Recruitment
Das appoints two regional underwriters
Das has made a double appointment in a bid to expand its regional underwriting teams.
Giles appoints ex-Towergate director to head up new division
Giles Insurance Brokers has appointed Nick Crocker as chairman of its newly formed real estate division.
Yutree unveils founding member and former Bluefin man as MD
Yutree Insurance has appointed founding member Kevin Hancock as its managing director (MD).
New commercial casualty claims chief at LMI
Liberty Mutual Insurance (LMI) has appointed Nikki Barrett-Browne as commercial casualty claims manager.
Travelers continues recruitment drive with new Europe underwriting chief
Rob Cage has been appointed chief underwriting officer for Travelers in Europe.
Acturis unveils new UK sales manager to drive broker base
Acturis has appointed Jeff McCracken as UK sales and marketing manager in a bid to develop the firm's broker base in the personal lines market.
Autonet reports £5m jump in turnover
Autonet Insurance Services has reported a turnover of £25.4m for 2011, compared to £19.8m for the year before.
Dual UK appoints new COO
Dual UK has appointed Judit Petho as chief operating officer (COO).
Hastings Direct receives disability support accolade
Hastings Direct has been honoured for its approach to supporting disabled people in the workplace.
UK General unveils new management team as commercial MD resigns
Peter Hubbard has been appointed chief executive of UK General, and Cathie Bruce, managing director commercial, has resigned.
Integro appoints ex-Towergate chief
Integro Insurance Brokers has appointed Martin Wright, former managing director (MD) of Towergate Specialist Markets, as MD of its UK retail operations, sister title Post has reported.
Travelers appoints Willis man as Europe COO
Travelers has appointed Matthew Wilson as chief operating officer (COO), Europe, which includes responsibility for its UK operations.
Wilby merges with Huddersfield broker in drive for growth
Wilby has merged with Huddersfield-based Ainley’s Insurance Brokers, and recruited four new members of staff.
FSJ adds another Cobra man in recruitment drive
FSJ Broking has added to its broking team with four appointments, including a third ex-Cobra employee.
Bluefin nabs former Reich man to head up North West branches
Bluefin Insurance Group has pounced to appoint former Reich man John Capel as regional managing director for two of its branches in the North West.
Market moves: Big brokers lead the way
The big-name brokers contributed many column inches to this month’s Market moves section, with Marsh announcing the departure of its parent company’s CEO and Miller going to Willis to expand its corporate risks team. And Giles was very busy indeed, with…
Lorica fuels recruitment drive with five new appointments
Lorica Insurance Brokers has added a further five recruits to three of its branches.
Ageas UK in executive shake-up
Ageas Insurance will replace departing non-executive chairman Julian Hance with KPMG man Mark Winlow.
Broker Network goes to Keychoice for new insurer director
Broker Network and Countrywide has appointed Dene Smith as insurer director.
JLT takes on former Towergate employee for Nottingham office
JLT Speciality has snapped up former Towergate employee Elizabeth Day as business development co-ordinator for its Nottingham office.
Hastings creates two new director roles
Hastings Insurance Services has created two new posts by appointing Paul Whymark as its new operations director and Jonathan Sutcliffe as its new claims director.
Towergate Underwriting boosts e-trading with ex-NIG man
Towergate Underwriting has appointed Dean Fletcher as commercial e-strategy and products manager.
Bluefin launches new schemes and affinities division
Bluefin Insurance Group has launched Bluefin Solutions, a division focused on the development and distribution of new and existing schemes and affinities.
Axa appoints new chief for Simple products range
Axa commercial lines and personal intermediary has appointed Louisa-Jayne Stirzaker as Simple products trading manager.