Philippe Maso was appointed CEO of AXA Insurance in April 2008. He oversees the company's operations in the commercial, personal, and corporate partners markets, as well as online insurer Swiftcover. He also has overall accountability for the independent broking distribution business.
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Philippe's career in AXA first began in 1995 in Paris where he worked in the finance department, eventually becoming Head of Group Corporate Finance and Financial Risk Management. In 2003, Philippe joined AXA UK as Group Finance Director.
Philippe is the happy father of five daughters. He lives in London and in his free time enjoys spending time with family and friends, music, theatre, exhibitions, rowing, tennis and skiing.
Enquiries: Miranda Bellord - AXA Insurance Press Office +44 (0)20 7911 5164
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Alexander R. Baugh is Managing Director of AIG UK Limited and Regional President of Foreign General's UK/Ireland Division.
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He is responsible for the general insurance operations of American International Underwriters (AIU) in the UK and Ireland, based in London. AIU is AIG's international property-casualty insurance organization. He succeeds Daniel S. Glaser, who has left to pursue another opportunity.
Mr. Baugh joined AIU in 1983 as a financial lines underwriter. He subsequently held a succession of positions with AIU in New York, London and Paris and was most recently President of AIG Europe, S.A., and President of AIU's Continental European Region. He has also held various positions in AIG's Domestic Brokerage Group. Mr. Baugh is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
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Martin South is Chief Executive Officer of Marsh Ltd, a position he took up in February 2007. Born in Africa in 1965, he was raised and educated in the United Kingdom.
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He joined the Minet Group in 1983, moving in 1985 to Marsh & McLennan Companies' UK broking unit, C T Bowring (later to become Marsh).
He left Marsh in 1996 as a Senior Vice President in its in wholesale broking unit to join Zurich Re before becoming CEO of Zurich's London operations in 2000.
Between 2004 and 2006 he was CEO of International Businesses at Zurich Financial Services and a member of the Group Management Board, responsible for all of Zurich's operations outside North America and Europe. His responsibilities included developing the strategy and vision for these businesses, with a particular focus on China and longer-term value creation.
Mr South is a current member of the Forum of Young Global Leaders.
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Robert Brown is a commercially focused, highly committed and respected leader with a high industry profile and a proven track record in establishing productive and valuable senior market relationships globally
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Robert has extensive experience within the financial services sector, including traditional and non-traditional Risk Transfer, as well as a considerable knowledge of both hard and soft markets and a strong commitment to the adherence of risk and compliance regulations.
Robert Brown was appointed CEO of Aon Limited in July 2009 and sits on the Global Aon Risk Services Executive Committee to represent UK retail business. He will retain his role as CEO of Aon Corporate & Affinity, to which he was appointed in January 2008, to lead Aon's retail broking activities for mid to large UK companies. He is also responsible for the Professional Services Group (UK regions), Aon Private Clients, Affinity and Footman James.
Prior to this, Robert was head of Risk Transfer for Aon Global, the team responsible for the programme design and placement for large UK corporate and multinational clients. He also managed the brokers transacting EMEA & APAC property and casualty business into London markets. Before, Robert worked on the North American account since he joined Aon in July 2001.
Robert previously worked mainly in underwriting for 17 years. Although predominately based in London throughout his career, Robert spent four years working in Switzerland in various management roles including chief multi-line underwriting officer for Winterthur International. He also worked in Hong Kong as regional broking manager for Winterthur International with responsibility for all underwriting and sales/marketing in Asia.
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Mr. Carlos Montalvo Rebuelta is the Secretary General of CEIOPS, Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors, since the 1st of November, 2007.
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Before that he has worked as an insurance supervisor for the DGSFP, Spanish insurance supervisory authority, where he headed the International Area of the Supervisory Department and coordinated insurance groups and financial conglomerates related issues. He is a lawyer with a diploma in economics and has carried out both national and international tasks, such as on-site inspections or participation in different legislative initiatives. He's also been involved in qualitative supervision related issues, including the chairmanship of CEIOPS working group on internal control for insurance undertakings (Madrid Group), and has participated as invited professor in different fora.
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Andrew Kail is the UK Insurance Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and is responsible for leading and co-ordinating PricewaterhouseCoopers services to the Insurance Industry across the UK.
