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Neon appoints Tim Overton as head of pricing
Neon has appointed Tim Overton to the newly created role of head of pricing.
My Other Life: Lee Venamore, Covéa, football referee
Venamore, regional manager South for Covéa, spends his spare time refereeing football
Saga makes 90 redundancies across business
Saga has made 90 employees redundant across the business.
LV reveals GI executive team as part of Allianz partnership
LV as revealed the executive team that will lead the general insurance business as part of its strategic partnership with Allianz.
Interview: Wayne Xu, Zhong An
While all eyes are trained on the meteoric rise of Lemonade in the US, another insurtech player is causing widespread disruption in the East.
Former Lloyd’s management director Tom Bolt joins AIG
AIG has named former Lloyd’s performance management director Tom Bolt as chief underwriting officer, general insurance.
Zurich restructures broker distribution
Zurich has named Graham Boffey as head of UK distribution in a string of management changes within broker distribution at Swiss insurer.
Marsh appoints Mark Costin as head as head of UK aviation practice
Marsh has appointed Mark Costin as head of its UK aviation practice, effective immediately.
Danish insurer Tryg to buy Alka for £1bn
Denmark’s largest insurance company Tryg is to buy competitor Alka Forsikring for 8.2bn DKr (£1bn).
Ingenie appoints Wunelli boss Cavanagh as CEO
Telematics broker Ingenie has appointed Wunelli managing director Selim Cavanagh as CEO.
Compre CEO to step down
Compre’s Nick Steer will step down as CEO of the business, effective from March 2018.
Blog: There will be a tsunami of new apprenticeships
Don’t write the apprenticeship levy off just yet, says Matthew Metcalfe, claims manager at Covéa Insurance, explaining why the future’s bright for new apprenticeships.
Rising Star: Richard Hartley, Cytora
Richard Hartley is CEO and co-founder at technology start-up Cytora
Career Development: Zurich launches employee assistance programme app
Zurich has launched an app that will enhance access to its employee assistance programme, Workplace Options.
Market Moves: December 2017
This month's movers and shakers in the insurance industry.
Career File: Steve Arora
Axis Capital Holdings has appointed Steve Arora as CEO of Axis Re
Blog: The golden age of insurance is yet to come
The demand for transparency and diversity is changing the insurance market and shaping the personalities of future industry leaders, writes Brokerbility chairman Ashwin Mistry.
Minster's Shirley Woolham on why robots won't replace lawyers
Artificial intelligence is taking over mundane legal functions but is not killing off lawyers, says Shirley Woolham, chief operating officer at Minster Law.
Dave Gill appointed to head of operations at Allianz UK
Allianz UK has appointed Dave Gill to head up all of its specialty operations including Petplan.
Interview: Daniel Schreiber, Lemonade
Lemonade CEO Daniel Schreiber talks about the expansion plans of the US-based start-up that uses artificial intelligence to validate claims and donates profits to charities.
Analysis: Review of the year 2017
The past year has been a stormy one for the insurance market – and not just in terms of weather: the discount rate saga and the insurance premium tax hike helped propel motor premiums to stratospheric highs. Industry figures see clearer skies, however,…
QBE appoints head of distribution for Australia Northern region
Australian giant QBE has hired from QBE-owned regional insurer Elders Insurance for a distribution role.
Crawford hires Alister Jupp as head of Global Technical Services
Crawford & Company has appointed Alister Jupp as head of its Global Technical Services operation in the UK and Ireland.
Simply Business appoints David Summers as UK CEO
Simply Business has appointed David Summers as UK CEO, reporting to group CEO Jason Stockwood.