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Gallagher adds two senior roles to growing Midlands division
Arthur J Gallagher has created two new regional management roles in the Midlands to drive growth in what is now its largest UK regional hub.
Market Moves - 7/14 August 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market
Ex-Paymentshield CEO Johnson to lead Stackhouse Poland
Stackhouse Poland has appointed former Paymentshield chief executive Tim Johnson as group CEO.
Interim Zurich UK GI CEO Dave Smith to retire in April 2015
Zurich’s interim UK general insurance chief executive Dave Smith has agreed to extend his temporary tenure at the business ahead of retiring in April next year.
Axa aims to be 'major player in Scotland' as it completes management team
Axa’s Scottish branch has filled two senior sales and underwriting roles, completing the branch’s management team.
Market Moves - 31 July 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market
RFIB hires director for marine international division
Lloyd’s (re)insurance broker RFIB has appointed Malcolm Gray as a divisional director of its marine international division.
Axa fraud boss Gaywood heads for the exit
Axa head of counter fraud for direct and partnerships Steve Gaywood is to depart the business, Post has learned.
Hyperion recruits Berresford as non-exec
Hyperion has recruited Ann Berresford as a non-executive director with immediate effect.
Dual recruits from UK General for Cardiff-based development manager
Hyperion-owned managing general agent Dual has recruited a regional sales manager from UK General to manage business development in the Midlands and the South West.
LMA claims and underwriting boss Humberstone joins Capita
Capita Insurance Services has appointed the London Market Association’s Doug Humberstone as director of shared services.
Ex-Independent colleagues Rutter and Blakemore launch underwriting start-up
The former head of London market at Independent Insurance Keith Rutter has co-founded a start-up underwriting firm alongside his ex-Independent colleague John Blakemore.
Underwriting hires in Miami aid Brit's regional platform expansion
Brit has bolstered its Miami-based Latin America and Caribbean platform with the addition of Carlos Becerra as vice president for underwriting and Jimena Salgado as an underwriter.
Grant Thornton insurance chair exits after three months
Grant Thornton’s UK insurance boss Craig Scarr has exited the business just over three months after being recruited from Mazars.
Zurich promotes Cohen to head of GI customer and distribution
Zurich has promoted Patrick Cohen to become head of customer and distribution for its general insurance business.
Dual appoints Naveda to UK financial lines team
Dual has appointed global developer and senior underwriter Juan Naveda to its newly combined Dual Financial Lines UK division, part of Dual Corporate Risks.
Aviva personal property boss Stead one of three RSA PL hires
RSA has bolstered its UK personal lines underwriting and pricing team with the addition of Aviva’s Paul Stead and internal appointments Daniel Venner and Ian Bostock.
Ecclesiastical promotes O’Riordan to replace retiring reinsurance boss Jones
Ecclesiastical has promoted internally to replaces its departing group head of reinsurance Andrew Jones.
Market Moves - 17 July 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market
Deakin promoted to Gallagher International COO
Arthur J Gallagher UK commercial director Janice Deakin has been promoted to chief operating officer of Gallagher International.
Absolute recruits former London 2012 cybercrime advisor
Insurance investigator Absolute Partnership has named one of the UK’s leading cybercrime experts as its new director of data and intelligence.
Towergate Underwriting pair poached by Gallagher
Arthur J Gallagher has snapped up Towergate Underwriting duo Andy Westby and Simon Lewer for its online managing general agent division’s senior management team.
Caretaker Zurich boss Smith targets 10% share of SME market
Zurich will attempt to wrestle control from established SME players Axa and Aviva in order to secure a 10% market share following the launch of its broker-only e-trading platform, according to interim UK general insurance chief executive David Smith.
RSA UK claims boss Pitt to replace Hannah as Esure COO in Q4
Esure has appointed RSA’s claims director for UK and Western Europe David Pitt as its chief operating officer.