People Moves – Page 135
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NewsMarkel names Desai head of professional indemnity
Markel International has appointed Bhavik Desai (pictured) as head of professional indemnity. Desai replaces David Sawyer who has become managing director of professional and financial risks in the group’s newly-created specialty and financial lines division, headed by James Hastings. Markel have been writing professional indemnity in ...
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NewsAdmiral appoints Mumsnet founder as non-executive director
Admiral has appointed the founder of online parenting forum Mumsnet as a non-executive director. Mumsnet chief executive Justine Roberts (pictured) has been responsible for the creation, strategic direction and overall management of Mumsnet, building it into one of the most recognisable internet brands in the UK, ...
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Online onlyDeloitte appoints new regulatory partner
A former Bank of England regulation director has joined consultants Deloitte. Andrew Bulley, who played a key role in the PRA’s roll-out of Solvency II to the life insurance industry, has been appointed as a partner in the Deloitte’s EMEA centre for regulatory strategy. “Now is ...
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NewsCooper Gay hires strategy and change head
Broking group Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) has hired Wendy Kilminster as head of strategy and change. She will join the company in September and report to group commercial director Andy Wallin. CGSC is in turnaround mode under new chief executive Steve Hearn, who joined ...
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NewsAsh Bathia’s Lloyd’s syndicate hires QBE financial lines head
Probitas 1492, the Lloyd’s syndicate run by Ash Bathia (pictured), has hired QBE’s former financial lines head Charles Boorman. Boorman joined Probitas today and reports to casualty chief underwriting officer Neila Buurman. In his new role Boorman heads up Probitas 1492’s financial lines team of underwriters, ...
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NewsSompo Canopius operations head Stephen Manning departs
Sompo Canopius chief operating officer Stephen Manning will leave the Lloyd’s insurer at the end of the year. It is understood that while Manning currently has no position to move into, he is keen to stay within the industry. Manning said: “I have enjoyed 11 exhilarating ...
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NewsLonmar changes board as directors exit following GRP deal
Lloyd’s broker Lonmar is reshuffling its board after three directors left following the completion of the management buy-out backed by Peter Cullum’s consolidator Global Risk Partners (GRP). Lonmar chairman Howard Steeples, director Christopher Birrell and non-executive director George Boden are now no longer Lonmar directors following ...
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NewsZurich names personal lines and Endsleigh heads as broking director exits
Zurich is planning to split the management of Endsleigh and its personal lines divisions. The decision follows the resignation of Patrick Cohen earlier this month who headed up both divisions. He had only been in the role for eight months. As a result Jeff Brinley is ...
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NewsRSA names new head of direct brand More Than
RSA has appointed Rob Flynn as the new managing director of its More Than direct brand. He takes over from Phil Wilson-Brown, who is leaving to return to his native Australia to take a job at Australian insurance group IAG. Flynn, who has worked for RSA ...
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NewsGovt calls for evidence on non-compete employee clauses
The government has asked for evidence on whether non-compete clauses in employment contracts unfairly hinder people moving between jobs and stops them starting their own businesses. The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills has opened up a consultation period for evidence to see whether restrictive covenants ...
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NewsNew head for Zurich Municipal as Anne Torry shifts to life unit
Zurich has named Zurich Municipal managing director Anne Torry (pictured) as its new permanent UK life chief executive. Torry’s deputy and director of public sector, Andrew Jepp, will replace her as head of Zurich Municipal. Jepp has been at Zurich for 22 years, Torry will take ...
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NewsZurich personal lines and Endsleigh MD departs after eight months
Zurich UK Personal Lines and Endsleigh managing director Patrick Cohen has resigned after less than a year in his role, Insurance Times can reveal. Cohen was appointed in October 2015. He took over from David Nichols, who had been running personal lines and Endsleigh on an ...
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NewsABI names new chairman to replace Paul Evans
Aviva UK life chief executive Andy Briggs will replace AXA’s Paul Evans as ABI chairman in October. The association has also named Direct Line Group chief executive Paul Geddes as deputy chairman, replacing Briggs. Evans, currently group chief executive of AXA UK and Ireland, has chaired ...
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Online onlyL&G reportedly lines up Whitehall mandarin as new chairman
Legal & General is lining up a senior Treasury civil servant as its new chairman, the Daily Mail reported. John Kingman, who is acting permanent secretary at Number 11 and played a key role in the bank bailouts during the financial crisis, is said to be ...
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NewsEsure to review possible demerger of Gocompare.com
Esure announced a strategic review of its Gocompare.com business, including the possible demerger of the price comparison site it acquired full control over a year ago. The company said it has also appointed Matthew Crummack as chief executive of Gocompare.com, subject to to regulatory approval. “Now ...
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NewsBluefin Network hires new recruits
Bluefin Network said it has hired three new recruits to join its broking desk and insurer relationship teams. Andy Chapman, Chris Dawson and Danny Beeson join the Network from The Underwriting Exchange, Churchill and Hamilton Leigh respectively. Chapman and Dawson are based in Milton Keynes ...
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NewsJLT hires professional indemnity veteran Martin Ellis from Willis
Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) Specialty has hired professional indemnity veteran Martin Ellis as head of UK Professions in its financial lines division. Ellis who has 30 years’ experience in the market joins from Willis where he led the UK professional indemnity practice. He is the co-founder ...
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NewsRSA hires Swiss Re underwriters to risk management team
RSA has hired Kevin Demmon as specialist underwriting leader and Rosie Dalton as property underwriter in its UK risk management team. Both join the insurer from Swiss Re. Demmon was a senior underwriter there, and Dalton was a property underwriter at the reinsurer’s insurance division, Swiss ...
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NewsGallagher bolsters aviation team with Willis hires
Arthur J Gallagher has hired long-serving Willis Towers Watson executives Mark Champion and Paul Rogers as divisional directors of its aviation unit. Champion has joined Gallagher this week after serving as Regional Director for Continental Europe for Willis Towers Watson, where he was responsible for a ...
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NewsBarclays Corporate Banking names new UK insurance heads
Barclays Corporate Banking has named James Morris as head and Dan Broome as deputy head of its UK insurance team. The team manages banking relationships with insurers and brokers and provides financing, banking and financial risk management services. The new roles were created following a team ...
