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L&G engaging with Unite amid threat of industrial action over job cuts
Legal & General has vowed to work closely with Unite following suggestions by union chiefs that they may pursue industrial action following the insurance company’s decision to close its Ipswich office.
Ageas appoints Taylor as commercial underwriting head
Ageas has appointed Cathy Taylor as commercial underwriting and operations head.
Altitude hires former broker for underwriting role
Aviation and space underwriter Altitude Risk Partners has appointed former broker Charles Hollingworth as underwriter.
Market Moves - 4 September 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
BLM announces flagship London office plans
Insurance law firm BLM has unveiled plans to relocate staff in its London operation to a single EC3 office in Q1 next year.
UK casualty claims boss Donna Willis exits QBE
QBE Europe’s head of UK casualty claims Donna Willis has left the insurer after three and a half years in the role.
Keelan Westall MD Tonge resigns
Keelan Westall managing director Wayne Tonge has resigned from his post, Arthur J Gallagher has confirmed.
RAC recruits CBI president ahead of IPO plans
RAC has recruited the president of the Confederation of British Industry as its new chairman as uit readies plans to enter the London Stock Exchange.
Innovation Group boosting UK workforce by more than 10% with Caerphilly HQ
Innovation Group is to create a new divisional headquarters in Caerphilly, Wales, creating 77 jobs and investing £1.6m.
Former LAS CEO Cooper exits Innovation Group
The former chief executive and founder of LAS has departed the business less than six months after it was acquired by Innovation Group, Post can reveal.
Marsh appoints former RSA construction head
Marsh has appointed Mike Spencer to the role of senior global construction specialist.
Hodges admits caution in Manchester call centre migration
Towergate chief executive Mark Hodges has admitted the broker is leaving some SME and personal lines business with local offices, rather than migrating accounts to its new Manchester call centre.
Ex-Arista liability boss cites market ambitions for Gresham switch
Managing general agent Gresham Underwriting has confirmed the appointment of Arista’s head of liability Tony Collman to the position of chief underwriting officer.
DLG names Dixons Carphone boss as non-exec
Direct Line Group has recruited the group chief executive of Dixons Carphone to serve as a non-executive director.
CEO Jansen and CFO Boland to leave the AA
The AA chief executive Chris Jansen has resigned from the board of the roadside assistance company “by mutual agreement”.
BLM appoints new PI partner
BLM has added, commercial lawyer Jagdeep Singh Hayre, formerly of Birmingham City Council, to its public sector team.
Brightside co-founder Chase-Gardener handed commercial director role
Brightside founder Paul Chase-Gardener has been given a new role as the broker’s commercial director, with former Barbon chief executive Ian Sutherland also joining the business.
Price Forbes recruits four Gallagher financial lines leaders
Lloyd’s broker Price Forbes has recruited four new staff from A J Gallagher, including Adrian Fox, the head of the financial lines international broking and wholesale division.
Mastek UK appoints Khanolkar to lead insurance and financial services
Global enterprise application specialist Mastek UK has appointed Vidyesh Khanolkar as head of insurance and financial services division.
Ex-British Gas MD becomes Aviva's first chief digital officer
Aviva has hired former British Gas commercial and product development managing director Andrew Brem as chief digital officer.
LV Broker appoints Blanchard as account manager
LV Broker has appointed Alex Blanchard as strategic account manager for personal lines accounts including Swinton, A-Plan, Coversure and Esure.
Charles Taylor CFO Soso to depart next week
Charles Taylor’s chief financial officer Tito Soso will formally depart the business next week, almost four and a half months after his resignation was announced.
Aegis London recruits two cyber security experts
Aegis London has recruited two cyber security experts from the defence sector to assist with its cyber offering.
Ecclesiastical bolsters board with Taylor appointment
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has appointed former Goldman Sachs Asset Management boss Caroline Taylor as director to the board of the group’s insurance business Ecclesiastical Insurance Office.