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People Moves: 24 - 28 May 2021
Stay up-to-date with the latest personnel changes in the world of insurance.
Marsh’s Neil Poulton appointed MD at Sagars
Founder, John Meadows, has stepped back from his leadership role at the Global Risk Partners-owned broker.
Huw Evans to exit the ABI
The insurer trade body will commence its search for a replacement director general shortly as it reveals Evans will be joining KPMG in January 2022.
People moves: 17 - 21 May 2021
The key job changes in the world of insurance this week.
Blog: Business continuity in a changing world
In Business Continuity Week, Ecclesiastical's Sarah Pearson, considers developing business resilience.
People Moves: 10 - 14 May 2021
There was still time for some recruitment news in the week the Biba conference took place.
FCA reveals CEO recruitment spending
The regulator also brought clarity on the number of interviews conducted ahead of its appointment of Nikhil Rathi.
Renovation Underwriting hires James Guthrie to lead on broker distribution
Guthrie most recently worked as head of HNW distribution at Covéa.
Interview: Allianz's Simon McGinn on challenges and opportunities in a hard market
McGinn discusses exiting certain trades amid a hard market, changing broker wordings after the Supreme Court judgment in the FCA test case and what is next for Allianz in the UK.
Aviva confirms potential redundancies amid IT overhaul
Up to 115 staff across a number of sites will be affected as the insurer looks to automate and outsource.
Seventeen Group buys Ryan's
Ryan's will become part of James Hallam as chairman Tim Ryan is set to exit.
Zurich’s UK underwriting officer exits for global role
Hayley Robinson will be heading off to Switzerland to start as group chief underwriting officer in June.
Risk insights webinar: Tackling tomorrow’s risks today
The Aviva team highlights key findings from its Risk Insights report and outlines the danger points, from Covid to mental health problems
Post Brexit dispatches - What have we learnt so far?
In a quarterly series, the team at PKF Littlejohn consider the impact of Brexit on UK insurance. In this first post, Howard Jones takes stock of where we are now.
People moves: 4 - 7 May 2021
The key job changes in the world of insurance this week.
Blog: Rebuilding business in the events sector
The UK is tentatively opening up with a concert pilot taking place in Liverpool this weekend. Here CFC's Matt Helm considers how the insurance industry can help event operators to get back up and running.
Dave Clapp takes over as MVP and Ataraxia CEO
James McCaffrey is to retire but will retain a non-executive interest in the Peter Cullum-owned insurance investor.
PIB-owned Cobra "on track" to reach 2021 growth target
Following Les Brewin’s comeback into the industry, Insurance Age looks into what his ambitions are for Cobra, how the network has been "reinvented" since being taken over by PIB, and what CEO Andy Tedstone has in mind for the company's future.
Paul Trail exits Close Brothers
The move comes just eight months after he took the MD position and has resulted in a management reshuffle at the finance provider.
People moves: 26 - 30 April 2021
The key job changes in the world of insurance this week.
Gallagher takes South West lead from RSA
Richard Horne has been appointed as regional director for the region at Gallagher.
Shepherd Compello appoints chief broking officer
The specialist insurance broker has chosen Steve Hart for the role.
Network veteran, Les Brewin, joins Cobra
Purple-founder Brewin has been lured out of retirement to join the PIB-owned network.
Joe Sultana exits Applied Systems
Chief operating officer, Sultana, has been with the software house for more than ten years.