After only six months, David Gittings has resigned from his position as the FSA's director of its insurance firms division.

He has left the FSA to join the board of Wellington Underwriting as director responsible for risk management, group legal services and human resources. He takes on his new role on 16 September.

His resignation came as a shock after he made the highly-publicised move from head of Lloyd's regulation committee in April this year.

It is understood Gittings was tempted by a high-salaried position back in the private sector.

He had been working closely with the FSA's John Tiner on the Tiner Project and has been instrumental in reforming FSA regulation of the insurance industry.

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.

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