Recruitment
Aon swoops for Willis COO
Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corporation, has appointed Chris Lee-Smith as chief operating officer of its UK retail business.
Capita appoints new chief of service provision from FSA
Capita Commercial Insurance Services has appointed Greg Carter as director of client services, reporting to Brent Escott, head of the general insurance division.
Market moves: restructures and resignations
The blood is well and truly covering the floor this month with three high profile departures and the sacking of an entire board. But there was better news for one of their peers who has found his way back into the market in double quick time. What has…
Marsh unveils Norwich leader
Marsh has appointed Keith Fenwick to lead the broker's Norwich office, its largest UK branch outside of London.
Mitsui Sumitomo expands in Dublin
Mitsui Sumitomo has appointed Brian Moran and Gavin Mullen to expand the offering of its recently launched Dublin office.
Ai Claims appoints COO from Homeserve
Ai Claims Solutions has appointed ex-Homeserve director Simon Pook to the new role of chief operating officer at the company.
Market moves: Dave new world
For the first time in a long time Scotland had a relatively quiet month, although Glasgow welcomed a new Mitsui Sumitomo branch. The insurer also made a senior appointment in Manchester, which was quite a hub of activity in November, with Arista and MMA…
Jelf adds to London office with Towergate hire
Jelf Insurance Brokers has appointed Steve Careford as business development director based in its new London office.
Garwyn appoints ex-Marsh CEO
Loss adjuster Garwyn has appointed Artur Niemczewski as chief executive officer.
Markerstudy claims “sanity” returning to taxi market
Markerstudy Group has confirmed the appointment of Darren Doughty as head of taxi.
MMA boosts regional teams
A 50% growth in regional bespoke business is behind MMA’s decision to expand its regional teams.
Aviva appoints UK chief risk officer
Aviva has appointed John Lister as UK chief risk officer effective March 2012.
Market moves: welcome home
October saw a lot of business development action with insurers chasing brokers and brokers chasing clients in the static UK economy. While there were numerous appointments across the board, as seems to have been the case throughout 2012, Scotland and the…
LV appoints senior underwriter from Aviva
LV has appointed Tom Maughan as a senior underwriter for its Bournemouth branch which looks after brokers in Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.
Ex-Axa UK CEO to chair Chaucer Syndicates
Former Axa UK chief executive officer Mark Wood has been confirmed as chairman of Chaucer Syndicates.
LV appoints new leader in Exeter
LV broker has appointed Kevin Wildman to the new role of branch manager for its Exeter office.
Zurich appoints new chief underwriting officer
Zurich has appointed Nick Major as chief underwriting officer (CUO) for its global corporate in the UK (GCUK) business area, effective immediately.
Keelan Westall boosts underwriting agency
Keelan Westall has appointed Simona Wilson to its in-house underwriting agency as team leader and promoted Caroline Dixon to underwriting manager as it looks to strengthen the division.
PMI Health Group hires new director from Jelf
PMI Health Group has hired a new account director to drive the company’s corporate market growth in the south of England.
Clear appoints from Willis Networks
Clear Insurance Management has appointed Simon Taylor, previously regional managing director for Willis Network, to the role of executive director.
Plum plucks senior underwriter from Brit
Plum Underwriting has appointed Paul Evans to the position of senior underwriter with immediate effect.
Peter Staddon joins Devitt
Peter Staddon has joined Devitt as broker personal lines executive director, Insurance Age’s sister title Post has learnt.
ECIC targets regional growth
The Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Company (ECIC) has recruited John Flaherty as a regional business development executive for the Midlands, Wales and South-West England.
SSP appoints insurer division MD
Stephen Lathrope has been appointed as managing director of SSP's insurer division.