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Disability broker Fish lands relationship manager
Fish Insurance has appointed Becky Rourke as its relationship manager responsible for liaison with local authorities and disability support groups.
Colosso replaces Coles as Howden CEO amid expansion plans
Howden Broking Group has appointed Adrian Colosso to the role of chief executive as part of a management reshuffle designed to build on recent expansion within the Hyperion-owned broking group.
ALC Health appoints Godbold as MD
Private medical insurance provider ALC Health has appointed Stephen Godbold as managing director.
Ace names Axa’s Brionne as Iberia president
Ace has recruited Axa’s property-casualty programme director for northern, central and eastern Europe to lead its own operations in Iberia.
LV Broker recruits DLG underwriting manager
LV Broker has swooped for a Direct Line Group portfolio underwriting boss to serve as its new technical underwriting manager.
RSA UK & Europe finance boss heads to energy sector
RSA’s UK and Western Europe finance director is to leave the insurance industry, moving to a Wiltshire-based energy company.
R&Q promotes Morris to US captive CEO
R&Q has named Rod Morris as chief executive of its US captive operation, Quest USA.
Bollington recruits from Circle for sales and affinities boss
Bollington has recruited Circle Insurance sales director Neil Newman to lead its commercial sales and affinities business.
Rural plants seeds of expansion with second Farm Web swoop
Rural Insurance has expanded its regional development underwriter team with the appointment of Sarah Robinson from NIG Farm Web.
Argenta’s Paul Hunt to step back from exec roles
Argenta Syndicate Management executive director and underwriting director Paul Hunt is to step back from his executive roles within the group over the next two months.
Swinton recruits former Direct Line MD Moat as non-exec
Swinton has named former Direct Line motor managing director Chris Moat as a non-executive director, Post can reveal.
Ace recruits from Sportscover for UK & Ireland environment underwriter
Ace has recruited a former sports and leisure underwriter to bolster its environmental risk division.
Markham recruits UN specialist for kidnap push
High net worth broker Markham Private Clients has appointed a European Parliament and United Nations risk specialist to head up a new kidnap and ransom facility underwritten by AIG.
Miller recruits XL Re’s Poon to head Asia claims
Insurance and reinsurance broker Miller has appointed XL Re’s claims manager to lead its claims operations in Asia.
Gallagher integration costs climb £3m in 2013
The total cost Gallagher of integrating 30 acquisitions including Giles and Bollinger rose by almost 25% over the course of 2013, costing the broking giant $24.1m (£14.5m)
R&Q names King as Triton COO
Randall and Quilter has appointed Bradley King as chief operating officer of captive management subsidiary Triton.
Titlesolv expands planning team with underwriting hire
Titlesolv has appointed Paul Denholm as its specialist underwriter for planning and judicial review.
Market Moves - 30 January 2014
Admiral, Canopius and Novae were among the recruiters in what was a busy week for insurers, with Bollington and JLT-owned Thistle the brokers making moves.
Ace hires Willis’ Stuart Elliot to grow terrorism book
Ace Group has appointed Stuart Elliot as terrorism and political violence underwriter responsible for growing the its terrorism book.
Marketform recruits Franks to boost cargo business
Lloyd’s specialist underwriter Marketform has recruited Howard Franks as a consultant to work with cargo underwriter Nicholas Edwards.
Prosight appoints Mageean to syndicate MD role
Prosight Specialty Underwriters has handed Syndicate 1110 chief operating officer Bernard Mageean a new role as managing director of the syndicate.
Clements Worldwide makes double appointment in London office
Clements Worldwide has made two appointments in its London office including promoting UK managing director Dan Francis to global business development vice president.
Matras returns to Axa as personal lines intermediary MD
Former Groupama Insurances managing director Laurent Matras has returned to Axa as managing director of the insurer’s personal lines intermediary division.
Cunningham Lindsey appoints Hughes to environment role
Cunningham Lindsey has appointed Simon Hughes as an environmental consultant in its environmental solutions team.