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Keey denies diverting Towergate acquisition opportunity
Christopher Keey, a former independent consultant to Arthur J Gallagher, has denied involvement in diverting an opportunity to acquire Towergate away from Gallagher and also rejected being any part of an orchestrated team move to the broker.
O’Roarke mulls non-exec role
LV general insurance managing director John O'Roarke is considering taking on a non-executive advisory position at the insurer when his current four-year deal comes to an end in 2016.
Godwin and Ingrouille join IUA board
AIG property casualty's UK chief operating officer Geoff Godwin and Nigel Ingrouille, UK branch manager for Swiss Re International, have been appointed to the board of the International Underwriting Association.
Biba 2015: Tim Ryan appointed Biba deputy chair
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has appointed Tim Ryan, executive chairman of Una Alliance, as its temporary deputy chair following the departure of the current deputy chair, Stuart Reid, from Bluefin.
Admiral CEO Engelhardt to be replaced by COO
Admiral Group CEO Henry Engelhardt has signalled his intention to step down from his role in twelve months-time.
Owen Thomas named relationship director at RSA
RSA has appointed Owen Thomas to the newly-created role of relationship director, where he will be responsible for leading top broker relationships across the UK and Western Europe.
Canopius' Watson joins LMA board
The Lloyd’s Market Association has appointed six new board members following its annual election process.
Market Moves - 14 May 2015
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Interview: Maurice Tulloch: cooking up a storm
The promise of an abundance of challenges inspired Maurice Tulloch to return from Canada to Aviva UK. Nineteen months on, he has ridden out the promised ‘baptism of fire’ to deliver its best COR in memory
Hogg to exit Igo4 for UK General Scotland role
Former Igo4 commercial director Karen Hogg has been appointed UK General's business development manager for personal lines schemes in Scotland.
Trio of broking businesses rebranded by Brokerbility
Brokerbility will rebrand its three trading businesses as Brokerbility Insurance Brokers from 1 June in a bid to support strategic growth plans.
Ageas COO Barry Smith to retire
Ageas Group chief operating officer Barry Smith is to retire as of 1 October 2015 and will be succeeded by AG Insurance CEO Antonio Cano.
John Sims to leave AIG
John Sims, the current head of UK private client group at AIG, has decided to leave the business and return to running his insurance consultancy business.
Reserve releases and low cat losses aid 30% rise in Zurich UK GI profits
Zurich’s UK general insurance CEO Vibhu Sharma has described a 30% rise in business operating profit as “the obvious highlight” in his firm’s opening quarter results for 2015.
Mike Fairey joins Hastings as non-exec chair
Hastings Insurance Group has appointed Mike Fairey as its non-executive chairman, effective as on 1 June 2015.
Pro Global completes share buyback after staff departure
Pro Global Insurance Services has bought back more than 31,000 in the company after the departure of one of its employees.
Zurich's McManus takes Aon HNW role
Former Zurich personal lines broker head Ian McManus is to join Aon Risk Solutions as high net worth proposition head.
The Burley Group agrees refinancing package with Yorkshire Bank
Sheffield-based commercial broker the Burley Group is plotting new business wins and investment in recruitment after completing a six-figure refinancing deal with Yorkshire Bank.
Editor's comment: The quest for talent
Securing and retaining talent has always been important for the insurance sector but recent high-profile litigation in the broking arena suggests this is becoming more of a fight than ever.
Fight for talent in broking tipped to lead to further litigation
Recent high profile litigation in the broking sector related to team moves has been deemed the "tip of the iceberg" by market commentators who are predicting further similar disputes.
Ex-Towergate director Bartlett becomes Axa's northern branch boss
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has finished compiling the senior management team for its branch operation with the appointment of Lisa Bartlett as regional director for the north.
Market Moves - 7 May 2015
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David Perry departs from Towergate
Former Warren Hill managing director David Perry has left Towergate, where he was most recently migration programme director.