Riverbourne becomes 159th member of Cobra Network

Cobra Network has added Riverbourne Group as its 159th network member.

Co-founded in 2002 by Nick Plowman, commercial broker Riverbourne Group is based in Caterham, Surrey and has an office in Leeds with a total of 25 staff. Last year, the broker had gross written premiums of over £12m.

Cobra Network’s managing director John Lincoln said: “I am very pleased to welcome Nick Plowman and the Riverbourne Group into the COBRA Network family. Riverbourne is a highly professional comercial brokerage that has seen rapid growth over the past eight years and is a perfect fit for our membership profile. The management team at Riverbourne are commited to further growth and I know that their decision to join COBRA Network is part of their aggressive plan for the business.”

Nick Plowman, managing director at Riverbourne added: “I am pleased to see Riverbourne join COBRA Network and I look forward to taking our business forward using the facilities they have to offer. I’ve known the founders, Steve Burrows and John Lincoln for some years and I’m not surprised to see COBRA’s rapid growth. Their vision for the business complements our own plans and I look forward to working with them.”

Riverbourne Group employ 25 staff between their Surrey and Leeds offices and provide a full range of corporate insurance solutions including risk management and health & safety.

The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

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