Lloyd's insurer Amlin has appointed Jayne Thorburn as its chief investment officer.
Thorburn will be responsible for guiding investment strategy, asset allocation, and fund manager performance.
She is also a member of Amlin's recently formed investment advisory panel.
Thorburn was formerly head of international equities for Halifax Fund Management.
Richard Hextall, finance director, said: "Asset allocation and investment return are extremely important constituents of our overall result. Not only do we have the benefits of the high calibre advice from our panel, we are very pleased to have appointed Thorburn as our first chief investment officer."
