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First Central recruits Roberts to IT director role
Motor intermediary First Central has moved to strengthen its UK senior management, with the appointment of Dan Roberts as director of IT, change and risk.
Bluefin swoops for Towergate regional boss Hogg
Bluefin has recruited Towergate’s Scotland and Northern Ireland regional managing director Kenny Hogg.
Corpore makes two amputation case manager hires
Rehabilitation services provider Corpore has appointed two new amputee case managers to its catastrophic and specialist services team.
Hester tipped to take advantage of lack of industry experience
Former RBS boss will not be afraid of ‘difficult decisions’
DLG's Maddock replaces Morris as MIB chairman
The Motor Insurers Bureau has named Direct Line Group claims and business services managing director Steve Maddock as its next chairman.
Career File - Giles Baxter: Gallagher recruits RSA IT boss for new CIO role
RSA's UK and Western Europe IT and change leader Giles Baxter has joined Arthur J Gallagher as its international chief information officer.
Market Moves - 13 February 2014
The movers and shakers in the insurance industry this week.
Aqua recruits Hiscox motor underwriting boss
High net worth specialist Aqua has recruited Hiscox’s head of motor underwriting.
BHSF announces four board changes
Midlands-based BHSF Group has made four changes to its board with group chief executive Peter Maskell calling the appointees “extraordinarily-capable”.
Keycare promotes three to associate director roles
The UK’s largest provider of insurance for lost and stolen keys has promoted three of its 35-strong team to the roles of associate director.
Patel to take on group legal counsel role at BH in April
Brokerbility Holdings has appointed Jitendra Patel as group legal counsel.
Ex-Wilby associate director to lead Bluefin's Skipton branch
Bluefin has appointed Tracey Weston to the position of branch director at the broker’s Skipton office.
C-Suite: The Asia talent war
2013 was a year of ups and downs for both the industry and recruitment volumes. After a very slow start, the second half was significantly more active with some large scale organisation changes and movements, particularly at a very senior level, which…
Parabis Law hires Jabbari to boost consumer law offering
David Jabbari, the former Connect2Law chief executive and Pannone Affinity head, has joined Parabis Law as a partner.
Former Cunningham adjuster launches HNW business
A former senior adjuster at Cunningham Lindsey is to unveil a new high net worth adjusting and surveying business later this month.
Lee to head up client management for Ace in the UK
Ace Group has appointed Nick Lee as head of client management for the UK and Ireland.
MGB recruits former Dickson Manchester boss as non-exec
MGB Insurance Brokers has named the former director of wholesale professional indemnity broker Dickson Manchester & Co as a non-executive.
ICAB appoints Allsopp to finance role
The Insurance Claims Accommodation Bureau has appointed Tim Allsopp as its finance head.
Berg to leave Insurance Council of Australia's board
Ian Berg, the outgoing vice-president and operations manager, Australia for FM Global is to leave the board at the Insurance Council of Australia.
ANV announces Syndicate 1861 restructure
Netherlands headquartered specialty insurance business ANV Holdings has announced a restructure of its underwriting leadership within ANV Syndicate 1861.
Hester hire enables RSA to remove 'for sale' sign, claim analysts
RSA’s appointment of Stephen Hester to the role of group chief executive has served to remove the ‘for sale’ sign that was rumoured to have hung over the company, according to analysts.
HCC hires Calderbank for PI role
HCC International has appointed Simon Calderbank to its London professional indemnity division to focus on information technology and communications risks.
Former RBS boss Hester appointed RSA Group CEO
RSA has named Stephen Hester as group chief executive and a director of the company, filling the vacancy left following Simon Lee’s exit.
Career file - Pat Regan: Aviva CFO Regan to join QBE in Australia
Aviva's chief financial officer Pat Regan is leaving the group to join QBE as its CFO in Sydney, Australia.