Adrian Colosso joins rising MGA in senior role

Adrian Colosso has joined rising MGA, Profile Underwriting, as non-executive chairman.

The former Heath Lambert chief executive has taken up the role with immediate effect. 

Colosso said he was excited at joining the firm, which started five years ago with Lloyd’s paper.

The firm has two offices, one in Manchester and one in Braintree.

The MGA offers niche liability, commercial combined and property in the SME sector.

They currently trade over £10m gross written premium.

Colosso said he was attracted to an MGA that has always made an underwriting profit and hold the hand of brokers with excellent customer service. 

He said “One of the luxuries of being relatively successful is that you can pick and choose who you really want to work with.

”The team at Profile have built a wonderful business over the past five years and are totally committed to delivering the right outcomes for their broker client base. I am seriously excited about being part of their continued success”.

Profile chief executive Paul Adams said:  “We are delighted that Adrian has agreed to join the Profile team. His forthright style and overriding commitment to the client sit perfectly with our culture.

”His knowledge, experience and insight will be invaluable as we continue to grow and deliver our fundamentals of great service and quality products to help our broker community retain and attract new clients”.

Colosso has enjoyed a variety of senior roles, including chief executive of Arthur J Gallagher UK and chief executive of Howden.