Market moves: Insurers move for senior staff

For the second week running insurers were the major movers and shakers, with Ecclesiastical recruiting a managing director for Ireland, Aviva adding to its executive team, and NIG expanding its presence in London. In broking, Willis continued to make waves naming a new chief executive for its Latin American division, while the Lloyd’s and the London market saw major moves for both Ellis Clowes and Chaucer, which named two new chairmen. There were also moves this week among the legal profession, consultants and loss adjusters.

• NIG has appointed two new executives to its London office. Louise Field joins the insurer from Axa as London area underwriting manager and Ruth Owen arrives from Chartis to take up the post of area