Company History

 

The family run company, owned by David & Jenny Penk, was established on the 19th July 1988.  We are incorporated under the Companies act 1985 in England & Wales as a Private Limited Company under Company Number 2278602.

 

 

• David Penk has worked in the insurance industry since 1978 and has a wealth of insurance experience & knowledge. He has been a company director of Penk Insurance since 1989.
• Jenny Penk was formerly an executive officer for the Department Of Employment for 14 yrs before she became a co-owner of Penk Insurance in 1989.
• Since 1988, Penk Insurance has locally provided an excellent ‘face to face’ service on motor, home, travel and other insurance products.
• Since 1993 they have also become a leading provider of taxi insurance in the Derbyshire, South Yorkshire & Nottinghamshire areas.
• Due to their continued growth, they moved into their current premises at 49-53 Chatsworth Road, the former Parkers Bakery, on the 3rd November 2001.
• 2005 was the year that ‘General Insurance’ became a regulated activity by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Penk Insurance Services Ltd received their ‘Grant Of Permission’ number 308744 on the 14th January 2005.
• Also in 2005, Penk Insurance was ‘awarded’ a number of national taxi insurance schemes by their insurer partners and they are now insuring taxi drivers from all over the UK. 
• 2007 saw the launch of the Penk Insurance website (penktaxi.co.uk and penkinsurance.co.uk) and the addition of 5 new employees to support this new marketing initiative.
• Penk Insurance will be celebrating their 20th year in businesss in 2008.
• The success of the company has been achieved through providing quality cover at a competitive price and by putting customer care at the top of their agenda. This will continue to be their strategy.