Rospa deputy chief executive Errol Taylor presented the award to Cunningham Lindsey business development director Mark Henderson in a ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel on 15 May 2014.

After the ceremony, Henderson said: “We’re very proud to receive this award, which demonstrates the continuing commitment to quality health and safety management by our managers and staff. There are many categories of risk, such as health and safety, which could have a serious impact on our business and reputation. It is, therefore, important to effectively manage risks and, through our company-wide risk management framework, ensure risks are properly identified and addressed in a proportionate, sustainable manner.”

He added: “This commitment to risk control supports our corporate governance, objectives and long‑term stability. Most important of all, it empowers us to provide our clients with a wide range of high-quality services and exceed their expectations.”

Colleagues invited to Holman memorial

Market colleagues have been invited to attend a memorial service for the former boss of Lloyd’s broker John Holman & Sons, David McArthur Holman, who passed away aged 85.

Holman – who never really retired and continued as an active Lloyd’s name and as chairman of the Holman Group until his death – passed away in his sleep on 29 May at the Royal London Hospital.

During his career in the London insurance market, Holman managed and ran John Holman & Sons, one of the last remaining family businesses within the market. He also established various managing agencies and ran Lloyd’s syndicates across several classes of business, as well as a popular members’ agency. He pioneered the direct motor system at Lloyd’s in the 1970s, which allowed non-Lloyd’s brokers to deal directly with syndicates on motor business and served to develop the motor market within Lloyd’s.

John Holman & Sons remains an independent, family-owned and managed Lloyd’s broker. Its chief executive, Holman’s son Andrew Holman, said he was “proud of the legacy that has been built over the past seven generations”.

A private funeral will be followed by a memorial service on 2 September at 3pm in a Central London location yet to be confirmed. Those who wish to receive details of this service, once finalised, can do so at www.holmans.co.uk/david-mcarthur-holman

This article was published in the 19 June edition of Post magazine.