Preferential Group appoints Marc Jacobs as chairman

The Preferential Group has appointed Mick Jacobs as its chairman.

Jacobs has formerly held various management positions at Optimum Underwriting, the Group’s underwriting arm.

He will join Steve Nickerson, managing director, and David Marshall, finance director of Preferential, assisting with the strategic development of the Preferential Group.

Steve Nickerson, managing director of Preferential, said: “I am delighted that Mick has taken up this position. He has a wealth of specialist knowledge, both in underwriting, travel insurance and business development and will add to the strategic growth of the group.”