INSURING CLASSIC CARS AND MOTOR TRADERS IN THE UK

The founder of the company, Chris Wilkinson, created Norton Insurance in 1965 having seen there was a gap in the market concerning classic vehicles. A classic car enthusiast through and through, he has combined his passion for cars with good business sense and has developed the skill and knowledge in the industry to succeed. Chris started Norton Insurance from the ground up, working from home initially. His office was also a classic car on occasion, his Healey Sprite. Busy at the roadside when it suited, arranging meetings on the dashboard of his roadster, Chris worked all hours to setup Norton Insurance. He was the first of his family to delve into the uncertain industry of insurance. As his father was the proprietor of a commercial cleaning company in Birmingham UK, he shared the offices for meetings (although it was more of a fitting room). By 1967 Chris Wilkinson had moved Norton Insurance into its own premises, no more meetings on the move or in a fitting room. Time for the doors to opened at the office in Alum Rock, Birmingham. At this time no other intermediary had a policy like it, well not with this particular underwriter. Today every classic car broker in the land probably has some form of scheme or classic car policy underwritten by them, thanks to Chris. It wasn’t long before this niche market grew, with many other insurance companies setting up policies for the classic enthusiast, giving Heritage the ability to choose the right insurance policy for their customer’s requirements.