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The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, hires and leadership developments from 15 to 19 June 2026
Commercial MGA launches SME real estate product on Bravo Network’s eTrade platform
’Our launch on Bravo Digital Trader is an exciting opportunity for us to deliver this same tried-and-true proposition to a broader cohort of brokers,’ says chief executive
Coversure expands in Hertfordshire with new Watford office
’Her 20 plus years of experience, combined with her natural ability to build trust and rapport with clients, perfectly reflects what modern broking should be about,’ says network director
Chris Haggart departs Hedron Network to take up new c-suite role
’It’s a great honour to be stepping up to chief executive at Hedron,’ says new appointee
Brown and Brown-owned broker network appoints new operations director
’He is a hugely experienced change and transformation agent, with an instinct for what brokers need,’ says chief executive
Insurers’ service for brokers is still key challenge – Bravo Networks
Managing director believes ‘a perfect storm’ of factors has impacted insurers’ service for their broker partners – however, the situation is ‘getting into a better place’
Retaining talent requires the industry to address ‘experience shortage’
Insurance Times’ latest talent report reveals nearly half of the industry believes talent exits stem from a lack of career development and advancement
Broker networks ramp up distribution focus
’The ability to gain distribution benefits is a major driver for brokers joining networks,’ says director of policy and public affairs
How can smaller brokers attract the right talent?
Brokers of all sizes are keen to tackle ‘a skills void’ that has ‘picked up pace exponentially’ – but how can SME brokers, in particular, achieve this ambition?
Rachel Longbottom: Industry must ‘get better at spotting potential’ differently to retain diverse talent
Head of service performance and innovation says the insurance sector must be ‘more vocal’ about its diversity projects, however the nuances of hybrid working still need to ‘iron themselves out’
Rachel Longbottom: Industry must ‘get better at spotting potential’ differently to retain diverse talent
Head of service performance and innovation says the insurance sector must be ‘more vocal’ about its diversity projects, however the nuances of hybrid working still need to ‘iron themselves out’
Scott Bennett: Broker network growing despite challenge of M&A activity
Managing director says The Ardonagh Group-owned network business has to ‘pedal hard to stand still’ in terms of maintaining member numbers amid broker consolidation landscape
Phil Bayles: Ardonagh Advisory to use ‘regular drumbeat’ of M&A to add ‘more strings to our bow’
Chief commercial officer reveals that the intermediary organisation is aiming to complete 12 acquisitions in 2023, with plenty of transactions closing in Q1 and Q2
Jaime Swindle: Effective trading versus efficiency will be a broker focus this year
As broking networks help their members combat the current climate’s challenges, the Covid-19 pandemic admittedly hasn’t been all bad, resulting in ‘a more forward-thinking industry’ says networks MD
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