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Chubb unveils new european multinational manager
Chubb has appointed Jan Auerbach to the role of european multinational solutions manager.
Broker Network appoints new finance director
Broker Network has appointed Stacey Zaczkiewicz to the role of finance director, with immediate effect.
ANV appoints technology E&O lead
Netherlands-based specialty insurer ANV Holdings has named digital and privacy risk specialist Phil Mayes as lead of its new technology E&O and intangible risk underwriting team.
Hill Dickinson appoints Braithwaite as fraud manager
Hill Dickinson has strengthened its complex fraud team with the hire of Kevin Braithwaite to the role of complex fraud manager.
Blog: Will Lloyd's lay down a marker and hire its first female CEO?
“I did not break down the barriers; they were broken down for me by the members of Lloyd’s in a very charming way.”
Brokerslink appoints operations director
Brokerslink has appointed Carla Alves as director of operations. Alves was previously managing director of brokerage for MDS Insurance and Risk Consulting.
Bluefin eyes agriculture opportunities with new appointment
Bluefin has appointed Mark Rogers to the newly-created role of farm director, effective immediately.
XL swoops for AIG’s Europe claims boss
XL has recruited AIG’s chief claims officer for Europe to replace the outgoing Graham Lambourne as head of international P&C claims.
Lord Hunt appointed as Biba INED
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has appointed Lord Hunt of Wirral as its first independent non-executive director.
Market Moves: UK General hires former BMW man and Sue Langley returns to industry
This week saw a surge of appointments among insurers, with fresh faces at AIG, Allianz and UK General. The latter swooped for a former BMW man to serve as schemes director, while others looked to more conventional sources. Former Lloyd’s and Hiscox boss…
Andy Homer steps down as Biba chairman
Andy Homer is to stand down as chairman of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association after nearly two years in the role.
Aviva personal lines CUO Robinson returning to RSA
Aviva's personal lines chief underwriting officer Hayley Robinson is to return to RSA from next week, Post understands.
Thomas Carroll unveils new group board director
Welsh insurance broker Thomas Carroll Group has promoted Julie Waters to the role of group board director.
Markel recruits former EY UK audit head for non-exec role
Markel has appointed a former EY audit partner as a non-executive director, Post can exclusively reveal.
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Q&A: Richard Ward, Cunningham Lindsey
Former CEO of Lloyd’s, Richard Ward joined Cunningham Lindsey as executive chairman in June 2014. He talks about and the challenges faced by loss adjusters during a difficult and uncertain landscape.
Contingency cover and royal deaths
The insurance market is reluctant to discuss contingency cover in the event of a royal death, although the national mourning will entail event cancellations on a majestic scale.