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In addition, he is a member of the UK Assurance Executive with responsibilities for UK listed companies.
Andrew has 19 years of experience working with clients within the Insurance Industry after having joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1990. He has worked for a number of international and domestic insurance clients, and his experience encompasses a wide range of activities including audit, regulatory and advisory assignments across the industry.
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Vincent Cable is the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and speaks for his party on issues of Finance, European Economic and Monetary Union and the City.
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Political Experience
Vincent Cable is the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and speaks for his party on issues of Finance, European Economic and Monetary Union and the City.
Political positions held include
* Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1999 - 2003
* Liberal Democrat MP for Twickenham 1997 - to date
* Liberal Democrat Candidate for Twickenham 1992
* Social Democrat Party candidate York 1983 and 1987
* Labour Councillor Glasgow 1971-74 specialising in transport issues and strategic planning for the city.
Vice Chair of
* All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services
* All Party Parliamentary Group on Management
* All Party Parliamentary Group on Policing
* All Party Parliamentary Group on Pulmonary Hypertension
Member of
* All Party Parliamentary Group on Corporate Social Responsibility
* All Party Parliamentary Fire Safety Group
* All Party Parliamentary Internet Group
* Associate Parliamentary Manufacturing Industry Group
* All Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Pensions
* All Party Parliamentary Group on Overseas Development
* All Party Parliamentary Group on Primary Care & Public Health
* Associate Parliamentary Group on Justice for Road Traffic Victims
* All Party Parliamentary Small Business Group
* All Party United Nations Parliamentary Group
* Associate Parliamentary Warm Homes Group
* All Party Parliamentary Youth Hostelling Group
Professional Experience
* Chief Economist of Shell International
* Head of Economics, Royal Institute of International Affairs
* Special adviser to Commonwealth secretary-general Sonny Ramphal
* United Nations Association London and South East Region President
* Deputy Director Overseas Development Institute
* Diplomatic Service
* Lecturer in Economics, University of Glasgow
* Treasury Official, Government of Kenya
* Freelance work for World Bank and UN
* Worked extensively in India and Latin America
* Regular broadcaster and columnist: The Independent (on economic and political issues), The Economist
Economics and Finance
Special Advisor to Secretary of State for Trade (John Smith) in 1979. Written several books on Trade Policy and International Finance. Recently published an in depth study of international telecommunications: 'Global Superhighways'. In 1999 published a major book on 'Globalisation and Global Governance' for Chatham House and Brookings.
Environment
Drafted the report for Commonwealth Prime-Ministers' Conference on climate change and 'greenhouse effect'. Helped prepare the report of the World Commission for the Environment with Mrs Brundtland (Prime Minister of Norway) and Mr Ramphal
Development & Foreign Affairs
Prepared background report to 1995 'Britain in the World' Conference. Helped prepare major report on international institutions with Ingmaar Carlsson (Prime Minister of Sweden)
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Richard launched Beachcroft Regulatory Consulting in 2002 following two years as an independent consultant during which time the FSA was a major client.
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At the FSA, he worked mostly on the project to reform polarisation. Previously a civil servant with the Department of Trade and Industry, Richard worked in the Insurance Directorate as the director responsible for the reconstruction of the Lloyd's insurance market. At the Association of British Insurers he was Head of Life Insurance for three and a half years where he led the co-ordination of the industry's efforts to resolve the pensions mis-selling issue.
Richard works on a wide variety of projects and deals with industry level issues and political and regulatory influencing as much as he roles up sleeves and assesses a sales file for compliance. At present he sits on the BBA's steering group responding for the bancassurers on the FSA's Retail Distribution Review. He involves himself in most of BRC's ARROW assignments and its regulatory remediation assignments.
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In August 2007, Brendan McManus joined Willis from Royal & SunAlliance (RSA) where he worked for over 20 years.
MoreAs CEO of Willis' UK & Ireland retail business, McManus is responsible for:
* Corporate Risk Solutions (multi-national and corporate clients)
* Commercial (SME)
* Willis Commercial Network
* Private Clients
* Employee Benefits
During his time at Willis, McManus has focused on creating a strategy and a vision for WUK&I within Willis' Shaping Our Future framework - a Group initiative aimed at delivering breakout growth. His main aim is to ensure Willis is number one for service in all business segments.
