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Soter appoints Humphreys to head of operations role
Incident manager Soter Professional Services has appointed Dan Humphreys as head of operations with immediate effect.
Arista appoints underwriter in broker relationships initiative
Commercial lines underwriter Arista has appointed Mick Hunter as development underwriter in its St Albans office in a bid to boost relationships with brokers.
Eurobase continues hiring spree
Global software provider Eurobase Insurance Solutions has appointed David Towning as projects director and Caroline Bedford as senior business analyst.
Picknett leaves Groupama as restructure continues
Groupama Insurances has confirmed that 20 positions are at risk in the finance, IT, HR and marketing teams as the company moves to reduce expenses and restructure its central support functions.
AIA appoints Yeo Yong-Boon as non-exec director
Pan-Asian insurer AIA Group has appointed George Yeo Yong-Boon as an independent non-executive director
Former RSA chief executive resurfaces at Lloyd's
Lloyd's has appointed Andy Haste as senior independent deputy chairman on the Council of Lloyd's.
Ace hires Zotti to develop Italian consumer lines
Ace Group has recruited Renato Zotti as director of accident and health, life and travel in Italy as the firm continues to invest in consumer lines insurance propositions for the Italian market.
QBE Europe hires Siesko as claims director
QBE has recruited David Siesko as claims director for its European operations.
SSP hires chief technology officer
Kevin Gaut has joined technology solutions provider SSP as chief technology officer for the company's insurer division.
Barbon appoints former Scottish Provident boss as non-exec
Property broker Barbon has appointed ex-Scottish Provident CEO and Royal Liver Assurance chairman David Woods as a non-executive director.
RFIB names property and construction director
Independent broker RFIB has recruited Faber Global's Edward Clark as director of global property and construction.
United India appoints Kharat as chairman and MD
United India Insurance Company has appointed Milind Kharat as chairman and managing director.
German broker Unison hires Toben for linked business in Chicago
Hamburg-headquartered Unison Brokers has appointed Heidrun Toben as associate director for European linked business to work in its Chicago office.
Hiscox appoints head of catastrophe research and two trainees
Hiscox has appointed Dr Richard Dixon as group head of catastrophe research, and expanded the London Market reinsurance team with two recruits.
RSA wins staff development awards
RSA has been handed two gongs by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development.
Generali rejigs business structure
Italian insurer Generali has overhauled its business structure in a bid to ensure the group is managed "in a more integrated way".
RFIB recruits Towergate risk boss
RFIB has swooped to recruit Towergate group risk officer Lisa Siggery to serve as risk and compliance director from 29 October.
Towergate recruits Aspen audit head
Towergate Insurance has named Jackie Gray as group internal audit director, joining from insurer and reinsurer Aspen where she also headed up internal audit.
JLT Re makes additions to CEE team
JLT Re has expanded its team serving Central and Eastern Europe with the addition of Sergey Grazhdankin and Edmond Wodehouse as partners.
Willis appoints Plumeri successor
Willis' board of directors has chosen Dominic Casserley, pictured, as the company's next chief executive.
Willis announces CEO succession plans
Insurance broker Willis has announced that Dominic Casserley, pictured, is to succeed group CEO Joe Plumeri from 7 January with Steve Hearn as deputy CEO.
HDI Gerling CEO to head AGCS' Mediterranean unit
Patrick Thiels, chief executive of HDI Gerling in Belgium and Luxembourg, will join Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty from 1 April to lead the insurer's new Mediterranean division.
ING makes board appointments for Insurance/IM EurAsia
ING has added Delfin Rueda and Dorothee van Vredenburch to the management board of Insurance EurAsia.
RSA names UK commercial finance head
Global insurer RSA has appointed Mark Laughton as finance director for UK commercial business.