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RMS appoints Jason Futers as MD for UK insurance
Jason Futers has rejoined RMS taking up the post of managing director of its UK insurance business replacing Richard Irwin who has retired.
Phoenix chairman Lyons set to become Lord Mayor of London
City of London has picked Nick Lyons, chair of Phoenix, as next Lord Mayor of London with effect from November 2022.
My Other Life: Greg Brash, smallholder
When he’s not working as a manager in procurement at Allianz Insurance, Greg Brash feeds his passion for sustainable for living by growing his own food.
More leadership changes at Aviva as Andrew Morrish departs
Andrew Morrish has left Aviva after more than 13 years with the business, most recently as claims director, with Dave Lovely’s role extending to cover UK.
Parhelion co-CEO Richardson asserts insurers need to move on from a ‘piecemeal’ ESG approach
The co-CEO of the self-proclaimed ‘world’s first sustainable insurer’ has admitted that he regards Parhelion as a “pathfinder” for the industry and hopes others will follow it into fully committing to the environmental, social and governance space…
View from the Top video: Association of British Insurers director general Huw Evans
In this exclusive interview recorded as part of the Insurance Post Live Annual Conference 2021 Association of British Insurers director general Huw Evans talks about rebounding and rebuilding as he shares the trade body’s vision of UK Insurance.
Boardroom video: Leadership, decisions and management in modern insurance
In this video recorded as part of the Insurance Post Live Annual Conference 2021 an expert panel answer questions including:
Tesco Underwriting recruits ex-Saga and Broker Network boss Gary Duggan as interim CEO
Tesco Bank has appointed Gary Duggan as interim CEO of Tesco Underwriting and interim chief insurance officer of Tesco Bank.
Intelligent AI appoints ex-RSA leader Neil Strickland as CCO
Insurtech Intelligent AI has appointed Neil Strickland, former customer experience director at RSA, as chief commercial officer.
MS Amlin Underwriting appoints James Maxwell as interim CRO
MS Amlin Underwriting has recruited James Maxwell as interim chief risk officer to replace Vishal Desai who is leaving the company for personal reasons.
ABI looks to board reform as it names first president
The Association of British Insurers is recruiting an independent chair and independent non-executive director and has selected a president and deputy president for the first time.
Samengo-Turner appointed Marsh UK specialty CEO as Moody moves to Guy Carpenter
Dominic Samengo-Turner has been appointed CEO of Marsh specialty UK and Ireland replacing Paul Moody who is moving to become UK CEO of Guy Carpenter.
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.