Alec Finch & Co.
Steve Vickers has been appointed a director of Alec Finch & Co. His particular responsibility will be the development of the company's international business as the UK member of Worldwide Broker Network (WBN).

Ryan Financial Services
Rick Patmore has joined Ryan Financial Services, part of the Suffolk-based Ryan Insurance Group, as an independent financial adviser. He will work with corporate clients to develop their employee benefit packages. Patmore is the second recruit in four months to the group's financial services division.

Willis
David Scott has been appointed as senior vice president and leader of the utility industry practice at Willis. He was formerly the general manager and senior underwriter of Cox Power and worked for ten years at the Nuclear Electric Insurance in Delaware.

INSURERS
International Insurance
Marion Brown has been appointed to head the new alternative risk transfer division at QBE International Insurance. Based in the London Underwriting Centre (LUC), she will be concentrating on setting up the ART division to provide innovative solutions for corporate buyers' risk concerns. Brown was previously with Chubb where she was involved in setting up the Chubb ART initiative in 1998. She has 13 years of underwriting experience.

CNA Insurance
Adam Mason has been appointed casualty underwriter to the London underwriting team at CNA Insurance Company (Europe). He gained his early insurance training and experience with Aegon Insurance, latterly writing commercial combined package business along with a number of schemes. He joined Independent Insurance's regional office in East Grinstead in 1994, and moved to the London market operation in 1996 specialising in liability lines.

Houston Casualty
Paula Porter has been appointed as a senior underwriter responsible for property and casualty at the Houston Casualty Company. She will be based in London. Her previous position was as managing director of London insurance broker Sedgwick/Marsh and prior to that she was an underwriter with the Royal Insurance company.

Denham Syndicate 990
Peter Matson has been appointed underwriter of Denham Syndicate 990. He has been with the syndicate since 1974 and was appointed deputy underwriter in 1986. The syndicate's current active underwriter, Malcolm Cox, is appointed as chief executive officer and underwriting director of Denham Syndicate Management. He will continue to underwrite the US casualty account on behalf of the syndicate.

Yachtline
Paul Brenchley has joined Yachtline, the London-based yacht underwriters, on secondment from CNA Maritime with the brief to promote closer working between the two groups. He will become yacht underwriting manager with responsibility for underwriting the yacht account. Brenchley was previously employed by CGU for 12 years and has specialised in the insurance of pleasure craft and cargo as well as providing a head office function for overseas branches and agencies.

TECHNOLOGY
CS Rand
Derick James has been appointed to head the Scottish Business Unit at software company, CS Rand. He brings 15 years of experience in a number of senior IT and systems analyst positions to his new role, and will be responsible for managing and developing the company's business in Scotland.

CMG
Matt Everitt has been appointed projects director for marketing within the finance sector of European IT services group, CMG. He will be responsible for all strategic marketing activities, including the division's branding, PR and advertising. Everest joined CMG two years ago, and was previously employed at Bull Information Systems.

MISCELLANEOUS
Gibraltar Finance Centre
James Tipping has been appointed director of the Government of Gibraltar's Finance Centre which promotes Gibraltar's financial services sector. He succeeds Anthony Fisher who is completing a two year secondment with KPMG. Tipping was formerly director of West Deutsche LandsesBank group's global emerging markets division. He has 13 years experience in international financial markets from in London, New York and South America.

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