Tony Holt takes leave of absence for medical treatment

Amlin has said that underwriting director Tony Holt is taking a few months off work in order to undergo medical treatment.

In his absence, the company said, Simon Beale and Brian Carpenter, currently divisional underwriters of Amlin's Marine Division and UK Commercial Division respectively, will jointly assume Holt's responsibilities.

Duncan Dale will assume day to day responsibility for the management of our Non-marine insurance and specialty classes, Kevin Allchorne will handle responsibility for the company's reinsurance classes. Both are highly experienced underwriters, who have been with the Group for respectively 14 and 15 years.

The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.