Specialist Lloyd’s Insurance broker, Ellis Clowes & Company Ltd and boutique Sports Agency, MB Partners join forces for 2014.Ellis Clowes & Co has announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with MB Partners which will see the specialist insurance broker supporting the MB Partners’ client portfolio as a collective. The two companies have long worked together and Ellis Clowes & Co has been the preferred insurance broker for MB Partners and its clients for a number of years, but this new strategic partnership will see the two companies continue to collaborate on their core businesses while developing new opportunities in other sporting arenas and sectors. “There are many synergies between Ellis Clowes and MB Partners,” commented Mark Blundell, Founder and CEO of MB Partners; “We share a lot of the same principal values which means we instinctively work well together. I look forward to growing this partnership and thank Ellis Clowes for its support of several of our clients already. It gives them the security and peace of mind to do what they do best in their respective sports, and they can step outside the front door in the morning knowing all their insurance needs have been taken care of by Ellis Clowes”.Karen Ellis, CEO of Ellis Clowes & Company Limited, is happy to announce the collaboration; “Ellis Clowes is proud and privileged to be a partner of MB Partners. Mark and I have had very different careers, but both supported each other over a very long time. Now our two companies are aligned to move into the next phase of our respective corporate careers and the synergy is as strong as ever”.Ellis Clowes & Company Limited provide insurance services specifically for professional high-risk sports and companies operating in war zones and hostile environments. The main focus of the business remains motor sports insurance and Ellis Clowes continues to lead the market in comprehensive programmes for teams, individuals, sponsors, governing bodies, championships and events.