Meet Our Expert Insurance Team at Eggar Forrester
Our team at Eggar Forrester Insurance combines industry experience with impeccable personal service. By way of an introduction, please find information on all our staff members below.
Management Team
Tommy Hodgson
Managing Director
Tommy has run Eggar Forrester Insurance since 2014 when he joined us from Marsh. He's worked in the London insurance market since 2006 and has an Advanced Diploma in Insurance from the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Martine Darkin
Director of Operations
Martine began her insurance career with Eggar Forrester Insurance in 2004. Starting with administration, she quickly moved to claims handling and Personal Lines broking and gained her Certificate of Insurance from the CII in 2009. Since then Martine has been broking Property Owners, Personal Lines, Directors & Officers, Engineering and other commercial covers as well as studying towards her CII Diploma.
Rakesh Zaveri
Finance Director
Rakesh has been with Eggar Forrester Insurance since 2003 and currently holds the position of Finance Director. He has more than 25 years' experience in financial and management accounting, and his skills range from client broking to business development, dealing with client monies and compliance.
Giles Woodward
Compliance Officer
Giles has over 25 years' experience in the financial services industry and has held a number of compliance related positions during that time. Most recently, he was European Compliance Manager for a major health insurer. Giles has broad generalised compliance experience and knowledge covering daily compliance advice, executing compliance monitoring programmes and dealing with regulatory change.
Senior Staff
James Liddell
Associate Director
James started at Eggar Forrester in May 2019 having spent four years in the Private Client team at R K Harrison. James is responsible for delivering insurance solutions to a diverse portfolio of private clients in the UK and abroad. He can also provide cover for residential and commercial real estate, whether it be a single let property or a large portfolio.
Jamie Underwood
Associate Director
Jamie started at Eggar Forrester in 2024 having previously started his career at Howden. He has more than 15 years’ experience offering Professional Indemnity for clients in the UK and abroad. Jamie can also provide insurance solutions to the financial sector offering Professional Indemnity (PI), Directors & Officers (D&O), Crime and other covers.