Hugo Thorp

Team Leader - Fintech & Payment Services

Hugo joined Protean Risk in the Autumn of 2020. He was promoted to Team Leader of the Fintech and Payments Services at the start of 2022. He is responsible for servicing all types of fintech and technology firms, typically operating under PSD2 regulations. He works on our exclusive PSD Bond Safeguarding Insurance which can be used as an alternative method of safeguarding client funds. He specialises in the design of complex insurance programmes, client advisory services and insurer relationship management.

He has over 10 years' experience in the insurance industry. Prior to joining Protean Risk Hugo worked at Lockton where he placed complex Professional Indemnity programmes for Top 100 law firms and global construction professional services firms, before shifting his focus to Financial Institutions clients that included Investment Managers/Advisors, Hedge Funds, Real Estate Asset Managers and Private Equity firms.