Chairman
Since co-founding First Central Group and its subsidiaries, including Skyfire Insurance, Skyfire Reinsurance and First Central Insurance Management, Mike has spent the last 10 years leading the business through a period of significant growth in a constantly evolving insurance market.
As Chairman, Mike’s role is to lead Skyfire Insurance’s board, as well as the boards across the group, to ensure the business is appropriately governed, recognising the interests of all key stakeholders whether they be regulators, investors, employees or policyholders. The aim for the boards across the group is to provide scrutiny, challenge and support for the executive team in delivering the strategy and values.
Mike has been fundamental in First Central’s success story and will continue to support the team build on its values and foundations to see the business further develop as an excellent insurance provider and employer.
Before co-founding First Central Group, Mike started in the Lloyd’s market and worked for Amlin and Benfield, before joining Zenith Insurance, a UK motor insurer in 2002. He was promoted to UK CEO in 2004, a year before the business was sold to the Guardian Group. In 2006, Mike left to set up a new Lloyd’s managing agent Diagonal Underwriting, owned by IAG.