Homer's odyssey

Andy Homer, chief executive of one of the fastest-growing broking groups of recent times, talks to Richard Adams about emerging opportunities for brokers and reinsurers' caution reigning in the soft market. And, despite Folgate recently announcing it is on target for a £1bn premium income by 2005, he also discusses his aspirations beyond his present role

Following the setting up of the Folgate Academy, Andy Homer, chief executive of Folgate, can say with greater ease that his and Peter Cullum's futures do not lie with the fast-growing multi-faceted group. Commenting on this latest venture, he says this was partly to redress a misconception in the market about Folgate's longevity.

He explains: "It is known that both Peter and myself could have retired some time ago - we did not need to set up Folgate and, at some point, we will want to do other

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