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The people behind our dedication

Through our specialism and dedication to excellence we have been able to attract and retain industry experts, and are working continuously to grow the next generation. As a team they strive to provide an industry leading service.

The people behind our dedication

Through our specialism and dedication to excellence we have been able to attract and retain industry experts, and are working continuously to grow the next generation. As a team they strive to provide an industry leading service.

Leadership team

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Stephen Halsall

Managing Director, RMP UK

2024 marks Stephen’s 35th anniversary in the insurance and risk management profession. He is a Chartered Insurance Risk Manager and joined RMP in 2011 as an Account Director having spent the previous 10 years of his career working exclusively with Public Sector clients at a leading National Broker. He therefore has an acute understanding of both the Public Sector insurance market as well as the needs of Public Sector organisations.

In 2012 he took over the role of Regional Director for RMP’s Southern region with the responsibility for continuing to drive forward RMP’s business through client acquisition and retention. He led a 7 strong team of Account Directors.

In July 2020 Stephen was appointed as Chief Operating Officer for RMP UK. In June 2022 Stephen was appointed as Managing Director for RMP UK.

Stephen is a keen supporter of ALARM at both a UK and Regional level and is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute.

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Mark Povey

Chief Trading Officer, RMP UK

Mark has over 30 years’ experience in the public sector insurance and risk management market, having previously worked for two major public sector insurers. Joining RMP in 2004 as an Account Director, Mark managed a portfolio of accounts across the South of England specialising in the management of our Police clients. Mark transferred to the Northern team of RMP in 2014 and in 2015 assumed responsibility as Regional Director. In June 2022 Mark was appointed as Chief Trading Officer for RMP UK.

Central operations

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Joanne Seaward

Projects Director

Jo has over 40 years’ public sector insurance and risk management experience in a variety of roles with both insurers and brokers. She joined RMP in 2004 and her role currently mainly involves compliance and regulatory activities for the business.

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Adrian Bloor

UK Claims Director

Adrian has over 30 years’ public sector insurance and risk management experience, for the first 10 years with an insurer in a variety of roles on the claims management side. Joining RMP in 1999, Adrian managed a portfolio of accounts across the North of England, where his claims knowledge and experience constituted an invaluable contribution to his client management and service delivery.

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Philip Farrar

UK National Development Director

Phil began his career in 1986 with Municipal Mutual and worked at two of their branches before joining the broking world (Aon) in 1992 where he stayed for 12 years working as part of their National Public Sector Team. He joined RMP in 2004, where he was responsible for service delivery in the North of England and Scotland as well as managing his own accounts. Since 2012, Phil has been RMP’s national development director.

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Roy Tapper

Consultant

Roy has worked exclusively in public sector insurance and risk management for over 30 years and set up and managed the Public Sector Practice in the South for a major national broker. Roy joined RMP in 2007 as an Account Director and became Regional Director for the Southern Region in 2009. Roy moved to the role of Chief Operating Officer in 2012 and then Managing Director. He now has a Consultancy role within the business.

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Hayley Cray

Executive Assistant to Managing Director and Chief Trading Officer

Hayley joined the team in 2015 and currently provides EA support to the Managing Director and Chief Trading Officer. Hayley also works closely with the Projects Director to help with marketing and the organisation of events.

Scottish team

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Anne Rock

Regional Director Scotland

Anne has over 40 years’ experience in the field of general insurance. Prior to joining RMP in 2011 she worked extensively with the Public Sector clients over a period of 20 years in her role with a leading national broker.

Anne has responsibility for service delivery throughout Scotland in addition to managing her own clients.

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Ally Huthersall

Account Director

Ally has over 30 years’ experience in the insurance market. Prior to joining RMP, he has spent most of his career with a major national broker working with a broad spectrum of major clients across multiple industries, including public sector.

Ally joined RMP in January 2023 and is based in Scotland, where he acts as an Account Director for a number of clients throughout the region.

Northern team

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Catherine Starrs

Regional Director North

Catherine has over 25 years’ experience in the insurance market and has worked with public sector clients for over 12 years. Prior to joining RMP she was a major broker’s regional Public Sector Director for Scotland and the North East of England, with responsibility for a wide range of public sector clients including local authorities and their associated bodies, blue light services and higher education institutions.

Catherine joined RMP in April 2017 and acted as Account Director for a number of clients in the Northern region. In June 2022 Catherine was appointed as Regional Director in the Northern region. She is responsible for all aspects of service delivery in the region in addition to managing her own clients.

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Adela Green

Account Director

Adela has over 25 years’ of insurance experience covering all areas of the industry, ranging from working for national and Lloyd’s brokers (on both the placing and account management side) to managing global insurance programmes for a major insurer. She has worked in the Public Sector since 2008, as the Risk and Insurance lead in two large County Councils.

