Touchstone Underwriting, subsidiary of Seventeen Group, has appointed Mike Patston as Managing Director of the MGA following the retirement of Alan Roe. Mike joined Touchstone in 2015 and has been Deputy MD since 1st January 2024. 

Seventeen Group CEO Paul Anscombe comments: “First of all I would like to thank Alan for his incredible career with us at Touchstone. He joined at a very early stage of our formation and has helped build an MGA we are truly proud of. Mike was Alan’s chosen successor for the business and very much the choice of Seventeen Group, bringing continuity, energy and ambition to the role. Touchstone has extensive growth plans for its next chapter and we look forward to Mike leading the team. 

Commenting on his career at Touchstone, Alan adds: “I am very proud to have grown TUL in the last 15 years into the diverse and specialist MGA it is today. I would like to thank Paul Turner, Paul Anscombe and the rest of the 17G Board, for giving me the opportunity and support to make the necessary changes when they were required and I wish Mike well in his new and important role. Finally, I would like to thank everyone at TUL for their hard work and wish them the very best for the future.” 

Looking to the future plans for Touchstone, Mike Patston comments: “Stepping into the role of Managing Director at Touchstone Underwriting is a privilege. I want to thank Alan sincerely for his contributions to our success and for paving the way forward. Looking ahead, our goal is simple – to be the go-to MGA for both standard and niche insurance products. 2025 is set to be a remarkable year for TUL, focusing on cross-class consolidation, helping our brokers cross-sell policies and significantly increase policy counts. I am confident that together, we will achieve and surpass our goals.” 

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For more information contact:
Jackie Knight Group Marketing Director
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