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RSA names Steve Watson London market head
RSA has appointed Steve Watson as managing director of its London market business with immediate effect.
Hiscox confirms Tom Shewry as UK CFO
Hiscox has appointed Tom Shewry as chief financial officer for its UK business and Hiscox Insurance Company.
Admiral’s David Stevens to retire at year end
Admiral group CEO David Stevens will retire at an earlier than expected date of 31 December 2020, the insurer has confirmed.
Blog: Conversations on racial equality
Karyn Strickland, Covéa Insurance head of HR and reward, gives her take on the value of conversations about racial equality at work.
Brit names RSA’s Gavin Wilkinson as group CFO
Brit has appointed Gavin Wilkinson as group chief financial officer, joining from RSA where he is currently CFO for Scandinavia.
DLG issues inaugural environment progress reports and 2021 targets
Direct Line Group has become a carbon neutral company and is targeting a net carbon neutral investment portfolio by 2050, the insurer detailed in a pair of documents released at the end of 2020.
Blog: Our investment in people is missing the mark
Ashwin Mistry, Brokerbility executive chairman, considers why the industry is failing to attract starry eyed young professionals to insurance careers.
Be Wiser makes board changes
Be Wiser has reshaped its board again with a new chair and hiring former Endsleigh CEO Jeff Brinley as chief financial officer, Joe Copp as group chief operating officer and David Russell as chief risk and compliance officer.
Tasker targeting up to five more deals in 2021 after Numark buy
Tasker Insurance Brokers is looking to expands its regional footprint with a series of hub purchases next year, group CEO Rob Organ told Post.
Adam Winslow to return to Aviva as CEO of international
Adam Winslow, AIG CEO for global life insurance, is returning to Aviva in January to become CEO of international.
Apollo suspends head of marine and energy liability over reported assault conviction
Apollo head of marine and energy liability, Howard James Burnell, has been suspended following a reported conviction for assault, Post has learned.
Lucy Woods appointed CHO chair and Peter Gomes interim CEO
Lucy Woods, CEO of Ax Group – formerly known as Accident Exchange – has been appointed chair of the board of the Credit Hire Association, following the departure of Kirsty McKno who stepped down in November.
Blog: Lloyd’s and the London Market, your time has come
With Lloyd’s, London market and wholesale broker accountability drawing the regulator’s attention in recent weeks, Michael Sicsic, managing director of Sicsic Advisory and former Financial Conduct Authority head of retail general insurance supervision,…
C-Suite: AIG’s Anthony Baldwin on people power
AIG UK CEO Anthony Baldwin shares how he will focus on London’s role as a global centre for insurance and a hub for talent during his year as president of the Insurance Institute of London.
Bobby Gracey joins Charles Taylor as global head of fraud
Charles Taylor has appointed Bobby Gracey, the chairman of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters’ anti-fraud committee, as global head of fraud.
Esure adds former Sky betting and gaming CTO to top team
Esure Group has recruited Andy Burton as chief technology officer and appointed Justin Cockerill as chief commercial officer.
Arag appoints Simon Barrett CFO as UK co-founder retires
Arag has appointed Simon Barrett as chief financial officer in preparation for the retirement of longstanding CFO Bob Moreton next year.
Talbot Underwriting employee succeeds in unfair dismissal bullying claim
A tribunal has found in favour of a former employee of AIG business Talbot Underwriting who sued the insurer for constructive unfair dismissal.
180 years of Post: Lloyd’s - Two decades of trauma
As Post celebrates 180 years, David Worsfold takes a look at the years of scandal, losses and court cases that hit the Lloyd’s of London market from the mid-1970s onwards and ask what today's insurers can learn from them.
Claims industry pivoted well to remote working but needs to prepare for a hybrid future, say experts
The claims industry has met the challenge of delivering for customers during the Covid-19 pandemic and should be preparing to take the best of what has been learned into a new normal of a hybrid remote-office work environment, according to specialists at…
Covéa’s Lisa Meigh on staying connected in the new workplace
Lisa Meigh, people director at Covéa Insurance, shares her learnings about remote working during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and gives her opinions on working practices of the future.
Travelers expands Mike Lawton’s role to lead on specialty
Former Towergate and RSA boss Mike Lawton, vice president of business insurance at Travelers Europe, will now also be responsible for specialty business including its Lloyd’s syndicate, the insurer has confirmed.
Former Ferma president Jo Willaert passes away
Jo Willaert, the immediate former president of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations, has passed away.
Deloitte names UK head of insurance
Andy Masters has been appointed Deloitte UK head of insurance.