Simon Hughes and Daryl Bailey have been promoted to the board of Open GI.

Hughes has been with the broker software provider for three years in a sales management role. His new role of sales and marketing director will involve formulating Open GI's marketing strategy.

Bailey has been working as financial controller at Open GI for the past five years. He has been promoted to financial director for the group holding company, Open International.

Chris Guillaume, Helen Barker and Mark Ryder will remain on the board.

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.