People
Post People: 10 - 14 April
The latest people moves in the industry.
Willis Towers Watson CFO Millay to retire
Willis Towers Watson’s chief financial officer Roger Millay is to retire in October.
Barbon appoints Mark Witherspoon as non-executive director
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Mark Witherspoon as non-executive director, subject to the usual regulatory approval.
Lloyd’s confirms Council and Franchise Board appointments
Lloyd’s has appointed Gregory Fleming and Patricia Jackson to the Council of Lloyd’s and the Franchise Board respectively.
Liberty Specialty Markets appoints Alexandra Paton as head of Continental Europe
Liberty Specialty Markets has appointed Alexandra Paton as head of Continental Europe for global financial risks.
John Ludlow to become Airmic CEO as Hurrell steps down
John Ludlow will replace John Hurrell as CEO of Airmic, to come into effect from 13 June 2017
Penny Black's Social World - April 2017
Hockey, helmets, cakes and pancakes
I work in Insurance: Richard Radevsky, technical director, Charles Taylor
As technical director at Charles Taylor Adjusting, Richard Radevsky travels the world to survey the risks of big construction projects.
CNA Hardy appoints David Legassick as head of life sciences
CNA Hardy has appointed David Legassick as head of life sciences, technology and cyber.
Ecclesiastical appoints Andrew McIntyre as non-executive director
Ecclesiastical has appointed Andrew McIntyre as a non-executive director to chair the audit committee of Ecclesiastical Insurance Office and Ecclesiastical Insurance Group.
Stephen Catlin retires from XL Group
Executive deputy chairman of XL Group Stephen Catlin has retired, effective 31 December 2017.
Blog: The apprenticeship levy might not be as bad as you think
After two years of waiting – and wondering – the apprenticeship levy is upon us. And so, for those of you with an annual paybill of over £3m, you’ll now be paying 0.5% of that to HMRC.
Interview: John Nelson, Lloyd’s of London
It is the most prestigious chairmanship in UK insurance. But next month, John Nelson will step down after six years in the role of Lloyd’s chairman. He talks to Ryan Hewlett about steering the market through one of its most turbulent periods
Rising Star: Rachel Marks, Crawford & Company
Marks is a loss adjuster focusing on agricultural, rural industries and estates losses at Crawford
Post People: 3 - 7 April
The latest people moves in the industry.
Ex-Zurich head of sales joins GRP Broking
Chris Sime has left Zurich to head up business development at GRP Broking, the specialist investment vehicle for brokers and managing general agents.
My other life: Mark Payne, musician
By day Mark Payne is a commercial account executive at CIP Insurance Brokers, by night he is a musician in a heavy metal band.
This Week in Post: BST, the baby and Brexit
British Summer Time is now allowing us to enjoy more daylight as all our clocks moved forward an hour last weekend. Except, that is, for my 15-month-old daughter’s biological clock. For her bedtime this week, she’s decided to do her own thing. Pretty…
Aviva Asia creates Asia regional CEO role
Aviva Asia has appointed the regional executive for Indonesia and Vietnam Randy Lianggara as regional CEO for China, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Despite the rhetoric, sexism is alive and well in the insurance industry
Working in the insurance industry, you hear a lot of talk about diversifying the workforce and attracting young people to the market.
Donna Willis replaces Tim Yorke as ERS COO
Donna Willis has been promoted to the role of chief operations officer at ERS as Tim Yorke departs from the company at the end of March.
Blog: The young and the connected, the new face of claims handlers
Businesses in the insurance sector have to deal with change from a ‘new' type of social-savvy policyholder. Engaging and empowering your workforce is the best way to go about it, and technology provides the tools for it.
Post People 27 - 31 March
Check out this week's movers and shakers.
Towergate promotes Erotocritou to deputy chief financial officer
Towergate’s Antony Erotocritou has been promoted from underwriting finance director to deputy chief financial officer.