Peter began his insurance career in 1969 with the Royal
Insurance Group and progressed to sales and marketing positions
within Commercial Union and ITT London and Edinburgh where he
became marketing director in 1988. In 1991, Peter joined Economic
Insurance and led their return to profitability in 1993. In
December 1993, Peter led the management buyout of the Economic that
was sold in 1996 to Hiscox plc. He joined Hiscox as group marketing
director, a role he held until he left in 1997 to create Towergate
Underwriting Group.
BBC Working Lunch interview
After winning the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
award Peter Cullum was interviewed on BBC’s Working Lunch about
Towergate and what makes it successful.

Towergate wins Sunday Times Management Team of
the Year and Private Company of the Year
Peter Cullum sponsors Centre for
Entrepreneurship at Cass Business School
Peter Cullum voted 'deal maker of the year'
Towergate makes £15,000 donation to The Insurance
Charities
Peter Cullum's Towergate make £500k donation to
The Norfolk Hospice