New additions strengthen claims and underwriting teams

Arag has strengthened its underwriting and claims departments with the recruitment of three additional staff.

Haydon Cotton joins the claims department as a senior claims handler from Admiral where he worked as a claims co-ordinator. Prior to that, he gained several years’ experience at RBS, working as a legal claims co-ordinator handling family legal expenses claims.

Dave Cairns joins the underwriting department from Aviva where he was a trading underwriter dealing with commercial policies.

Cairns joins Kate Buttons on the underwriting team who also recently joined Arag having previously worked at RSA for over 10 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.