Newly created role at insurer

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Zurich has appointed Nichola Thomson to the newly created position of director of personal lines broker.

She will report to UK personal lines managing director Tim Holliday. The heads of Navigators & General, Zurich Private Clients, regional PL broker and national broker will all report into her.

Thompson will move from her current post of operations director of UKGI commercial broker next month.

Holliday said: “Zurich has a strong heritage in the personal lines broker market and it’s a key part of our future. It’s great to be able to appoint someone of Nichola’s calibre to this key role, working across all our personal lines broker businesses to build on our existing customer and broker propositions, and to drive profitable growth in the future.”

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.