History

Searchlight was founded in 1999 and has grown steadily to become the UK's leading provider of insurance training services.

Milestones

• 2009 Searchlight extends its product range to include Compliance Consultancy
• 2009 Searchlight enters the Financial Services market with the introduction of the Retail Distribution Review
• 2008 Searchlight becomes preferred training provider of the Chartered Insurance Institute
• 2007 Searchlight moves to larger headquarters in Leatherhead
• 2006 Searchlight becomes the first company to obtain the Accreditation of Training Excellence for Providers from the Financial Services Skills Council
• 2005 Searchlight exhibits at BIBA and Insurance Age Expo conferences for the first time
• 2005 Searchlight achieves Investors in People accreditation
• 2004 Ian Jerrum joins full-time as managing director
• 2003 Searchlight achieves critical mass and emerges as leading UK insurance training organisation
• 2002 Searchlight takes on larger premises at Shaw House, Crawley
• 2001 Ian Jerrum joins Searchlight as non-executive director
• 2000 Strategic decision taken to concentrate on training and related consultancy services
• 1999 Searchlight established by a team of experienced insurance people to provide specialist training, consultancy and recruitment services to the general insurance industry