Acturis was established in late 2000 by Theo Duchen and David McDonald, two former McKinsey partners, and the late Sir Brian Pitman, the former CEO and Chairman of Lloyds TSB. The company's total focus is on using technology and process innovation to help brokers and insurers in the general insurance industry to achieve radically improved levels of efficiency, productivity and client service. The first brokers traded on the Acturis system in July 2002 and since then more and more brokers and underwriters have moved from UK legacy systems to enjoy the efficiency savings offered by the Acturis system.