Adela joined RMP in September 2015 and manages all aspects of service delivery for our clients in the Northern region.

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Deborah Ball

Account Director

Deb has over 30 years’ experience in the insurance market. Initially working on global and captive insurance solutions she has been focused on working with public sector clients since 2008. Prior to joining RMP she acted as Practice Leader for a National brokers’ Public Sector team with responsibility for a wide range of public sector clients including local authorities, blue light services, higher education institutions and housing associations.

Deb joined RMP in January 2020 and is responsible for a number of clients in the Northern region and Northern Ireland.

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Martin Gossage

Account Director

Martin has over 33 years’ experience in the insurance market. Initially working in claims, he focused on working with public sector clients since 1990. Prior to joining RMP, for the past 9 years he has acted as a Client Manager for Gallagher Bassett within the Corporate Sector team with responsibility for a wide range of commercial clients across the Utility, Retail and Bus & Rail space.

Martin joined RMP in August 2022 and is an Account Director for a number of clients in the Northern region.

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Jane Morgan

Account Director

Jane has been working in the insurance industry for 30 years, starting her career with global insurers within liability and motor claims handling and then as claims auditor before moving into public sector insurance and risk. She worked for a public sector broker specialising in higher education risks before becoming Risk and Insurance Manager for a large County Council with an internal portfolio of insurance, risk and claims as well as acting for Police; Fire & Rescue and National Park external clients.

Jane joined RMP in February 2023 with clients based mainly in the north of England.

Southern team

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Peter Fulthorpe

Regional Director South

Peter is an experienced insurance professional, having worked within the insurance and risk management industry since 2003 in various roles, including Claims Handling, Insurance Broking and Account Management.

Peter has worked with Public Sector and Education authorities since 2008 in both Broking and Account Management roles at a leading National Broker and major Public Sector Insurer. He joined RMP in 2016 as an Account Director working closely with both clients and brokers across the Midlands and South East. Peter was appointed to the role of Regional Director of RMP’s Southern Region in 2020 where he leads a team of experienced Account Directors and Underwriters, working closely with them and the wider RMP team on all aspects of service delivery.

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Pam Savill

Area Director

Pam has over 35 years’ of public sector insurance and risk management experience, working in a variety of roles with public sector insurers and brokers. Having joined RMP in 2004, she manages a portfolio of accounts across the south of England and East Anglia. Pam’s specialist area is tender management and she regularly presents at regional ALARM and other insurance conferences.

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Paul Davison

Area Director

Paul has worked in the insurance industry for over 35 years, working in a variety of underwriting, operations and business management roles. Paul has been specialising in the public sector since 2009 and joined RMP in 2014 to manage a portfolio of clients across the Midlands and the South West.

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Michael Barnes

Education Director

Michael’s career in the insurance and risk profession spans more than 35 years. He joined RMP in 2012; immediately prior to this he held a senior servicing position at a national broker working exclusively with Public Sector Clients. Michael has responsibility for leading the Education business at RMP across the UK, as well as managing his own accounts.

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James Iles

Account Director

James has over 14 years insurance experience, originally working for a composite insurance company before moving to RMP in 2011. James has gained experience in the public sector working across a variety of roles including underwriting Casualty, Motor and Financial Lines business for new and existing public sector clients. James manages a portfolio of clients predominantly in the South East of England.

James is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute.

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Mark Stephens

Account Director

Mark has over 34 years’ experience of working in public sector insurance and risk. He has worked as an Insurance and Risk Manager for a large Unitary Authority dealing with a comprehensive insurance portfolio, claims, risk management and business continuity. Following this, Mark worked for a specialist public sector broker for over 10 years, providing services and advice to a range of clients, such as Local Authorities, Police Forces, Fire & Rescue Services, NHS and Central Government bodies.

Mark joined RMP in August 2021 and manages all aspects of service delivery to RMP clients primarily in Wales and the West.

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Alex Clare

Account Director

Alex has 15 years’ experience of working in the insurance industry including over 6 years within the public sector segment serving as a development underwriter for a prominent specialist insurer. His previous role involved dealing with a comprehensive insurance portfolio, claims, risk management and business continuity. Alex’s duties have included providing services and advice to a range of clients, such as Local Authorities, Police Forces, Fire & Rescue Services, NHS and Central Government bodies.

Alex joined RMP in June 2022 and manages all aspects of service delivery to RMP clients primarily in the Southern region.

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Amie Parsons

Account Director

Amie has over 20 years’ experience in the commercial insurance market. Having previously specialised in Construction and Engineering covers for 10 years as an Underwriter she has spent the last 6 years in Relationship Management roles at a cross class Insurer.

In Amie’s previous role she was involved in managing broker relationships across a wide range of Insurance products for all areas of the business including Underwriting and Claims.