Before joining Willis, McManus was Managing Director of RSA's Broker business, a role he held for three years after working in several different capacities. At RSA McManus acquired experience in a number of operational roles, including among others marketing and distribution across a diverse customer base, change management and developing small and medium sized enterprise (SME) and corporate business.
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Stephen Haddrill took up his post as the new Director General of the ABI on 3 May 2005.
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Stephen aims to ensure that the ABI is highly influential with Government and regulators on behalf of all its members. He believes in working in partnership with the ABI's stakeholders to build that influence whilst always making clear where ABI stands.
Previously, Stephen was Director General, Fair Markets Group at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), where he was responsible for the development of the framework within which business operates, including the competition and consumer framework, employment relations, company law, women and equality issues, and also trade and European issues. He held this position from January 2002.
Prior to this, from 1998 until Spring 2002, he held other positions within the DTI, including Director of Employment Relations, and Consumer Affairs. From 1994 to 1998 he was a director of the DTI's Competitiveness Unit, a central policy team reporting directly to the Secretary of State.
From 1990 to 1994 he left the UK civil service to work for the Hong Kong Government as a member of the Governor's Central Policy Unit.
Stephen studied history and economics at Oxford University and joined the Department of Energy in 1978 where he held a number of posts, principally on nuclear issues and as Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Energy.
In October 2007, Stephen was appointed Vice President and Chair of the Board of the Institute for Employment Studies, the UK's leading employment and human resources experts.
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Ian Dilks is the Global Insurance Leader and Global Insurance Advisory Leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is based in the London office and has specialised in financial services, particularly insurance, for 25 years.
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In addition to chairing the Global Insurance Leadership Team, Ian is a member of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Global Financial Services Leadership Team. He is specifically responsible for co-ordinating the firm’s response to the impact of market reporting developments, including International Financial Reporting Standards on financial services clients globally, and is responsible for PricewaterhouseCoopers’ support to the European Insurance CFO Forum.
Over the last 15 years Ian has worked for a number of international and regional clients and industry bodies, and his experience encompasses a wide range of audit, merger and acquisition, regulatory and advisory assignments. He is now responsible for managing the relationships with some of the firm’s larger global clients.
Ian is a graduate in Engineering Science Economics from New College, Oxford.
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I'm responsible for all B2B relationships with UK General Insurance, that's 3000 brokers and 100 partners. The B2B team is 1800 people across 40 branches from Edinburgh to Brighton
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After 9 years in Aviva, which I think is a long time, but to many of my colleagues it's a brief sojourn, I still learn something everyday.
I love what I do and I love to escape it too. I live in the middle of a field in Alburgh, Norfolk, with my long suffering hubby Darrell and we provide occasional lodging for my stepson Shane.
Any free time is spent outside either at home in the garden or travelling on my hols and if the sun in shining the roof on the car is down.
Relaxation is a good book and a glass of wine
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Bob Van Gieson is a seasoned property and casualty executive with extensive international credentials; establishing strategic alliances, expanding products and markets, and negotiating complex agendas.
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Bob has significant experience integrating acquisitions, divesting non-strategic businesses and creating high performing teams. Bob joined Arch Insurance in 2003 to establish the European operation, and in just four years has led the company to produce profitable revenue of $500m in 2007. Bob began his insurance career with Chubb Corporation, culminating in his appointment as Chairman and Chief Executive of Chubb Europe. Prior to joining Arch, Bob was CEO Global Operations for CNA.
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Peter Hubbard was formerly CEO for AXA Insurance. Here he turned the business around and grew the business substantially over 6 years.
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Peter is passionate about change and is committed to making insurance a truly 21st century industry but is also keen to get the basics right - making sure customers are at the heart of the business.
Peter is currently undertaking a non-executive director role for Keoghs and has also undertaken a number of other strategic development roles in the industry.
Peter has a diverse career history. He spent four years at Ernst & Young and 17 in varied roles at Lloyds TSB, including Strategic Planning, Finance Director, Managing Director E-Commerce and Strategy Director Retail Banking. He has been a member of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) General Insurance Council and Chairman of the ABI Property Committee, additionally Peter Chaired the insurance industry working group creating the industry response to Climate Change - Climatewise.
Nationally, Peter is a member of the CII Board and Chairman of the Remunerations Committee.
