Marsh
With offices in more than 130 countries employing over 45,000 people, Marsh aims to provide industry-focused brokerage, consulting, and claims advocacy services, leveraging data, technology, and analytics to help reduce its clients’ total cost of risk.
Marsh Networks partners with Ataraxia for succession planning
Equity release offering available to Marsh ProBroker, Purple Partnership and Bluefin Network members.
GS Group names Kevin Nicol as new MD
Scottish broker's founder George Stubbs moves into chairman role.
#Insagepeople: 11 to 17 December 2017
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Review of the year: February 2017
A booze ban at Lloyd's, Ageas, management changes at Marsh/Bluefin, a logo dispute and an FCA warning hit the headlines in February.
Marsh to resume control over Norwich support services from Capita
Arrangement will see 550 Capita employees join Marsh's existing staff in its Norwich office.
#Insagepeople: 4 - 10 December 2017
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Martyn Denney joins Aon
Former Marsh head of networks takes up MD role for Aon’s affinity business.
Broking break: Your Top Five
This week's most read stories include FCA spending, Coversure's results, the Marsh rebrand of Bluefin and an Open GI deal with Brightside.
Phil Barton – the Jelf and Bluefin rebrand Q&A
The Jelf CEO tackles rebranding offices, the potential for closures, client communication and why it chose Jelf over Bluefin for its name.
Bluefin rebrand “inevitable”, say experts
Brokers say bringing Jelf and Bluefin together under one name is part of integration process.
Marsh rebrands Bluefin as Jelf
The rebrand is set to begin in 2018 but the Bluefin name will continue to be used for Bluefin Network and Bluefin Sport.
UK commercial rates declining according to Marsh analysis
The rate fell by 2.7% in the third quarter of 2017 according to the Global Insurance Market Index.
#Insagepeople: 23 - 29 October 2017
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#Insagepeople: 02 - 08 October 2017
Keep up to date with all the latest people moves.
Broking Break - Your Top Five
CMA investigations, diversity and transformation, aquisitions and a restructure were the most popular stories this week.
Marsh restructures networks for brokers
Duncan Carter leads the new D&P division as Bluefin Network’s David Hopwood is promoted to become head of Marsh Networks.
Dive In: 71% of insurance workers want culture change
Survey reveals insurance staff believe culture within firms needs to change as diversity festival Dive In kicks off.
Marsh’s head of operations in Scotland Iain Henry departs
Henry took on the post when Marsh bought Central Insurance Services in 2014.
The Blog Spot: Deal or no deal - is the AA/Hastings tie-up really dead?
Hastings was in talks this summer about buying AA’s insurance business, or in their words forming a “partnership”. The talks have since stopped and the deal hasn’t happened.
Tasker Insurance names Robert Organ as new CEO
Former Bluefin CEO replaces founder and current chief executive Paul Tasker.
Aon and Marsh offices in Ireland raided in competition investigation
The two brokers were visited by the European Commission which is investigating breaches of EU competition rules.
Lockton opens new office in Aberdeen
Broker unveils three new recruits joining from Marsh.
AIG confirms former Marsh boss Brian Duperreault as CEO
Duperreault replaces Peter D. Hancock.
Major brokers caught up in FCA aviation probe
Regulator reported to be looking into "suspected conduct" but declines to comment.