People Moves – Page 90
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Saga to make 300 redundancies as pandemic impacts travel insurance industry
Saga’s staff at its Folkstone and Ramsgate sites are facing redundancy as Covid-19 continues to impact the travel insurance industry heavily, the over-50’s insurer has been contacted for further comment.
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QIC Global appoints acting chief executive for Antares Syndicate 1274
The promotion from active underwriter to chief executive is effective from 7 July
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Capsicum Re appoints new chairman as it spruces up executive committee
Chief executive Rupert Swallow created ‘a close-knit but diverse core leadership team’ to help the firm grow
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ABI chair and deputy chair extend contracts to serve full two-year terms
The current board leadership will remain in situ until the end of summer 2021
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Peter Staddon joins Trilogy MGA as non-exec
Staddon is currently managing director of the MGAA, a role he will retire from in September 2020
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Willis Re appoints new specialty casualty co-head
James Moss joins with more than 30 years of industry experience
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IT Interview
‘Future of insurance as insurtech’ more crucial than ever says Insurtech Board chairman
The future of insurance is insurtech and this is more important now than ever as the UK emerges from lockdown, according to the chairman of the Insurtech Board (Tech Nation UK).
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News Analysis
A look back at the career of new Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc
As Amanda Blanc takes over from the departing Maurice Tulloch, Insurance Times takes a look back at an insurance career that spans more than 30 years
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Aviva commitment to UK GI seen in Blanc hire - brokers react
News of Blanc’s appointment was seen as positive by a broad swathe brokers, but not everyone welcomed the move
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Jensten Group appoints Alistair Hardie as new chief executive
Jensten Group has appointed industry veteran Alistair Hardie as its new chief executive. He is currently chief executive of the Charles Taylor Group’s assistance and specialist claims management businesses.
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Amanda Blanc says Aviva needs ‘to be the leader in our industry again’
Taking the group chief executive mantle from Tulloch, Blanc tells trade and national media she’s ‘not a ‘business as usual’ person and I haven’t come here to do a ‘business as usual’ job’
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Amanda Blanc replaces Maurice Tulloch as Aviva’s chief executive
Tulloch starts a six-month garden leave period from today after stepping down from the top spot and retiring from the insurer’s board
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IT Interview
‘There’s always misinformation and bravado around multiples’ says new GRP boss Mike Bruce
Despite the advantages of consolidation, Bruce added that this is still viewed negatively within the broking sector
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Janet Connor swaps MD role for non-executive post at AA
She will be succeeded by RSA’s former managing director of UK personal lines
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GoCo Group hires new chief financial officer
The new appointment has served tenures at Photobox Group and Expedia
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Tysers Insurance Brokers appoints new independent non-executive director
The new hire was the former chief executive at the Association of Lloyd’s Members
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GRP moves into healthcare sector with first acquisition since Searchlight investment
GRP takes first steps into new industry sector with first acquisition since private equity investment earlier this month.
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MGAA hires new managing director as Staddon steps down
As Peter Staddon is set to retire in August this year, a new managing director has been appointed, Staddon will continue to work on a part time basis until his successor begins
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IT Interview
Travel insurers are ‘obviously only dealing with squeaky wheels’ says Aquarium Software
Insurance Times speaks to Aquarium Software director Mark Colonnese about the ‘car crash’ travel insurance sector and how insurtechs can turn the Covid-19 pandemic to their advantage…