Peter Cullum

Who is Peter Cullum?

Peter Geoffrey Cullum CBE is a Norfolk born businessman, the executive chairman of Towergate Partnership.

Cullum 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, Cullum joined Economic Insurance and led their return to profitability in 1993. In December 1993, he led the management buyout of Economic Insurance 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. He was awarded an honorary doctorate of Science in Entrepreneurship by Cass Business School in 2007.

Cullum was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to business and charity.