Specialist Risk Group invests in growth with appointment of retail Managing Director

Thorne will lead SRIS, which comprises of a number of teams serving specialist markets. The retail business has more than doubled in size over the past three years, through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions. The acquisitions include KBIS British Equestrian Insurance, Insolvency Risk Services, The Channel Partnership, Emrose, David Codling and Associates, and most recently Hamilton Leigh.

Thorne brings significant senior insurance experience, most recently as Regional Managing Director at Gallagher. Prior to that, he spent over eight years in leadership roles at Stackhouse Poland including as Managing Director, Commercial and Corporate. Thorne has a successful track record of building broking teams to deliver organic growth and has extensive experience of integrating acquired companies, teams and individual talent.