Amie joined RMP in November 2022 and will be managing all aspects of service delivery to RMP clients primarily in the Southern region.

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Claire Cripps

Relationship Director

Claire has 20 years’ experience of working in the insurance industry previously a multi lines Underwriter Claire has a variety of experience across markets and lines of business. Her previous role involved dealing with a comprehensive insurance portfolio, risk management and business continuity. Claire’s duties have included providing renewal and new business terms, dedicated customer service and guidance to clients in the Higher and Further Education, Local Authorities and Housing Associations sector.

Claire joined RMP in October 2022 where she will provide support and guidance to both our brokers and clients.

London service team

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Lisa Mills

Operations Director

Lisa has gained more than 20 years’ public sector insurance and risk management experience working for insurers and brokers. She is responsible for day-to-day management of the RMP servicing team. Lisa and her team provide an essential interface between RMP’s clients, brokers and carriers.

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Julia Chappell

LST Director

Julia has gained more than 30 years’ insurance and risk management experience in a variety of roles with both insurers and brokers. She works in the servicing team in London, liaising with RMP’s account directors, brokers and carriers and also manages a small team of account handlers.

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Adrienne Boundy

Senior Account Handler

Adrienne has more than 18 years’ public sector experience. Since joining RMP in 2005, she has been handling a variety of clients liaising with the RMP account directors, brokers and carriers.

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Sam Tomkinson

Senior Account Handler

Sam graduated from the University of East Anglia with a Masters degree in Modern History and has over seven years’ experience in the insurance industry.

He is working on his Insurance Diploma, having previously achieved his Certificate.

Sam works as a Senior Account Handler Having joined in June 2018 in RMP’s London Servicing Team and works with Account Directors, Brokers and Underwriters to manage client’s insurance portfolios.

Sam is an active member of the Identity and Diversity Committee, as the Lead on Social Mobility, as well as a Conference Speaker.

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Kay Middleton

Senior Account Handler

Kay has worked in the insurance industry for over 30 years, as a broker and account handler dealing with Commercial lines. She joined RMP in April 2021 and her day to day role involves liaising with Account Directors, Underwriters and Brokers.

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Julian Cummings

Account Handler

Julian has more than 40 years’ public sector insurance and risk management experience, having worked as an underwriter, claims handler, insurance broker and local authority risk manager. He joined RMP in 2008 and handles a broad portfolio of accounts across the north of England and Scotland. His day to day role involves liaising with Account Directors, Underwriters and Brokers

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Sarah Boyce

Account Handler

Sarah has worked in the insurance industry for 19 years, mainly as a broker dealing with personal lines in the earlier years and then Commercial lines in the last 10 years. She joined RMP in August 2019 and her day to day role involves liaising with Account Directors, Underwriters and Brokers.

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Sarah Terry

Account Handler

Sarah has worked in the Insurance Industry for 33 years, mainly in broking with the last 7 years being in the Public Sector. Her career began in High Net Worth with a small local broker moving on to Commercial Insurance and a managing a scheme for the Masonic Buildings around the UK. Sarah joined RMP in September 2021 in order to continue her career in the Public Sector.

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Gillian Ravetta

Credit Controller

Gillian has worked in the insurance industry for more than 25 years mainly dealing with personal lines insurance policies. Gillian joined RMP London Service Team in February 2022, and her day to day role includes dealing with credit control and Procurement Websites.

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Kiran Biring

Account Handler

Kiran has worked in the insurance industry for 6 years, mainly as a broker and account handler dealing with commercial and personal lines. She joined RMP in March 2022 and her day to day role involves liaising with Account Directors, Underwriters and Brokers.

Kiran passed the Foundation Insurance Test in 2019 and is currently working towards her Cert CII.

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Jordan Woodford

Account Handler

Jordan has worked in the insurance industry for over 11 years, mainly as a broker dealing with commercial lines. He has also worked as an insurance officer for a local police authority. He joined RMP in December 2022, his day to day role involves liaising with Account Directors, Underwriters and Brokers.

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Matt Miller

Account Handler

Matt has worked in the insurance industry for over 25 years as a broker and account handler dealing with a wide range of commercial lines. He joined RMP in December 2022 and his day to day role involves liaising with Account Directors, Underwriters and Brokers.

He completed his ACII in 2004.

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Sam White

Admin Assistant

Sam joined RMP in 2022 for a complete career change. She has 5 years of experience in PA/Office management working for Eurotunnel.

Her main responsibility is providing support to the Account Handlers in various administrative duties.

Underwriting team

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Scott Lawrence

Underwriting Director

Scott has specialised in the public sector for 28 years, working for two major international insurers before joining RMP. As well as specialising in casualty and motor lines for local authorities, he has experience of underwriting financial and property lines.

