Howden Ireland drives growth plans with the acquisition of O’Sullivan Insurances, Tipperary.
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Dublin, 26 February 2025:
Howden Ireland has announced the acquisition of John A. O’Sullivan Insurances Ltd, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. This transaction demonstrates Howden's firm vision to have a Howden local office in every main town in every county of Ireland and is the first of Howden's acquisitions in the South of Ireland.
O’Sullivan Insurances was founded in 1978 by John & Patricia O’Sullivan, now non-executive directors of the Company. It was incorporated as a limited company in October 1996. The business is led by Sean O’Sullivan, son of John and Patricia, and is a highly regarded brokerage providing a wide range of commercial lines & personal lines insurance including life and pensions services to clients in Tipperary and surrounding counties.
“I am excited to welcome Sean and Patricia, and the team at O’Sullivan’s to Howden. This is a key milestone for us and indicates our commitment to become the local broker of choice across Ireland, and the first of our presence moving into the South of the country. Howden is built on great relationships with our insurers, clients, and employees. The O’Sullivan business operates a similar ethos which makes them a perfect fit for us. We look forward to working with Sean and the team to introduce comprehensive Insurance, Advisory, and Mortgage services to all clients, new and existing, in the region”, says Robert Kennedy CEO Howden Ireland.

Becoming part of Howden is truly exciting and is the right move for our business, our employees but most importantly, our clients. Our success to date is due to our dedicated staff and loyal client base who receive high quality general insurance services backed by strong long-standing relationships with our insurers. Howden’s global business will provide additional innovative insurance solutions and allow us to access Advisory and Mortgage expertise tailored to our client’s needs. We are delighted to be part of this very exciting company and its plan for growth plans in Ireland”, Sean O’Sullivan, Managing Director of O’Sullivan’s.
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ABOUT HOWDEN IRELAND
Howden Ireland is part of Howden, the global insurance intermediary group, and has nearly 500 employees across 29 local offices advising clients on their commercial insurance, personal insurance, health insurance, life and pensions and mortgage requirements.
For more information, please visit https://www.howdengroup.com/ie-en
About Howden
Howden is a leading global insurance intermediary group with employee ownership at its heart. Founded in 1994, it provides insurance broking, reinsurance broking and underwriting services and solutions to clients ranging from individuals to the largest multinational companies.
The group operates in 55 countries across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, the USA, Australia and New Zealand, employing 20,000 people and handling $38bn of premium on behalf of clients.
For more information, please visit www.howdengroup.com and www.howdengroupholdings.com
For further information please contact:
Howden Ireland Limited
- Louise Gallagher,
- Head of Marketing, Howden Insurance (Ireland) Limited,
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone number: +353 87 4545923
Carr Communications
- Marie Lynch,
- Account Director,
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone Number: +353 087 973 0522
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