People
My other life: Lee Dobson, amputee footballer
By day, Lee Dobson is an administration assistant within Crawford & Company UK’s general property adjusting team. He’s also been an international amputee footballer for more than a decade.
Interview: Sian Fisher, Chartered Insurance Institute
A year into her role as CII CEO, Sian Fisher speaks to Martin Croucher about tackling discrimination and her plans for the body
Career file: Jim Bichard
Bichard has been appointed head of PWC’s UK insurance practice
Aviva will retrain staff affected by automation roll out
Aviva has asked staff if a robot could better perform their job. If the answer is yes, the company will offer employees the chance to be retrained.
Skuld Copenhagen sees leadership change
Krester Krøger Kjær has taken over as head of Skuld Copenhagen, replacing Helle Lehmann.
RSA says more than 900 jobs culled last year, as it looks to further efficiencies
RSA made more than 900 redundancies last year and plans to make an additional £50m in cost savings.
Swiss Re CUO to step down
Swiss Re’s Matthias Weber is to step down as group chief underwriting officer.
Interview: Jim Bichard, PWC
When the referendum result came in on 24 June last year, there was a moment of disbelief in the market. Many business leaders were forced to re-examine what exposures they faced and what steps they needed to take next.
DAC Beachcroft acquires two complex injury teams from Clyde & Co
DAC Beachcroft has acquired two complex injury teams comprising six partners and 21 legal professionals from Clyde & Co to join its Claims Solutions Group.
Bruce Carnegie-Brown confirmed as next chairman of Lloyd’s
Bruce Carnegie-Brown is to become the chairman of Lloyd’s of London.
Chubb appoints Matthews as Europe COO
Chubb has appointed Adrian Matthews as chief operating officer for Continental Europe.
Post People 20 - 24 February
Who's moved where this week?
RSA's Thomas on how partners can serve your customers better than branches
The future of overseas trading for UK businesses is somewhat clouded by the uncertainty of a post-Brexit world. But what's clear is that it is not just the giants of UK industry that have to grapple with how to work within new rules and channels for…
Bishopsgate creates international binders division
Bishopsgate has made three appointments and revealed the creation of an international binders division.
Ed appoints Gulsun as P&C head
Willis Towers Watson's former direct and facultative head Namik Gulsun has joined Ed as head of international property and casualty.
Markerstudy appoints Barrington as retail head
Ross Barrington has been appointed as managing director of the Markerstudy retail group.
McCafferty joins Axa as CEO
Brendan McCafferty has joined Axa as CEO for intermediated and direct insurance after holding the position of Flood Re CEO.
Post People: 13 - 17 February
All the latest moves from the insurance industry
Novae promotes Trueman to chief innovation officer
Novae has promoted Dan Trueman to the role of chief innovation officer
Industry customer satisfaction on the rise
Overall customer satisfaction in the insurance sector has increased over the past year, according to the UK Customer Satisfaction Index.
Aon's Andrew Tunnicliffe on holding up the mirror
You may have heard or read that McKinsey reported in its 2015 Diversity Matters report that gender diverse firms were 15% more likely to outperform those that were not diverse, but here's something more interesting.
Post People 6 - 10 February
Check out this week's market moves.
Steve Wood to leave Paymentshield as Towergate ‘consolidates’ business
Steve Wood has left Paymentshield as its CEO as Towergate moves to “consolidate its executive structure”.
Marketing: Image is everything
Insurers must stand out from the competition to attract custom. What lessons can they learn from outside the sector?