Insurance with a backbone, and the people behind it.
Meet the team
James Page
Chief Executive Officer
With over 25 years in insurance, James is a trusted expert in professional indemnity, known for his clear, pragmatic advice and ability to navigate complex risks.
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James has spent his career across both global brokerage firms and leading national providers, giving him a broad perspective on risk across industries and borders. He has built a reputation for delivering tailored indemnity solutions to professionals facing complex liability exposures — from legal and financial services to consultancy and construction.
His deep technical knowledge, combined with a straightforward, problem-solving approach, makes him a valued advisor to clients and colleagues alike. Whether navigating regulatory shifts or structuring bespoke coverage programs, James brings clarity, confidence, and strategic foresight to every engagement.
Matt Jones
Managing Director
Matt is a skilled negotiator with over 15 years in the PII market, known for building strong insurer and client relationships and delivering creative, client-focused solutions.
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Matt believes that trust and proven performance are the foundations of lasting client relationships. Over his career, he has developed a deep understanding of how to tailor his approach to achieve the best outcomes, supported by a strong network of insurer relationships.
He thrives on challenges, with a track record of designing bespoke solutions that require fresh, outside-the-box thinking. Driven by a passion for growth — both personally and for those around him — Matt is always looking to improve every aspect of the business and every client experience with Forte.
Brian Graham
With 27 years in insurance, 23 of them focused on professional indemnity, Brian brings both sides of the market to every client relationship. He's worked as an underwriter and as a broker, which means he knows exactly how insurers think.
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Brian has spent more than 27 years in insurance, 23 of them focused on professional indemnity. His career spans underwriting and broking, giving him a perspective on risk and coverage design that few can match.
He’s advised clients ranging from emerging practices to established firms with complex risk profiles, working alongside leading insurers, underwriting agencies and specialist brokers throughout.
Brian founded Forte Brokers (Caledonia) Limited to bring genuinely independent, specialist PI advice to professionals across the UK, combining technical depth with the personal attention larger brokerages rarely deliver.
Alongside PI, he advises on cyber liability and management liability for professionals, property consultants, construction specialists, accountants, insurance intermediaries and technology firms.
Flynn Oliphant
Associate Director
With 8 years in the Professional indemnity insurance space, Flynn thrives on providing practical solutions for clients. He builds strong relationships and makes complex challenges feel simple.
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Specialising in Professional Indemnity for construction and property-related firms, Flynn has developed a reputation for delivering tailored solutions that address complex liability exposures.
His strengths lie in building and maintaining trusted relationships with both clients and insurers, ensuring coverage programs are not only comprehensive but aligned with each business’s key requirements. Combining technical expertise with a clear, logical approach, Flynn excels on creating bespoke strategies that deliver confidence and clarity in an ever-changing market.
Flynn has worked with Matt and James very closely since he first began his career in insurance and is an exceptional broker and highly trusted.
Gracie Fletcher
Associate Director
Gracie is a phenomenal networker and fearless when outside of her comfort zone. She has excellent communication skills and brings a fresh perspective to difficult placements.
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Gracie has quickly become a skilled advisor and trusted partner with strong market relationships.
She’s committed to self-development and raising standards across the profession, ensuring our clients are protected not just on paper, but in practice.
Dominic Scott-Bone
Associate Director
Dominic is a skilled communicator and is truly passionate about understanding each and every person and business he speaks to.
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Dominic brings a fresh, client-first approach to insurance broking. Specialising in providing tailored professional indemnity packages for construction and property-related firms, he takes time to understand each client’s world and deliver cover that truly fits. Dominic is passionate about helping businesses protect what matters most and building partnerships that last.
He’s worked with James and Matt since beginning his career in insurance and is integral to the Forte plans for the future.
Simon Hall
Associate Director
With 8 years experience, Simon is a trusted specialist, known for combining technical expertise with a forward-thinking approach to client solutions.
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Simon has developed a reputation for delivering tailored PI programs that address complex liability exposures across sectors such as construction, property, and regulatory professions. His ability to simplify intricate risks while maintaining strategic foresight ensures clients feel confident and protected.
Driven by a passion for innovation and growth, Simon thrives on challenges that require creative, outside-the-box thinking. He values strong relationships and believes collaboration is key to achieving the best outcomes. Whether navigating regulatory changes or designing bespoke coverage strategies, Simon brings clarity, confidence, and a commitment to continuous improvement to every engagement.
Connor Neil
Connor combines a Civil Engineering background with 9 years' professional indemnity experience and strong insurer relationships, taking a no-nonsense approach to securing the best possible outcomes for construction clients.
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Before moving into insurance, Connor earned a degree in Civil Engineering. That technical grounding has played an important role throughout his broking career at Lockton, Brunel Professions and Partners&, helping him build a deep understanding of the construction sector.
