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Marsh reveals sport, entertainment and media industry group
Group launched in response to Covid-19 impact on SEM sector and will be led by Richard Tolley, deputy leader, global sports and events.
Lord Hunt takes GRP main board role
Move follows Searchlight's purchase of a majority stake in GRP, which saw a number of management changes.
Insurance Covid-Cast: Managing return to work risks as offices look to re-open
In the 28th episode of Post and Insurance Age’s video series we gathered together an expert panel to discuss how employers manage the return to the office, given many staff members might have anxieties about the ‘new normal’ - not least travelling to and…
Euler Hermes hires new RICC director for UK and Ireland
Andrew Hodson moves across from the Allianz-owned insurer's Paris office.
TL Dallas reveals growth plans
Broker's MD Polly Staveley and commercial MD Tim Mortimer discuss modernising the business, acquiring specialist teams and how the firm has been impacted by the coronavirus.
FCA announces permanent CEO
Nikhil Rathi joins from the London Stock Exchange and will be paid £455,000 a year.
Broker Week: Getting on with it
As part of Applied Broker Week, Biba's Graeme Trudgill stands up for the brokers who have worked through the Covid-19 crisis with aplomb and insight.
Markel International ditches lines to focus on entertainment
The specialist insurer will no longer write personal accident or contingency insurance, partly due to the impact of Covid-19, with redundancies expected.
BGL CEO Donaldson exits after 20 years
Mark Bailie, currently a government coronavirus NHS Test and Trace business leader, will succeed Matthew Donaldson from 1 September.
Axa XL boosts UK broker management team
Michael Clarke joins the business from Willis Towers Watson and Robyn Warke moves across from Generali.
Broker Week: How are brokers adapting to Covid-19?
Edward Murray, in association with Applied Systems, explores how brokers have adapted how they work in response to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown.
Insurance Covid Cast: Reinvigorating the workforce post-pandemic
In the 27th episode of Post and Insurance Age’s video series we gathered together an expert panel to discuss what the insurance sector has learnt over the last three months - and how it might shape the employer-employee relationship when offices re-open.
Ageas hunts new distribution chief as Middle makes first moves as CEO
Ageas’ new UK CEO Ant Middle, pictured, is reintroducing a group wide distribution director as part of his first major moves since succeeding Andy Watson in April.
Brokers mixed response to Black Lives Matter
Updated: Some have pledged an “anti-racist” approach but there is little ethnicity data available to measure performance.
Blog: Reimagining the future
Coronavirus, the business interruption insurance row and black lives matter protests all present challenges for the insurance sector. The Chartered Insurance Institute's CEO Sian Fisher explores what the way forward as part of the Applied Broker Week.
The Blog Spot: What are you doing to support Black Lives Matter?
The insurance sector is working to improve diversity but how is it changing beyond having conversations?
People Moves Round-up: 8 - 12 June 2020
Keep up to date with the latest people moves.
Blog: PI under pressure
The evolving PI landscape presents significant challenges not just for insureds, but their brokers and insurers as well, says Danny French of Aqueous Underwriting.
TL Dallas takes commercial MD from Marsh Commercial
Tim Mortimer has joined the Bradford-headquartered broker with the aim to grow its commercial division.
The working from home diaries: Adam Hassanjee
Lloyd's broker Pro Global's technical analyst shares how he has adapted to the changes in work due to Covid-19.
Market moves: June 2020
As expected Covid-19 has slowed the number of people moves in the industry, but, it was not a wasteland and there were some market announcements throughout May
Blog: Customer vulnerability and coronavirus
Insurance Cares: The present pandemic has underlined the importance of a robust vulnerability strategy. RWA's Kirk Ford outlines how insurance brokers might prepare for an increase in incidences of vulnerability - or an exacerbation of existing cases.
Redundancies for Markerstudy after pay cut row
The provider has blamed the impact of Covid-19 for the job cuts which follow reports of staff being forced to take pay cuts.
Blog: Succession planning amid the coronavirus crisis
Aston Lark's Peter Blanc, shares his thoughts on adapting the business and why M&A can continue to thrive post Covid-19.