In 2001 Peter Milnes founded INEX Capital & Growth Advisors, a consulting firm dedicated to adding value for independent insurance agency principals.

For over 25 years, Peter Milnes has taken a leading role in the insurance industry.  As Chairman & CEO of INEX Capital & Growth Advisors, Milnes is responsible for long term planning, new business development, and all financial aspects of the company.  A Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC), he has personally been responsible for the acquisition of over 100 insurance agencies.  While serving as a principal of The Insurance Exchange, he built the largest independent insurance agency in New Hampshire and negotiated its merger with USI Insurance Services Corp.

Active in real estate development and a variety of business ventures, Milnes has extensive experience in agency operations, mergers and acquisitions, deal structure, due diligence, and capital funding.

Peter has served on numerous insurance company advisory boards, including those of Hartford, Peerless, Hanover and others.  He holds Insurance Producer, Claims Adjuster, and Consultant licenses in various states.  He also currently serves as a Director for Salem Co-operative Bank, The Marketing Alliance (MAAL) and a variety of other insurance entities.  Past leadership roles include serving as an Executive Board Member of the Whittemore School of Business and Economics (WSBE) at the University of New Hampshire, member of the IIANH’s education committee and the Manchester City Government Task Force Survey. He has also been Treasurer of the Greater Manchester YMCA, Chairman of Hartford’s Insurance’s Manchester regional office Jonathan Trumbull Council and a Director of the Bedford Rotary Club and the Londonderry Rotary Club.

Peter is a graduate of St. Paul’s School and Bucknell University, the Aetna Commercial Insurance School for Agents, PIA’s Insurance School at Oberlin and a variety of other insurance courses.