Personally Peter has many interests outside work - including a passion for cycling, wine and gardening - and despite long working hours always puts time aside for family and friends.
Contact details: Mr P Hubbard, C/o The Chartered Insurance Institute, Secretariat, 20 Aldermanbury, London, EC2V 7HY - Email: maree.hall@cii.co.uk
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Barry Smith took on the role of Chief Executive for Fortis UK in 2001, having spent his career in financial services.
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Barry is Chairman of the ABI Motor Committee, a member of the ABI GIC Management Committee, Chairman of the ABI Greenaway Review in uninsured driving, and also past President of the CII in Southampton.
Demonstrating his commitment to social responsibility in the community, Barry is also actively involved with the South Coast Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's fundraising initiatives.
Barry lives in West Byfleet, is married to Gillian and has two sons.
His hobbies include following English Rugby and, for some unknown reason, Tottenham Hotspur!
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Sandy Scott was appointed Director General of the Chartered Insurance Institute on 11 September 2000.
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He graduated in medicine and surgery from Aberdeen University and spent his first ten years in the Royal Army Medical Corps achieving the rank of Major. He then joined the Department of Health where his responsibilities included regulating the pharmaceutical industry in the United Kingdom. In 1989 he joined PPP Healthcare and in 1995 became Deputy Managing Director. During this period he was also Chairman of the ABI's Medical Insurance Committee.
In 1997 he joined Ingram Micro, a US based technology distribution company, as its Managing Director.
As well as his role at the CII, Sandy is a Past Chairman of the Institute for Global Insurance Education (IGIE), a Director of the Personal Finance Society, an Honorary Secretary of the Insurance Charities, a former International Governor of the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (AICPCU) and Immediate Past President of the London Phoenix Orchestra. He is a Past Chairman of the European Financial Planning Association (EFPA).
Sandy is a member of the Advisory Board of CASS Business School as well as being on their External Advisory Committee of the Faculty of Actuarial Science & Statistics. He is also on the Editorial Advisory Board of Insurance Times and the FSA's Consumer Financial Capability Working Group. In 2006 he joined The Prince's Trust Insurance Leadership Group. He has recently been appointed a member of the QAA's Advisory Committee on Degree Awarding Powers (ACDAP).
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Philippe became head of Swiss Re's P&C market unit in 2005, assuming overall responsibility for strategy, profitability and client relationships among other key accountabilities.
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Having originally joined Swiss Re in 1998, Philippe headed up planning and controlling for Division Europe and was promoted to senior management in 2001. He then became head of the Client Team for Switzerland.
His academic career includes an MA in Business Administration from the University of St Gall, along with a Masters in Sociology and a PhD in Social and Economic Sciences from the University of Geneva.
Apart from spending time with his wife and two children, Philippe enjoys sports including golf, skiing, rugby and football.
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Dane was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Brit Insurance Holdings PLC in 2005 having been Deputy Chief Executive Officer since March 2004 and an Executive Director since 1999.
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In 1998 Dane joined Brit Insurance Limited (BIL) and was appointed as BIL’s Chief Executive Officer. In 2002 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Brit Syndicates Limited and Group Head of Underwriting.
Dane joined the Willis Faber Group in 1982 and was appointed executive director of the Political & Financial Risk Division in 1988. He was a founder shareholder and director of Special Risk Services Limited from 1989-1994. Between 1994 and 1998 he was a consultant on the sale of a number of mortgage operations and a risk consultant to several financial institutions. He was appointed a full time consultant to The Benfield Group in 1997 prior to joining BIL.
He joined the Board of the ABI in 2009, was on the Board of the Lloyd’s Market Association from 2004-2006 the last year of which was as chairman, chaired the Market Reform Group until the beginning of 2008 and chaired the industry’s Contract Certainty Steering Group from 2005 to 2007.
Dane was made a CBE in 2007 for services to business.
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Philippe Maso y Guell Rivet
Lex Baugh
Martin South
Rob Brown
Carlos Montalvo Rebuelta
Andrew Kail, 
Dr. Vincent Cable
Richard Hobbs, Managing Director
Brendan McManus
Stephen Haddrill
Ian Dilks
Janice Deakin
Bob Van Gieson
Peter Hubbard
Barry Smith
Philippe Regazzoni
Dane Douetil,
Alexander (Sandy) W M Scott
