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Aviva unveils UK restructure
Aviva is combining its life, general and health insurance business together under the leadership of Andy Briggs.
Brightside CIO James Fairhurst to leave the business
Brightside chief information officer James Fairhurst is to leave the broker.
Nick Lock appointed as head of property claims at Allianz
Nick Lock has been appointed as the new head of property claims at Allianz, following David Watkins’ retirement from the company.
Piggot replaces retired Reeves at Crawford
Former Gen Re claims manager Geoff Piggot has been named as CEO of Crawford Global Technical Services.
Bharti Axa GI promotes Srinivasan to CEO
Bharti Axa General Insurance has promoted chief commercial and principal officer Sanjeev Srinivasan to CEO and managing director.
Smallman joins National Windscreens board
National Windscreens has appointed John Smallman to its board of directors.
Novae names Patel as CFO
Novae has appointed Reeken Patel as group chief financial officer and executive director.
Klimczak swaps Allianz for XL Catlin in Singapore
Former Allianz Global Corporate Specialty senior marine risk consultant Jarek Klimczak has been appointed marine risk engineer for Asia-Pacific at rival XL Catlin.
Flood Re appoints Andy Bord as interim CEO
Flood Re has appointed Andy Bord, former managing director of BGL Group, as interim CEO.
Post People: 16 - 20 January
All the latest people moves happening in the industry this week.
Medco appoints new chairman
Medco has appointed Martin Heskins as executive chairman with responsibility for the new strategic direction of the personal injury portal.
Probitas appoints PI underwriter
Kiran Wignall is to join Lloyd’s underwriting syndicate Probitas 1492 as a professional indemnity underwriter in its financial lines team.
Fidelis co-founder McConachie to leave
Neil McConachie, group chief financial officer and co-founder of Fidelis, is leaving the firm.
Walker replaces Lee as Hastings MD
Hastings has appointed David Walker as managing director for insurer service, following Michael Lee’s departure last month.
PWC appoints Jim Bichard as UK insurance leader
PWC has appointed Jim Bichard to lead its UK insurance practice.
Allianz's Jon Dye on choosing insurance as a career
The Broker State of the Nation report commissioned by Post revealed 70% of the respondents chose broking as a career.
Crawford appoints Hanover boss as COO
Crawford has appointed Andrew Robinson as its global chief operating officer.
Post People: 9-13 January
Check out this week's movers and shakers.
Former Chubb execs join Navigators Asia team
Three former Chubb executives have joined Navigators’ Asian operations as the insurer continues to expand in North Asian marine, casualty and specialty markets.
Wong promoted at Cunningham Lindsey in Malaysia
Aldrin Wong, previously senior vice president of major and complex loss, has been promoted to CEO Malaysia at global loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey.
Suezawa replaces Shigematsu at Crawford Japan
Futoshi Suezawa has been promoted to country manager at global loss adjuster Crawford's Japan office.
QBE’s Pryce joins Lloyd’s franchise board
QBE's chief of European operations, Richard Pryce, has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Lloyd's franchise board, the body responsible for the day-to-day running of the Lloyd's market.
Zurich's group strategy chief resigns
Zurich's group chief strategy officer Claudio Gienal has left the company less than a year after joining the Swiss insurer.
2017 Preview: What lies ahead for insurance?
After sharing their views on 2016 last month, insurers and brokers make their predictions for the coming year. What do they think the highlights and lowlights will be over the next 12 months?