Known for his no-nonsense approach, Connor combines strong insurer relationships with a determination to leave no stone unturned in securing the best possible outcomes for his clients. Having worked alongside the wider Forte team throughout his career, he joined the business with long-established relationships already in place, allowing him to integrate seamlessly and deliver a collaborative service for clients. He speaks the same language as the professionals he advises, providing clear, practical guidance on complex insurance and contractual risks.
Outside of work, Connor is a keen golfer who plays off a plus handicap. The trophy cabinet suggests the hours of practice have been worthwhile.
Scott McKee
With 20 years in insurance, starting in PI underwriting and moving to the commercial broking sectors, Scott leads Forte's commercial offering across every policy your business needs.
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Scott started his career underwriting professional indemnity at Aviva, then spent 10 years at a leading Scottish independent broker, as a senior commercial account executive, where he built a strong book of business on long-term client relationships and a reputation for straightforward advice. That underwriting grounding plus a decade of hands-on commercial broking makes him the right person to lead Forte’s commercial lines, from contractors’ combined to motor fleet.
Greig Colville
Associate Director
Greig joined the insurance industry in 2021 after 20 years in travel, bringing a client-service instinct shaped by two decades of putting people first.
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After 20 years in travel at one of Scotland’s largest independent travel agents, Greig moved into insurance in 2021, starting in business development at a leading PI specialist broker before working his way into a broking position.
His background is in relationships. Two decades of putting clients first carried straight into insurance, and Greig works with businesses locally and nationally, helping them understand their risk and find cover that fits.
Outside work, you’ll find him with his young family or on the golf course.
James Burgoyne
Group Risk & Technical Director
Jim brings more than 30 years of insurance experience to Forte, with a law degree behind him and a specialism covering professional indemnity, cyber, management liability and complex risk.
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Jim brings more than 30 years of insurance experience to Forte. After completing a law degree, he entered the market in the mid-1990s, moving from commercial insurance into professional indemnity in 1998. Since then, his expertise has expanded to include cyber, management liability, D&O, claims management and complex placements.
He’s worked across major international broking houses, national brokers and specialist PI firms, advising clients from owner-managed businesses through to international organisations and professional representative bodies.
As Group Risk & Technical Director, James works with clients, insurers and Forte’s broking teams on policy negotiations, claims strategies and insurance programme design.
Away from work, he’s a lifelong music enthusiast currently learning to play Bach on the banjo.
Jack Collop
Claims & Technical Lead
Jack specialises in claims, coverage and complex contractual matters. With a law degree and experience across specialist PI firms and global brokerages, he helps clients navigate complex insurance challenges with clear, practical advice.
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Jack joined the PI market after graduating with a law degree, building experience across specialist PI firms and global brokerages. His background covers claims handling, policy coverage analysis, contract reviews and technical advisory work.
As Forte’s Claims & Technical Lead, he helps clients work through complex insurance and contractual challenges with clear, practical advice, combining technical knowledge with commercial judgement.
Outside work, Jack is an avid restaurant-goer. His benchmark dish remains the pork belly at PALLAS in Chania, Crete, a standard he admits most meals don’t quite reach.
Clint Lomax
Development Executive
Clint focuses on building relationships and helping businesses find the right professional indemnity cover. His background is in business development, working with senior decision-makers across fast-paced, target-driven environments.
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Clint comes to Forte from a business development background, having spent time as a Delegate Acquisition Executive engaging senior decision-makers from across the globe for high-value business events. That environment gave him the ability to build relationships quickly, identify opportunities and handle complex conversations with confidence.
At Forte, he focuses on understanding what prospective clients need and making sure they find cover that works for their business.
Nick Mills
Development Executive
Nick focuses on building lasting relationships with prospective clients. He grew up working in his family's business, which gave him a commercial instinct and a straightforward approach to understanding what businesses actually need.
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Nick grew up working in his family’s business, covering everything from client relationships to day-to-day operations. That background gave him a commercial instinct and a practical understanding of what running a business actually involves.
At Forte, he focuses on building relationships with prospective clients, taking the time to understand what each business needs and making sure every conversation is positive and personal.
Life at Forte.
We hold the same values internally that we hold with clients. If you join Forte, this is what you’re signing up for.
Fight for better.
You’re expected to push back on “that’s how it’s always been done,” inside the business as much as outside it.
Stay grounded.
No politics, no jargon between colleagues either. Just straight talk and mutual respect.
Earn it every time.
Seniority here is about experience, not hierarchy. You prove yourself through the work, the same as everywhere else at Forte.
Own the outcome.
You’re trusted with real client relationships early. What you do lands, and it’s yours.
Ready to be part of it?
Let’s talk.