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Aon appoints WTW's William Bruce to lead climate risk consulting
Aon has appointed William Bruce from WTW as global managing director of climate risk consulting in Aon Global Risk Consulting.
UK P&I Club hires new chief underwriting officer
UK P&I Club has appointed William Beveridge as chief underwriting officer.
Content Director's Comment: Is FSA Mk2 really on the cards?
As the final two Conservative leadership hopefuls entered the final furlong of their campaigns towards the end of August, favourite Liz Truss’ camp threw a curveball into the media-sphere with claims if elected she would merge the UK financial regulators…
Blog: Brokers and insurers must work together to deliver on consumer duty
Following the announcement of Consumer Duty by the Financial Conduct Authority, Katherine Webster, director of governance, risk and conduct at Axa Commercial, urges brokers and insurers to work together to understand what the duty will mean for them, and…
Allianz snaps up chief compliance officer from Aviva
Allianz Holdings has appointed Alison Rayner to the newly created position of chief compliance and corporate affairs officer.
R&Q says Randall return would be 'a backwards step' ahead of SGM next month
R&Q is to hold a special general meeting on 13 September in London to allow shareholders to vote on resolutions to remove executive chair William Spiegel from his post.
FCA seeks external members as it establishes ESG advisory committee
The Financial Conduct Authority is looking for external experts as its establishing an advisory committee to work on environmental, social and governance issues.
Q&A: Malcolm Hyde, formerly of the CILA
Former executive director of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, Malcolm Hyde caught up with Post to discuss how the loss-adjusting sector has changed over the years, the impact of technology and climate change, and how treating customers fairly…
Aviva to restructure commercial lines leadership as two MDs depart
Aviva is set to restructure its UK commercial lines leadership following the decision of managing director Nick Major to pursue opportunities elsewhere.
60 Seconds With... Nicola Marshall, Markel
Nicola Marshall, senior underwriter of professional indemnity and technology, media and communications at Markel International, surprises Post with her judo expertise and love of golf.
Intelligence: Protecting customer-facing staff
With rising energy bills, inflation and the cost-of-living crisis all hitting consumers in the pocket tensions are running high and customers service departments are facing more hostility. Sam Barrett investigates what insurers are doing to protect their…
RSA appoints Peter Townsend as chief compliance officer
RSA Insurance has appointed Peter Townsend as chief compliance officer for its UK & International business.
Editor's comment: Take time to smell the flowers
Life can be hard. It’s not a nice lesson to have to teach my son but he is old enough now to know about climate change, to learn about inflation and to ask questions about US school killings, abortions, and women’s rights.
Amanda Blanc to join board of BP
BP has appointed Aviva group CEO Amanda Blanc as a non-executive director.
Anthony Hughes takes over as chairman and CEO of the Credit Hire Organisation
Anthony Hughes has been named chairman and CEO of the Credit Hire Organisation
PIB’s Steve Redgwell on the merits and limitations of mandatory broker qualifications
Compulsory qualifications for brokers would bring benefits, but the industry should not dismiss the expertise and industry networks that can be built through experience, argues Steve Redgwell, CEO of PIB’s specialty division.
IMS founder Corrie makes way for new CEO
Exclusive: IMS, part of the Trak Global Group, has appointed a new CEO after founder Nick Corrie moves to executive chairman.
Government urged to learn from past mistakes with OIC as it consults on introducing compulsory mediation
Claimant representatives have urged the government to learn from its mistakes as it plans further reforms to the civil justice system with compulsory mediation.
Verisk appoints Elizabeth Mann as executive vice-president and CFO
Verisk has appointed Elizabeth Mann as executive vice-president and chief financial officer, effective 15 September.
Beazley’s chair David Roberts moves to the Bank of England
Beazley chair, David Roberts will be standing down from the board in autumn to take up the role as chair of the Court of the Bank of England.
Ashish Patel appointed as Allianz UK COO
Allianz Holdings has appointed Ashish Patel as chief operating officer, effective from this month.
Introducing a 4-day week could improve talent retention
Freedom Services Group has rolled out a four-day week to 190 of its employees, with the expectation that the scheme could help attract and retain talent.
Senior management female representation figures ‘don’t move quickly enough’, says Aviva’s Amanda Blanc
Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc has said diversity and inclusion is not treated “as seriously as other businesses issues” and called for more to be done to rebuild the "pipeline" of women progressing to more senior roles.
Zego withdraws job offers and makes 17% of staff redundant due to increased costs
Motor insurance provider Zego withdrew job offers it had extended due to increased costs, which also led it to make 17% of its staff redundant.