CII elects its 114th president

Chris Hanks Allianz July09

Chris Hanks, general manager of commercial insurance at Allianz, has been elected president of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).

He takes over from Barry Smith, chief executive officer of Fortis UK. Elected as deputy-president alongside Mr Hanks was Julian James, chief executive officer of Lockton International.

Commenting on his election as president, Mr Hanks said: “It’s a great honour to take the presidency of the CII and particularly in the run up to the centenary of our Royal Charter in 2012. I would like to pay tribute to all that Barry Smith has achieved over the last year especially his work as chairman of the

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