Recent weeks have seen two of the insurance industry's most powerful insurance company executives resign to move across the distribution divide to brokers.
Last week, Royal & SunAlliance broker boss Brendan McManus revealed his plans to go to broking giant Willis. The previous week, Norwich Union chief Patrick Snowball resigned to go to Towergate.
The talk in the market is about who will be next to hand in their notices – with rumours of more senior departures to come.
Backchat finds it amusing that as the battle for distribution among insurers is hotting up, their top generals are jumping over to the distributors.
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.
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.
