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Penny Black's Social World: July 2021
Regulation, inclusivity and Guinness World records
Gallagher confirms personal data accessed in cyber attack
Gallagher is notifying “potentially affected” individuals and entities after an investigation showed systems affected by last year’s cyber incident held medical information, credit card information and more.
Peter Blanc elected CII president
The Chartered Insurance Institute has named Aston Lark CEO Peter Blanc as president for 2022.
Interview: David Bearman, Aventum
Aventum CEO David Bearman explains the growth of the broking and underwriting firm to Emmanuel Kenning, tracing its route from a start up focused on retail UK SME to a global specialist and niche player that has plans to be a decade defining business.
Markel names Wilson as Stovin's successor
Markel has appointed Simon Wilson as the next president of its international insurance division, succeeding William Stovin.
PIB presses 'pause' on recommending Hiscox to clients after Covid crisis response
PIB has hit pause on recommending Hiscox to customers but has not ended its agency with the insurer, Post can reveal.
Past presidents call on PFS members to vote against CII AGM proposals
Four past presidents of the Personal Finance Society are among those that have put their names to a website urging members to vote against elements of the Chartered Insurance Institute’s upcoming annual general meeting, as the rows over deregistering the…
Dirk Wegener re-elected as Ferma president
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations has re-elected Dirk Wegener as its president, giving him another two years in the role.
Hiscox adds ex-Ageas and Brightside leader Mark Cliff to UK board
Hiscox has moved to strengthen the board expertise in its two UK legal entities with the appointments of Mark Cliff, James Illingworth and Jane Hayes as independent non-executive directors.
Blog: A call for LGBTQ+ allyship in our organisations
Lisa Bartlett, Crawford president, UK & Ireland, calls for the insurance sector to encourage LGBTQ+ allyship.
Towergate’s Iain Laws on health as a business risk and resetting the benefits conversation
Iain Laws, CEO of Towergate Health & Protection, examines how insurers and the health industry have responded to the pandemic with new products and services, the shift in employee expectations and how health risks have gone up business leaders’…
Aegis launches assailant parametric product; Amicus in MBO; Davies buys two; and Vitality Car launches
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
My Other Life: Rachel Undy, volunteer vaccinator
Away from her role as first notification of loss operations leader at Ageas Insurance, Rachel Undy volunteers with the NHS vaccination programme.
Adaptability and development front of mind as firms look forward to hybrid working
Boardrooms will need to remain adaptable as firms move to new working models in the wake of lockdown restrictions lifting, according to panellists at the Post LIVE annual conference.
The Insurance Charities drives industry action to tackle domestic abuse
The Insurance Charities has updated its Domestic Abuse Toolkit for Employers.
Abacai adds six to leadership team
UK motor insurtech Abacai Group has recruited six new leaders bringing experience from Sabre, Covéa, Direct Line, Aviva and Vitality to the team under former Aviva boss Mark Wilson.
Axa’s Jon Walker on smart working and relationship building
Jon Walker, CEO of Axa Commercial, celebrates the benefits of smart working for customers, brokers and staff – along with assessing how it should be used in tandem with the best of the traditional face-to-face ways of building relationships.
Saga takes Kingshott from Tesco as insurance CEO
Over 50s travel and insurance specialist Saga has recruited Steve Kingshott as CEO for insurance, joining from Tesco where he was CEO of Tesco Underwriting and chief insurance officer at Tesco Bank.
Scor and Covéa ink truce bringing bitter feud to an end
Covéa and Scor have signed a settlement agreement that will see all legal action between the two dropped.
Qlaims names Latter CEO as Harvey switches to director role
Qlaims has appointed Liz Latter as CEO replacing founder Malcolm Harvey who is staying with the business as an executive director.
Arch reveals pair of leadership promotions
Arch Insurance International has promoted Kirsten Valder to chief administrative officer and Jason Kittinger to chief operating officer, effective 30 June.
Rising Star: Luke Crowe, Woodgate & Clark
After joining the loss adjusting profession in 2015, Luke Crowe set his sights on working on major commercial claims and has collected an impressive array of qualifications.
Tom Wakefield named Gallagher Re CEO ahead of Willis Re merger
Gallagher has revealed that Tom Wakefield will become CEO of Gallagher Re taking over from Simon Behagg.
Flood Re adds four to senior team
Flood Re has made four hires, bringing in experience from Hiscox, Ageas, Lloyds Banking Group and Aviva.