expert panels such as the UK Finance annual conference 2017, The Select Committee panel for Homes and Communities Agency – Capacity in the Home Building industry February 2017 and Homes UK November 2022.
Samantha’s experience is brought to the fore in arranging latent defects insurance cover for a wide range of traditional, offsite and sometimes unusual and difficult to insure projects, seeking the best terms and pricing for her clients. Her attention to detail and efficient ways of working help to ensure her clients make suitable choices for their building projects.
Gillian has over 25 years experience in Marketing and Communications and heads up the marketing function here at Vista. Owning both online and offline marketing activity, client communications and PR, Gillian and her team cover all specialisms that are part of Vista’s offering.
In her spare time she likes walking her dog, gardening and going to gigs and concerts with her friends and family.
James has 20 years industry experience acting within the claims arena and has had exposure from both an insurer and broker perspective during that time. During his career to date, James has handled claims of varying sizes and disciplines including both property and casualty complex major loss. James has been with Vista for 6 years, albeit links to the business and its founding client base go back to its original formation in 2014.
In addition to his own client portfolio and claims workload, he manages a team of 5 and has full operational control and strategic oversight for the Vista claims proposition. In collaboration with our insurer and supplier partners, James’ primary objective at all times is to ensure Vista are delivering a 1st class claims offering and customer journey to our valued clients. You never know the true value of an insurance policy until you have a claim, it is claims’ job to ensure this value is maximised to its full potential, with our clients feeling our full and unwavering support at every stage of the claims process.
With 14 years of experience in the insurance industry, Darci brings deep expertise and a strategic perspective that will help drive the continued growth and development of these key sectors at Vista. His appointment underscores our commitment to strengthening our presence in technology and life sciences and to delivering long-term value to our partners and clients.
Dan joined the Vista Private Equity team in 2022 to lead our insurance due diligence service delivery and to expand provision of our specialist broker facilities to the M&A sector.
Dan is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a Chartered Insurance Broker with experience that spans owner managed businesses and multi-national corporate organisations, many of whom were backed by Private Equity Investors. He has extensive knowledge of a broad range of industry sectors and their risk requirements, including the Construction industry and has a wealth of analytical
expertise.
Kevin is head of our hospitality division and one of the original founding employees at Vista. He has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry having worked for both large, household-name, insurers (AXA, RAC Insure and Allianz) and independent brokers. He has particular expertise in the hospitality sector with a focus against Hotels, Guest Houses and Holiday Lets. Kevin manages the hospitality department with a drive to maintain our high levels of service across the initial sale, policy renewal and claims when required.
VISTA CHARITY
At Vista, we are always working on new ways to give back to the community and help others. We believe it’s a core part of our business. We currently assist a number of charities and are looking to support more in the future.
