Brendan McManus and Ken Davidson appointed by Biba

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has added Willis UK & Ireland chief executive Brendan McManus and Ken Davidson, chairman of Crispin Speers, to its board.

McManus, who joined Willis in 2007 from RSA where he was managing director of the broker business and Davidson, currently chairman of BIBA’s London Market Regional Committee (LMRC), will join the board at its next meeting on 26 January 2010.

Biba chief executive Eric Galbraith, said: “I look forward to welcoming Brendan and Ken to the board as I know that they will both bring invaluable understanding and experience of the broker market.”

McManus commented: “I look forward to getting involved and representing BIBA members on the many challenges that they face during 2010 and beyond.”

Davidson added: “It has been very rewarding to chair BIBA’s LMRC and I now look forward to representing the wider issues affecting all BIBA members.“


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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