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Axis Capital’s reinsurance CEO to join Brit boards
Brit has chosen Axis Capital’s reinsurance CEO Jay Nichols to join the boards of Sussex Capital and Brit Re as non-executive director
Interview: Stephen Hines, Forum of Insurance Lawyers
In November, the Forum of Insurance Lawyers appointed Stephen Hines as its 22nd president in its 25th anniversary year. Post sat down with him to discuss his aims and ambitions for the group.
Allied World promotes MacLeod in Asia-Pacific
Switzerland headquartered global insurer Allied World has made a senior promotion in Asia-Pacific.
Skuld appoints Simpson as London boss
Skuld has appointed Rachael Simpson as senior vice president, London P&I operations.
Duke of Norfolk joins Helios as non-executive director
Edward Fitzalan-Howard, the duke of Norfolk, has joined Helios Underwriting as a non-executive director.
BGL Group appoints Stephen van Rooyen as non-executive director
BGL Group has appointed Sky CEO Stephen van Rooyen as non-executive director.
Penny Black's Social World: December 2017
Astronauts, assault courses and an art bonus
Iain Laws joins Ardonagh to oversee health division
Jelf executive Iain Laws has joined Ardonagh Group as CEO for healthcare.
Deakin appointed deputy CEO of Ardonagh
Janice Deakin has been appointed deputy CEO of Ardonagh.
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.