Chris Hanks appointed Polaris chairman
Chris Hanks, general manager of Allianz Commercial, has been appointed chairman of Polaris.
The company said that Mr Hanks’ experience and reputation within the industry would help promote take-up of insurance products imarket and ProductWriter.
Mr Hanks said: “With transactions rising all the time via imarket, I am extremely pleased to be taking up this position at such a crucial time of imarket’s development.
“Polaris has been at the forefront of technological innovation in the marketplace, with increasing sales of its ProductWriter software, which is now a proven high volume
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