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Rank: 38 - Steve White, CEO, British Insurance Brokers’ Association
As before White, has the respect of the market and it would appear the ear of some important politicians.
Rank: 39 - Sian Fisher, incoming CEO, Chartered Insurance Institute
Confirmed in this new role in January, Fisher seems to have the full backing of the insurance market and was a popular choice for the job.
Rank: 40 - James Reader, CEO, Covéa Insurance
Covea spent last year integrating Sterling into the business.
Rank: 42 - Huw Evans, director of policy and deputy director general, ABI
Evans was not the most popular insurance figure last year in Post Insurer State of the Nation research, and some in the market are asking more questions about what it pays the body to do.
Rank: 41 - Paul Philip, CEO, Solicitors Regulation Society
Last year ended with the news insurers were meeting with the Solicitors Regulation Authority to discuss unscrupulous solicitors and how to tackle the issue.
Rank: 43 - Ian Muress, international CEO, Crawford & Company
After getting the green light early in 2015 for the GAB Robbins merger, Crawford spent the year bedding in.
Rank: 44 - Sir James Bevan, CEO, Environment Agency
All around him people are falling on their sword after the disaster that was the Environment Agency reaction the December Floods.
Rank: 45 - Peter Shaw, CEO, Thatcham Research Group
Shaw is likely to see his profile at an all-time high in 2016.
Rank: 46 - Gary Hoffman, CEO, Hastings
After seeing gross written premium up 24% in the first half of the year, Hoffman, CEO, took Hastings to a £180m initial public offering, while ruling out international forays.
Rank: 47 - Bruce Hepburn, CEO, Mactavish
In August 2016, the Insurance Act will come into force, bringing with it new requirements for both insurers and brokers.
Rank: 48 - Derek Coles, CEO, Ryan Direct Group
Ryan Direct Group has come of age at 25.
Rank: 49 - Mark Cliff, executive chairman, Brightside
Less than a year in post Cliff has already had his work cut out for him.
Rank: 50 - Ken Fowlie, European MD, Slater and Gordon
Having acquired the professional services arm of Quindell in March 2015, the Australian law firm has faced a run of negative headlines from overpaying for the business to accounting errors, culminating in its share price dropping below its 2007 float…
Rank: 35 - Peter Blanc, executive chairman, Aston Scott
One of the last mid-sized independent brokers left – this firm is sure to see some deals and growth over the next year.
Rank: 30 - Brendan McManus, CEO, PIB
Reuniting with his partner Chris Giles at PIB last year, the question remains are there enough targets to go round.
Rank: 27 - Bronek Masojada, Hiscox Group CEO
Masojada has identified “plenty of opportunities for growth” off the back of a 12.9% increase in gross written premiums to £1.54bn for the first nine months of 2015 (9M 2014: £1.36bn).
Rank: 26 - David Howden, group CEO, Hyperion Group
Following the acquisition of RK Harrison, Howden told the market an initial public offering was a “stepping stone to the company’s next phase of growth”, but played for time by saying it would need time to bed in the merger.
Rank: 17 - Andrew McMellin, UK CEO, XL Catlin
Following XL’s £2.5bn takeover of Catlin, McMellin was appointed UK CEO.
Rank: 7 - Inga Beale, CEO, Lloyd’s
Leading the way for women now Jacqueline McNamee is no longer at AIG, Beale is putting all her efforts into making sure her employer remains a pre-eminent global brand at the forefront of innovation.
Rank: 1 - Andrew Bailey, CEO, Financial Conduct Authority
Bailey’s move from one side of the regulatory twins peaks [the Prudential Regulation Authority] to the Financial Conduct Authority seemed somewhat anti-climactic when he was unveiled as Martin Wheatley’s successor.
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