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The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, hires and leadership developments from 26 to 29 May 2026
Lockton appoints new global client advocate
‘Her global perspective, industry credibility and relationships will further strengthen our client leadership team as we continue to expand our major accounts capabilities,’ says partner
Gallagher partners with MGA over parametric golf course flood protection
‘The way this product is designed to pay out on pre-agreed parameters means golf course owners can be confident they are protected from the financial risks of flooding,’ says head
Video: Empower Development’s Hannah Judge looks back at Biba 2026
As the 2026 Biba Conference came to a close, Hannah Judge, client support specialist at Empower Development, discussed her highlights from the event.
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
Brokers prioritising professional development above pay to solve talent retention
‘It’s brilliant that brokers value professional development so highly,’ says director
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Simply Business partners with Allianz to expand small business insurance offering
’Together, we’re making it simpler for SMEs to access protection that meets their needs as they grow and evolve,’ says director of digital trading
Biba 2026: Intact eyes new commercial lines ‘opportunities’ in eTrade – Becky Henry
Following a dip in the insurer’s extranet score in Insurance Times’ Five Star eTrading report 2026, the insurer’s vice president of eTrade says it is focused on revitalising ‘stagnant’ products to keep pace with broker service needs
Glasgow fire ‘wakeup call’ for historic property insurance and business interruption
’As humans, we do not naturally like going to that worst case scenario and so when an event as devastating as this occurs, it is often a wakeup call,’ says managing director
In Focus: Middle East conflict reveals ‘huge risk management gap’
The latest SR:500 Exchange virtual roundtable, hosted by sister publication Strategic Risk, brought together risk professionals, brokers and academics to discuss risk management’s moving goalposts amid geopolitical fluctuations
Green shoots in packages and specialist segments amid commercial lines premium slump
Insurance Times’ Commercial Lines Premium Index – released in association with Open GI – reveals that while a 7.7% year-on-year fall in commercial lines GWP has reaffirmed persistent soft market conditions, a small number of lines have bucked the trend
Lea Cheesbrough: From nurse to networker and becoming a ‘one woman crusade for independent broking’
Broker network leader reflects on her career journey so far and identifies that 2026 will see the business focus on new staff, services and broker investments supporting succession planning
Graeme Trudgill: Potential ‘future PM’ and the FCA – why to attend first session of 26 Biba Conference
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham will take to the stage during the opening session of this year’s Biba Conference
Daniel Lloyd-John: ‘Pioneer for change’ broker designs talent-centric, geography agnostic expansion plan
Chief executive believes broker consolidation across UK’s northern regions is giving industry talent greater pause for career thought – and enabling joint venture partnership opportunities
Olga Collins: WBN leader says brokers must become ‘an extension’ of corporate risk management
The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) chief executive discusses the changing role of brokers, the importance of active risk management and emphasises the vital need for advisory-led relationships
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