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First Central appoints ex-Endsleigh CEO as NED
Former Endsleigh CEO Alison Meckiffe has joined First Central as an independent non-executive director as talks around a flotation pick-up speed.
Matthew Doughty appointed DWF CEO as Knowles retires
Matthew Doughty, CEO of DWF’s Insurance Services division has been appointed CEO-elect by the board of directors.
Diary of an Insurer: Aviva’s Katriona Cunningham
With teams based across Perth, Norwich, Sheffield, Belfast, and Maxim, near Glasgow, Katriona Cunningham, policy application fraud lead at Aviva, tends to travel a bit for work and also taxis her girls to gymnastics, tennis, and swimming.
David Howden awarded CBE in King’s Birthday Honours list
Howden founder and CEO, David Howden, has been honoured in King Charles’ Birthday Honours list.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Lloyd’s history; iPrism cupcakes
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Former Lockton CEO Nimmo exits retirement to join SRG
Specialist Risk Group has hired former Lockton CEO Neil Nimmo as CEO for the UK.
Marsh McLennan CEO named Insurance United Against Dementia chair
Chris Lay, CEO of Marsh McLennan UK, is the new chair of Insurance United Against Dementia.
Big Interview: Mark Eastham, Avantia
Mark Eastham, CEO of Home Protect and Avantia Group, reveals how he will turn the business into the first insurer to have an artificial intelligence-driven operating model, plus whether an acquisition of the non-standard home insurer could be on the…
Should the UK follow the UAE’s qualifications lead?
Matthew Connell, director of policy and public affairs at the Chartered Insurance Institute, considers whether the UK should follow the United Arab Emirates' lead and define competence according to a holistic, professionally-designed syllabus rather than…
60 Seconds with... Arc’s Rebecca Conway
Rebecca Conway, chief claims officer at Arc Legal Group, follows Taylor Swift’s lead, is guaranteed to dance to Abba’s “Dancing Queen”, and sings contralto in two local choral societies.
Sonya Bryson to depart RSA
Sonya Bryson is leaving RSA just 18 months after being appointed MD of the joint commercial lines business.
Diary of an Insurer: Markel’s Nick Line
Nick Line, chief underwriting officer of Markel, empowers underwriters, put his coffee order in first thing through the Markel app on his phone, identifies pressing issues as chair of Inclusion at Lloyd’s and reads about developments in cosmology and…
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Haggie’s balls; Lloyd’s 1st day
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences, and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Axa reveals genAI enabled Lloyds Bank partnership
Paul Hollands, chief artificial intelligence and data officer at Axa UK, has revealed how the efficiencies brought about by generative AI enabled the insurer to partner with Lloyds Banking Group for its motor portfolio without hiring for new roles.
ABI names Bose as Skeet’s replacement
Chris Bose has been appointed director of general insurance and international at the Association of British Insurers, replacing Mervyn Skeet who departed last year.
Ex-Admiral UK CEO Nestares resurfaces at Aviva
Former Admiral UK insurance CEO Cristina Nestares has joined Aviva as non-executive director, Post can reveal.
AI audio redaction to unlock insurer information sharing
Artificial-intelligence powered redaction is set to unlock increased information sharing and collaboration for insurers, according to Pimloc CEO Simon Randall.
Diary of an Insurer: Gary Clift of McLarens
Leading the Heathrow-based aviation survey team at McLarens Aviation means claims manager Gary Clift’s days are never dull as he deals with engines ingesting big birds, unpicking what has pushed up the cost of aircraft recycling and a lightning strike…
Liberty and Convex create sight loss internships with IICF
Liberty Specialty Markets and Convex have committed to creating internships for people with sight loss as part of their participation in the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation sight loss steering group.
The insurance stories set to dominate the headlines in the second half of 2025
Content director’s view: Things might have gone quiet of late, but Jonathan Swift expects the lull to offer only a short respite before the deal-doers and headline-makers are back in force fueling the market conversation. And here are some predictions as…
Penny Black’s Social Diary: NFU’s royal debut; Criterion’s rabbit
Penny Black shares the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences, and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.