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.
At the age of 21, he became the youngest person to pass the
Chartered Insurance Institute fellowship examinations. 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 1995 to Hiscox plc.
He joined Hiscox as group marketing director, a role he held
until he left in 1997 to create Towergate Underwriting Group.
Peter was the 2005 overall winner of the Ernst & Young UK
Entrepreneur of the Year award and is the current holder of the
M&A Deal Maker of the Year. In 2008 Peter was named Management
Today’s Entrepreneur of the Year.
In 2007, Peter was awarded an honorary doctorate of Science in
Entrepreneurship by Cass Business School. Following this he
provided £10 million for Cass Business School to form a new Centre
for Entrepreneurship.
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.
Peter Cullum's Towergate make £500k donation to
The Norfolk Hospice
Towergate makes £15,000 donation to The Insurance
Charities
Peter Cullum voted 'deal maker of the year'
Peter Cullum sponsors Centre for
Entrepreneurship at Cass Business School
Towergate wins Sunday Times Management Team of
the Year and Private Company of the Year