Saffron Insurance Services Ltd GWP in excess of £450m. In the sixth addition of the Top 100 Independent Brokers supplement, published by the Insurance Age, Saffron Insurance is listed in the top 70. http://www.insuranceage.co.uk/insurance-age/news/2086130/brokerbilitys-raise-gwp-gbp450m Saffron Insurance Services Ltd Saffron Insurance is a regional insurance broker with branches across East Anglia. The business deals with both personal and commercial lines insurance and currently controls some £28m gross written premium (GWP). Saffron Insurance was established in 1954. It is a UK insurance broker based in Saffron Walden, Essex. They offer a range of insurance products, such as car insurance, home insurance, travel insurance, motorbike insurance, van
Saffron Walden market place. This was demolished in 1847 to make way for a corn exchange. In the 16th–17th centuries the saffron crocus ("Crocus sativus") was widely grown, thanks to the town's favourable soil and climate. The flower was valuable, as the extract from the stigmas was used in medicines, as a condiment, in perfume, as an aphrodisiac, and as an expensive yellow dye. The industry gave Walden its name. The town and surrounding area, like much of East Anglia, was strongly Puritan during the 17th century. The population was influenced by the missionary John Eliot. By 1640, Samuel Bass's family and