News Analysis
Career development: Groupama's motorcycle team step into motorcyclists' boots
Groupama Insurances, soon to be Ageas, has put its motorcycle claims team through a series of training sessions to help them understand the needs of policyholders when handling claims.
Career development: CII launches new qualification
A new qualification has been launched by the Chartered Insurance Institute, with a view to offering flexible study routes for investment operations staff.
Career file:Jon Mainwaring - Former Axa broking channel manager takes on Midas Underwriting role
Midas Underwriting has appointed Jon Mainwaring as director of broker development for the southern region.
Market moves: Insurers on top as appointments enter summer lull
Insurers eclipsed brokers in the recruitment race this week, as appointment activity entered its summer lull. QBE property director Finlay Smith returned to RSA and notable hires were also completed at Novae and Covéa, where commercial lines director…
Career file: Ant Middle: Aviva strategic partnerships director to take up Ageas role
Aviva's Ant Middle is stepping down from the role of strategic partnerships director to take on a similar position at Ageas.
Market Moves: Bluefin continues restructuring, while Questgates gets on the case with key hires
Appointments were spread across the market this week. At AIG, Jason Beelders was promoted to a newly-created role in London, while Bluefin once again hogged the headlines in the broking sector following news of an expanded role for head of solutions Mike…
Career development: Communication failure costs UK business
Failing to tell staff in financial services and insurance companies about the benefits on offer, such as private health insurance and income protection, is costing the sector £2.7bn every year.
Career file: Vyvienne Wade: Wade takes up international role at rival broker AJG
Arthur J Gallagher has recruited Jardine Lloyd Thompson's former European chairman and group general counsel to lead international growth.
Market Moves: Cox joins Ecclesiastical management board, while Bluefin’s Philip moves up again
Both insurers and brokers completed their fair share of high-profile hires this week. Ecclesiastical took top billing among insurers, with the appointment of Brit’s former chief executive Ray Cox as a board member, while among brokers Bluefin recruited…
Insurance women recognised at awards
Axa and Xchanging were both represented at last week's Women in the City's Future Leaders Award.
Career development: Allianz offers more scholarship places
Allianz's scholarship programme is offering more places for brokers looking to achieve their Chartered Insurance Institute diploma in insurance.
Career file - Cameron McNaught: McNaught takes position in newly-opened Parabis Edinburgh office
Parabis Scotland has appointed defendant insurance lawyer Cameron McNaught as a partner in its newly-opened Edinburgh office.
Market Moves: Insurers at the forefront in recruitment market with major hires
Insurers took centre stage in the recruitment market this week, with hires coming thick and fast from the top down. A new chief executive was named at Torus to coincide with the firm’s sale to Enstar, while at Antares a political risks manager and a non…
Career file - Damien Coates: Coates swaps roles with Dual deputy chief executive Doyle
Damien Coates is to step down as chief executive of Hyperion Insurance's underwriting arm Dual, after agreeing to swap roles with the firm's deputy CEO Shane Doyle.
Market Moves: High-profile moves come to the fore at Bluefin and Covéa, while Markel hires two
Another hectic week saw the usual suspects come to the fore with high-profile moves at Bluefin seeing the broker’s CEO stepping up to the role of executive chairman, while at Covéa a new SME leader will be reunited with a former Brit colleague who joined…
Career file - David Godsoe: Godsoe goes solo in RSA cargo business
David Godsoe is to solely lead RSA's London market cargo business after jointly managing the division for 18 years.
Market Moves: Hires at RSA, Keelan Westall and MGAA among the week’s major moves
Moves within the insurer and broking spaces once again dominated the recruitment radar this week, as RSA unveiled high-profile changes within both its boardroom and its London market offering. Keelan Westall, meanwhile, moved to reinforce its growth…
Career development: Ecclesiastical's community work recognised by major award
Ecclesiastical has become one of only four UK companies to be awarded the Community Mark this year.
Career file - Craig McLaughlin: McLaughlin leaves Allianz for Ecclesiastical role
Ecclesiastical has appointed Craig McLaughlin as casualty technical manager from Allianz, where he held the role of casualty risk control manager.
Market Moves: MGAs make a raft of recruitments as broking is unusually placid
Exits and entries were once again high on the agenda this week as a number of managing general agents, including Argenta and UK General, unveiled a host of high-profile appointments. While the broking sector was uncharacteristically quiet, Mitsui…
Claims Awards 2013
The Post Claims Club celebrated its 10th year in style last week at the Grosvenor House Hotel with the Third Annual Claims Awards.
Airmic 2013: Airmic CEO offers ‘antidote’ to basis clauses problem
Airmic chief executive John Hurrell has told members the body will be more focused on the “technical agenda than ever before” as it tackles issues such as basis clauses.
Investing in the profession: Ageas benefits from insight tool
Ageas’ new capability insight tool has been billed as providing a one-stop view for assessing the capability of business functions.
Investing in the profession: Allianz academy invites retail broker applications
Allianz is extending its partners academy to retail brokers, offering access to training courses, networking events and a scholarship scheme to help brokers achieve their Chartered Insurance Institute diploma in insurance.