Prudential has confirmed the appointment of Lloyd's chief executive Nick Prettejohn as chief executive of its UK insurance operations. He replaces Mark Wood.

Prettejohn will join the Prudential board on 1 January 2006.

Prettejohn joined Lloyd's in 1995 and was appointed chief executive in 1999. While at Lloyd's, he has overseen a programme of significant change to the strategy, supervision, processes and accounting system of the market.

He also led the Lloyd's response to the attacks of 11 September 2001 and the Society's debut on the international capital markets last year.

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.