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Saga appoints James Quin as CFO
Saga has hired Zurich's James Quin as chief financial officer.
Marsh appoints UK corporate CEO
Marsh has appointed Alistair Fraser as CEO of its UK corporate division and Joe Grogan as the chairman of Marsh Ireland.
Argo selects Harris for Asia and Europe role
Lloyd's international specialty underwriter and reinsurer the Argo Group has appointed former AIG director Matt Harris to lead the company’s Europe and Asia operations
Guidewire swoops for Aon's global analytics CEO Mang to lead new unit
Former Aon global analytics CEO Paul Mang is joining software provider Guidewire to head up a new analytics unit.
2018 Insurance Marketing & PR Awards: Full list of winners
LV was acclaimed as the Insurance Brand of the Year at last night’s Insurance Marketing and PR Awards
Fadata replaces CEO in planned turnaround
Exclusive: Fadata has replaced its CEO amid a planned turnaround for the struggling policy administration firm.
Incoming Lloyd’s CEO John Neal will start next month
Former QBE CEO John Neal will take over the role of Lloyd’s CEO next month, the Corporation confirmed.
Karen Beales departs suddenly from UK General
Karen Beales has stepped down “with immediate effect” from her role as CEO of UK General, less than two years into the role.
John Neal to succeed Beale as Lloyd’s CEO
The former head of QBE, John Neal, is in line to replace Inga Beale as Lloyd’s CEO, it has been reported.
Penny Black's social world: September 2018
Community Cup, defeating dementia, mental health plea and afternoon tea
Buzzvault targets full gender balance
Buzzvault has launched a campaign to achieve gender balance across its business and in the wider insurtech community.
Tasker swoops on GRP for new COO
Tasker Insurance Group has named Graeme Lalley as chief operating officer for the Group.
Analysis: Diversity - how far have we really come?
Insurance has talked the diversity talk for several years now. And yet, the industry still displays all-male or all-pale panels. How can it become truly inclusive?
Vandendael to leave Lloyd’s and take up CEO role at Everest
Lloyd’s chief commercial officer, Vincent Vandendael, is to leave the Corporation after almost six years, moving to Everest Insurance as CEO of International Insurance in early 2019.
LMA names Navigators’ Cameron as CEO
The Lloyd’s Market Association has named Sheila Cameron, currently head of International Operations at Navigators Underwriting, as CEO.
Aon's Katherine Conway: “As the insurance workforce evolves, so must company culture”
Katherine Conway, head of diversity and inclusion and community affairs at Aon, explains that D&I efforts must go beyond recruitment to now focus on company culture.
Rising star: Stephen Southern, Insure the Box
Southern cut his teeth in a sales role at the AA, now he is compliance monitoring officer at Insure the Box
Hannover Re names Swiss Re's Henchoz to replace CEO Wallin
The CEO of Hannover Re, Ulrich Wallin, is to step down and retire from the reinsurance giant in 2019 and will be replaced by Swiss Re’s Jean-Jacques Henchoz.
Allianz names Ageas’ Dyson as CFO
Allianz has appointed Fernley Dyson as chief financial officer, with effect from 1 January 2019.
Ageas' Andy Watson on pushing for a realistic Brexit plan
Insurers need to keep pushing their priorities now for an effective Brexit plan, writes Andy Watson, CEO of Ageas UK, urging the industry to work with the government to achieve a realistic negotiating strategy.
Majority of brokers ‘do not have a succession plan’
One in 10 brokers plan to leave the industry in the next year, yet almost 90% do not have a succession plan in place.
Blog: Got your A-level results? Check out insurance apprenticeships
On A-level results day, Carmen McDonagh, operations director at Complete Cover Group, urges school leavers to consider an insurance apprenticeship.
Blog: Supporting neurodiversity within the workplace
Debbie Mawer, director of people and culture at Claims Consortium Group, explains how to attract and nurture a neurodiverse workforce.
AIG appoints new Europe CEO
Aspen Re’s CEO Thomas Lillelund has been appointed CEO of AIG Europe SA, subject to regulatory approval.