Management
Aspen on the hunt for new CFO following poor 2011 results
Aspen Insurance Holdings is searching for a new chief financial officer following the departure of incumbent, Richard Houghton.
Bollington reshuffles board
Bollington has restructured its board of directors and appointed Chris Patterson as group managing director.
Barrere steps down from three directorships
Bernard Barrere has resigned as director of MMA Holdings UK, according to papers filed at Companies House.
Markerstudy gets ILM training status
Markerstudy’s talent development team has been granted Centre Status by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM).
CFC to expand in management liability with Chubb hire
CFC has hired one of Chubb's London managers as a senior management liability underwriter.
Esure's Wood hands over CEO role
Esure has promoted Stuart Vann, its chief operating officer for the past two years, to the role of chief executive officer.
MGA hires new underwriting director
Essex-based underwriting agency LFC Shield has appointed Jackie Burns as its new director of underwriting.
RSA man to lead Tokio construction practice
Tokio Marine Europe has launched a new construction practice in the UK.
Towergate bags heavy hitter for group finance role
Scott Egan, former Brit group chief financial officer, has taken the equivalent role at Towergate Insurance.
XL planning for construction growth with new appointment
XL Group has appointed Ian Lushington as construction underwriting manager for the UK, Ireland and Nordic region.
Former Arista man heads up new Aspen venture
Aspen Risk Management has appointed former Arista regional manager, Paul Dooley to head up its new Manchester office.
Maturing market sees more brokers flit between networks
Increasing numbers of brokers switching providers blamed on “bloody competitive” network market
The truth about redundancy
Is making redundancies always the best option for coping with financial pressure? Peter Done explores the problems and alternatives
Changing attitudes
Businesses need to treat everyone fairly and comply with equality legislation, explains Sally Mbewe
Market moves: A good month for the management
It’s well into the new year but the insurance industry is certainly still ringing the changes. As usual, there were moves between rival companies, with Willis losing a COO to Aon, and Lifestyle Services dipping into Ace for a new CEO.
Finding a niche
Sutton Winson managing director David Thomson tells Caitlin Morrison why the broker has interests in so many niche sectors and diverse industries and how it plans to ride out the recession
Are you a visionary or a strategist?
Really successful businesses are led by visionaries or strategists, but the UK insurance industry seems to be lacking both, says Tony Cornell
Groupama up for grabs
Speculation continues to surround the sale of French insurance giant’s UK operations
Two senior players leave Gallagher Heath for rival Bluefin
Bluefin has snapped up two senior brokers from rival firm Gallagher Heath.
Powerplace chief executive out after only eight months
Powerplace, the Towergate online wholesale subsidiary, is to appoint its third chief executive in a year.
CNA promotes from within for new underwriting manager
CNA Europe has appointed Steve O’Riordan as underwriting manager, London property.
New head of sales at PHP
The Private Health Partnership (PHP) has appointed Andrew Middleton as head of sales.
DAS creates new COO role
The DAS Group has appointed Paul Timmins as chief operating officer, a newly created role within the group.
Towergate goes for change with latest appointment
Towergate Insurance has appointed a group change director tasked with delivering the business’ key strategic priorities.