People
Hastings sale to Finnish/South African consortium completed
Takeover, which valued the business at £1.66bn, sees Hastings delist from the London Stock Exchange.
Ardonagh Specialty reshuffles management team
Broker makes series of promotions as it revamps its top team.
People Moves: 16 - 20 November 2020
Keep up to date with the latest market moves.
Blog: What’s the point of insurtech?
How can broker leverage insurtech products to provide the best solutions for customers? Leakbot’s Craig Foster weighs in.
People Moves: 9 - 13 November
Keep up to date with the latest market moves.
Gallagher takes on former Scotland rugby international
Nathan Hines has joined the broker as a business development director.
Market moves - November 2020
The latest recruitment news from around the industry
Willis IRM expands into London as it launches Arden Insurance Brokers
Belfast-based broker says it expects its GWP to grow to over £55m within the next twelve months as it hires Mark Hicks to lead the new business and Jonathon de Mendonça joins from Willis Towers Watson.
Gallagher shutters Dumfries office with three other locations under threat
Dumfries staff face redundancy as broker discusses future of Ayr, Fort William and Inverness bases as it seeks to move some locations to remote working.
Opinion: Four cornerstones for resilience
Jaime Swindle discusses key findings from Bravo Group’s latest series of economic-focused white papers and explains how resilience will see brokers through the dark days of winter
Ageas takes chief distribution officer from Aviva
Adam Beckett joins the insurer in the New Year after 20 years with Aviva.
People Moves Round-up: 2- 6 November 2020
Keep up tp date with the latest people moves.
C&C Insurance Brokers expands into the Midlands and opens Dudley office
The broker has hired Phil Caffery to head up the new branch.
Hiscox UK appoints COO
Louise Marling steps up after joining Hiscox in 2019 as interim change director.
Blog: The care sector conundrum
The market is divided on the challenge of supporting the care sector in the face of Covid-19, says Markel’s Nic Brown.
Clementi exits as MS Amlin Underwriting CEO
Johan Slabbert takes up the position later on this year as Clementi leaves the insurer.
Former Aston Scott boss joins Mactavish as MD
Heidi Carslaw, previously executive director at Aston Lark, joined Mactavish in September.
AIG set to restructure
The insurer will separate its life and retirement business from its GI division and will refresh leadership as CEO Duperreault steps back to executive chairman role.
Direct Insurance and Amicus agree settlement out of court
Amicus denied accusations of breach of contract and client poaching after DIG filed legal proceedings against the broker and an employee in July.
Blog: Three ways to be more efficient working remotely
Andy Fairchild, of Applied Systems, considers how to get the best out of teams who are working from home.
People Moves Round-up: 19 - 23 October 2020
Keep up to date with the latest people moves.
Blog: E-scooters, opportunity or threat?
We've all see e-scooters whizzing along pathways and roads, and we've all heard about the potential for accidents. DWF's Nigel Teasdale digs in to the implications for brokers.
Gallagher takes Zurich's Nick Price
He joins as market management director and will support Gallagher's retail division.
Search underway for new RSA chairman - report
Martin Scicluna is to exit the provider next year, says Sky News.