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Patrick Igwebike

Senior Underwriter

Patrick has over 30 years’ insurance underwriting experience with 10 years with MMI/ZMI in the Public sector & almost 20 years in the Commercial / Corporate insurance arena with a leading composite insurer. He is involved in the underwriting for tenders, renewals & new business.

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Abbie Tilley

Underwriter

Abbie has worked in the Insurance industry for over 10 years, and joined RMP as an Account Handler in 2014. Abbie therefore has a wealth of experience working with Public Sector clients, and is now part of the Underwriting Team.

Abbie is Dip CII qualified and is currently working towards ACII.

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Sam Clark

Assistant Underwriter

Sam has over 10 years of experience in the insurance industry including a wealth of public sector knowledge since joining the RMP London Service Team in 2014. Throughout this time he has managed a large variety of clients including being first contact for any sensitive police business. He joined the Underwriting Team as an Assistant Underwriter in 2021 and now handles a full portfolio of clients.

Sam is Cert CII qualified and working towards his Dip CII.

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Aimee Martin

Assistant Underwriter

Aimee has over 6 years of experience in the Insurance industry as an Assistant Underwriter and Underwriter. She previously worked for two major composite insurers specialising in commercial combined policies in the Heritage, Education and Charity sectors.

Aimee joined RMP in October 2021 to specialise in public sector insurance and now works as an Assistant Underwriter within RMP’s underwriting team.

Aimee is Dip CII qualified and is currently working towards ACII.

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Ben Colyer

Underwriting Assistant

Ben joined the Insurance industry in July 2017, beginning his career as a Claims Broker and then as a Placing Broker within the energy sector for a major global broker. Previous to this, Ben graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Business Management.

Ben joined RMP in February 2023 as an Underwriting Assistant within RMP’s Underwriting team.

Risk control

Ashley Easen

Director Risk Control

Ashley joined Gallagher Bassett in 2016. Ashley has worked in the field of risk management and insurance for the last 20 years in a number of leadership roles within the public sector and is experienced in designing and embedding risk management frameworks. Prior to joining Gallagher Bassett, she was responsible for all risk related services for a large County Council. Ashley has a degree in Risk Management and regularly presents at ALARM conferences and events.

Carl Dunckley

Risk Control Manager

Carl began his risk management career in the NHS before making a move into investment banking to broaden his skills and experience. Carl has been part of Gallagher Bassett for over 18 years and predominantly serves a client base located in London, the South and South East counties. He has provided support to a vast number of clients across public sector, commercial sector, and third sector industries, enhancing risk management systems, developing risk-aware cultures, and reducing organisational liabilities.

Roger Lye

Risk Control Consultant

Roger has over 25 years of risk management experience gained from a career in the insurance and services sectors. His primary responsibilities involve providing consultancy and training support to his portfolio of public sector clients across the North of the UK on a variety of risk matters including housing, highways and health and safety.

Bryan McCracken

Risk Control Consultant

Bryan has worked within Health and Safety / Risk Management for 29 years. His career started within the Health and Safety Executive, other frontline experience includes Higher Education, Further Education and the public sector. A seasoned Health and Safety professional with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, Bryan has a broad range of practical experience in the provision of advice and guidance, development of policies and procedures, and preparation and delivery of bespoke training. His primary responsibilities involve providing consultancy and training support to his portfolio of clients across Scotland and the North of England.

Richard Shears

Risk Control Consultant

Richard is an accomplished health and safety practitioner with over 20 years’ experience working in public and private sectors. Before coming to Gallagher Bassett in 2023, Richard worked for a Local authority for over 17 years developing his skills in acoustics and health and safety. Throughout his career, Richard has worked in or run small teams delivering training and providing consulting services for public and private sectors. Well known for his enthusiasm and dedication to his subject, Richard’s Local Authority experience and commitment to excellence is key to his understanding and the provision of practical advice and support for our clients.

Dr Sandra Macdonald-Ames

Fleet Risk Consulting Manager

Sandra has recently joined Gallagher Bassett and brings with her over 15 years extensive fleet experience. She has advised major companies on how to manage their fleet collision risk, written fleet and driver policies and designed interventions to reduce specific areas of concern. Additional work has included FORS auditing and the delivery of driver offender courses. Sandra holds both a MSc and PhD in driver behaviour which were focussed around the blue light sector. Her PhD considered the impact that lights and sirens can have on the emergency driver’s acceptance of risk.

Barrie Ellis

Higher Education Risk Consulting Manager

Barrie has over 20 years of health, safety and statutory compliance experience, starting his career at the Health and Safety Executive. He has worked within a number of higher educational institutes where he dedicated himself to improving standards of safety and compliance. Barrie has developed and delivered extensive training programmes that facilitated positive changes within the organisations he has worked. Delivering IOSH accredited courses for over 10 years to different sectors gives Barrie varied experiences to call upon for the benefit of our clients.

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Arson Control

Driving in Fog

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