People
Arag hires broker business manager
Alastair Sambrook will be responsible for developing relationships with brokers, predominantly in the South East of England.
Opinion: Fair value – fair play
The FCA’s rules on fair value have come at the right time, and those not ready to follow them may soon fall by the wayside, writes Partners& chairman Stuart Reid
Profile: Licence to chill - GRP's group CEO Mike Bruce
GRP’s Mike Bruce tells Ida Axling how an early career working with nuclear weapons has given him a sense of perspective in his latest role, running one of the UK’s largest broker consolidators
David Howden calls for collaboration in disaster relief funding
At the World Climate Summit, Howden stressed insurance was the key to unlocking the private capital needed to address the £14.8bn ($20bn) disaster relief shortfall.
Experts slam "badly worded" and "intrusive" FCA D&I survey
Compliance specialists highlight the problems that the voluntary survey, which was sent out last month, may cause brokers.
Aviva’s claims director exits
Dave Lovely is leaving the insurer with Hugh Hessing stepping in as chief claims officer on an interim basis
Kelly Ogley takes A-Plan CEO role
The moves sees group CEO, Carl Shuker, remain to focus on the wider business which includes Endsleigh, Assured Futures and KGM.
Blog: Why brokers need to think about intellectual property insurance
CFC's Maddi Brown discusses the need for SMEs to protect themselves amid a rise in the number of disputes as larger companies allege IP infringements in the hope that their smaller target won’t have the resource with which to defend itself.
In Depth: Schemes partnerships build opportunities in a changing market
Jonathan Forster, SME distribution director at Travelers, considers how brokers can make a success of schemes in the final part of our series.
People moves: 1-5 November 2021
Keep up to date with the latest people moves in the insurance sector.
Gallagher appoints Derek Henry to lead micro-SME
Henry, formerly of Brightside, will also be MD of personal lines as the broker zones in on digital innovation.
Nick Hobbs: “Rebalance, transform, outperform”
Allianz’s chief distribution and regions officer explains how the restructure of the business over the summer will impact brokers.
LawSure makes leadership changes
Mandy Brown takes over as managing director as Brian Hall moves to become executive chairman of the specialist broker.
QBE names Chris Wallace as executive director for the UK
Move follows Cécile Fresneau's promotion to run QBE's European Operations earlier this year.
New JM Glendinning MD reveals "ambitious but achievable" growth plans
Jake Fox discusses his plans for JM Glendinning after taking over the MD role from Nick Houghton, who became CEO of the JMG Group following its MBO last year.
Thomas Carroll buys Cardigan broker
Delwyn Griffiths has joined the independent insurance broker.
People moves: 18-22 October 2021
Keep up to date with the latest people moves.
Seventeen Group expects further growth in 2022
CEO Paul Anscombe flags how M&A and organic growth are helping the business expand despite the £670,000 cost of Covid.
Randell stands down as FCA chair
Randell will exit in Spring 2022 and the government is now seeking a successor.
People Moves: 11-15 October 2021
Keep up to date with the latest people moves.
Clear Group announces management developments
The business has made a number of promotions across the business including BHIB and Brokerbility.
Das UK promotes Tony Coram to CEO
Das UK Group has named Tony Coram as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Andrew Burke who is stepping down at the end of this year.
Markerstudy Broking looks to £600m GWP
The business is set to invest in its digital capabilities as MD, Ross Barrington, reflects on its Brightside deal and future M&A plans.
JM Glendinning names new MD for its eight broking businesses
Jake Fox succeeds Nick Houghton, who became CEO of the group after its management buyout last year.