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This week in Post: Washouts and windfalls
When you head off to an outdoor festival following a heatwave, you cross your fingers and hope the sun sticks around. Unfortunately it seems like the recent tropical spate has done a runner and I spent last weekend trying not to roll down a hill while up…
Blog: Got your A-level results? Check out insurance apprenticeships
On A-level results day, Carmen McDonagh, operations director at Complete Cover Group, urges school leavers to consider an insurance apprenticeship.
Blog: Supporting neurodiversity within the workplace
Debbie Mawer, director of people and culture at Claims Consortium Group, explains how to attract and nurture a neurodiverse workforce.
AIG appoints new Europe CEO
Aspen Re’s CEO Thomas Lillelund has been appointed CEO of AIG Europe SA, subject to regulatory approval.
Analysis: Military recruitment: A call to arms
As insurance tries to attract talent and adapt to emerging risks, the London market is increasingly turning towards the military for new recruits
LMG names Lebecq as CEO
The London Market Group has named JLT Speciality operation director Clare Lebecq as CEO.
This month in Post: The great summer recess
It’s that time of year again. The trains are relatively empty, and out of office replies are basically a given.
Brendan McCafferty appointed Brightside CEO
Former Axa UK boss Brendan McCafferty has been appointed CEO of Brightside, starting on Monday.
Blog: How will Paul Geddes' decade at Direct Line Group be remembered?
When Paul Geddes took over the role of CEO of Royal Bank of Scotland’s insurance business in July 2009, moving from the retail arm of the bank, and replacing Chris Sullivan, I cannot remember many getting too excited.
Paul Geddes to step down from Direct Line
CEO Paul Geddes will be leaving Direct Line Group in the summer of 2019.
Markerstudy creates COO role and makes key promotions
Markerstudy has appointed Dan Fiehn to the newly created role of COO.
This week in Post: Insurance industry captures the heart and mind of at least one Millennial
Two years ago, when I told my friends that I got a job as an insurance journalist, they were baffled. They still are.
Video: Pauline Miller (Lloyd's), Jason Groves (Marsh) and Matthew Fosh (Axis) on Dive In 2018 and #time4inclusion
Time for inclusion is the theme of the fourth edition of the Dive In festival, which will take place in late September to encourage diversity in the insurance industry.
Hyperion CFO to step down
Oliver Corbett will step down from his role as Hyperion CFO at the end of the year.
Legal & General makes broker appointments
Legal & General has made several senior promotions within its general insurance division, as part of its strategy to grow its broker business.
Roundtable: Future-proofing claims for the digital age
Claims has not received as much attention as many front-end processes when it comes to investment, even though it is the moment of truth on which long-term policyholder loyalty can be built
This week in Post: World Cup, Wimbledon, and Westminster
With the World Cup firmly in French hands and Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber crowned Wimbledon champions, it’s back to work for the insurance industry with all eyes turning to Westminster.
Jonathan Clark elected as CII President
Jonathan Clark has been elected as the Chartered Insurance Institute’s president for 2018 to 2019, in the first year that the Chartered Insurance Institute has allowed electronic voting.
Chubb appoints Annmarie Camp to head European HNW division
Chubb today has appointed Annmarie Camp to head up its European high-net-worth personal risk services division.
Charles Taylor Managing Agency names Grint as CEO
Charles Taylor Managing Agency has appointed Colin Grint as CEO.
BLM targets EC3 push with new London market and reinsurance heads
BLM has named Damian Cleary as head of London market and Gavin Coull as head of reinsurance as the law firm targets growth in Lloyd’s.
Lack of women at senior level driving gender pay gap as CII renews call for change
The insurance sector’s woeful gender pay gap statistics is a reflection of the imbalanced representation of men and women at senior levels, according to analysis from the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Dive In 2018 launches, saying it's #time4inclusion
The Chickenshed theatre company gave a moving and uplifting performance outside the Lloyd’s building for the official launch of the fourth Dive In festival, whose theme this year is #time4inclusion.
Q&A: Lynda Lucas, chair, Airmic
Lucas began her career as a company secretarial trainee at British Aerospace and has since had various risk management roles at companies including Nortel, Old Mutual and, since 2006, Fujitsu. She has been an Association of Insurance and Risk Managers…