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Aegis London boosts terrorism footprint with two hires
Aegis London has made two appointments to its terrorism and aviation war account with the aim of increasing its underwriting footprint in the market.
Lockton appoints risk management expert in Hong Kong
Lockton has appointed Eric Tsui from HK Electric to lead its power, energy and construction group in Hong Kong.
Markel appoints Whitaker non-executive director
Markel International has appointed Anne Whitaker as non-executive director.
RSA suspends Irish CEO and issues £70m profit warning
RSA's Ireland insurance operation has suspended three top level bosses as part of an investigation into claims and finance issues.
Aviva's Hudson to join Equity in January
Sam Hudson, Aviva's broker performance director for intermediary and partnerships, is to join Equity from the start of next year as commercial director.
ANV appoints technology E&O lead
Netherlands-based specialty insurer ANV Holdings has named digital and privacy risk specialist Phil Mayes as lead of its new technology E&O and intangible risk underwriting team.
Ventris leaves Cunningham Lindsey 'by mutual consent'
Neil Ventris, director, London markets, is to leave Cunningham Lindsey UK after five months in the role.
DAS recruits Munich Re man to replace Gibson as CFO
Legal expenses insurer DAS has confirmed that Munich Re’s Thomas Jannakos will replace Paul Gibson as the firm’s UK group chief financial officer.
Blog: Will Lloyd's lay down a marker and hire its first female CEO?
“I did not break down the barriers; they were broken down for me by the members of Lloyd’s in a very charming way.”
Healthy Pets appoints More Than founder as non-exec
Online pet insurer Healthy Pets has appointed one of More Than’s founding team as a non-executive director.
Lancashire recruits Merrill Lynch banker for non-exec role
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Lancashire has appointed Merrill Lynch’s former co-head of corporate broking as a non-exec director.
Brokers concerned by latest Aviva exits as Hudson and Robinson jump ship
Pair’s departure follows those of Clayden, Spencer and Deakin in recent months.
XL swoops for AIG’s Europe claims boss
XL has recruited AIG’s chief claims officer for Europe to replace the outgoing Graham Lambourne as head of international P&C claims.
Ask the Expert: Professional fulfilment
What factors should be taken into account when exploring the levels of professional fulfilment in the workplace for insurance and finance professionals?
Career file: John Sims - Ex-Lorega CEO Sims resurfaces at AIG
AIG has appointed former Lorega chief executive John Sims to the role of UK head of its high net worth arm Private Client Group.
Market Moves: UK General hires former BMW man and Sue Langley returns to industry
This week saw a surge of appointments among insurers, with fresh faces at AIG, Allianz and UK General. The latter swooped for a former BMW man to serve as schemes director, while others looked to more conventional sources. Former Lloyd’s and Hiscox boss…
Dual International appoints Sorensen
Dual International has announced today that it is appointing industry veteran Larry Sorensen as chairman of its North American underwriting agency operations.
Ex-Zurich CFO under no 'undue pressure' prior to death
Former Zurich chief financial officer Pierre Wauthier was not subjected to any undue or inappropriate pressure in the period leading up to him taking his own life, according to findings of two independent investigations.
Covéa raids NIG, Mitsui and Keychoice for underwriting trio
Covéa Insurance has made a trio of new appointments to its commercial lines underwriting team.
Ex-Zurich CFO found to be under no 'undue pressure' prior to death
Former Zurich chief financial officer Pierre Wauthier was not subjected to any undue or inappropriate pressure in the period leading up to him taking his own life, according to findings of two independent investigations.
Markel recruits former EY UK audit head for non-exec role
Markel has appointed a former EY audit partner as a non-executive director, Post can exclusively reveal.
UK General hires ex-BMW Financial Services manager Binns
UK General has appointed former BMW Financial Services manager Andrew Binns to the role of schemes director for motor ancillary products.
Ex-Lorega CEO Sims resurfaces at AIG
AIG has appointed former Lorega chief executive John Sims to the role of UK head of its high net worth arm Private Client Group.
Is Singapore becoming more attractive than Hong Kong?
In recent years the industry has seen a slew of insurers announce that Singapore would now be their regional headquarters while more could be in the pipeline writes Justin Harper.