Number of policies sold grew to nearly 200,000

Broker Brightside Group said this morning that it had a good second half of the year and expects full year profits to slightly exceed market expectations.

It brokered 197,059 (151,566) insurance policies in 2009, an increase of 30%.

The board views the prospects for the 2010 financial year with confidence, it said.

The company will announce preliminary results for the financial year ended 31 December 2009 on 6 April 2010.

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