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Ant Gould to leave CII as part of faculty transformation
The Chartered Insurance Institute will remodel its faculties into societies as part of a wider change programme.
Travelers Europe appoints Nick Rnjak to lead Lloyd's platform
Travelers Europe has appointed Nick Rnjak to lead its Lloyd’s platform, Travelers Syndicate Management Limited.
Blog: How communication can help insurers fix their reputation
Insurers can improve their reputation by communicating better with their policyholders, explains Roj Whitelock, executive creative director at Jacob Bailey Group.
Career Development: Axa's training programme targets young brokers
Axa is set to launch a new training programme aimed at helping young brokers prepare for the future of the insurance industry.
Market Moves: January
The movers and shakers in insurance this month.
Blog: The cloudbuster’s guide to surge
Technology can’t influence the weather but can change its outcomes during surge, explains Claims Consortium’s operations director Connie Beasley.
Marsh names Moody as CEO of UK specialties
Broking giant Marsh has named Paul Moody as CEO of its UK specialties division.
Axis Capital’s reinsurance CEO to join Brit boards
Brit has chosen Axis Capital’s reinsurance CEO Jay Nichols to join the boards of Sussex Capital and Brit Re as non-executive director
Brokers informed: The weakest link
Whether through human error or ignorance, companies are exposed to cyber risk through employees and must consider their defences
Interview: Stephen Hines, Forum of Insurance Lawyers
In November, the Forum of Insurance Lawyers appointed Stephen Hines as its 22nd president in its 25th anniversary year. Post sat down with him to discuss his aims and ambitions for the group.
Duke of Norfolk joins Helios as non-executive director
Edward Fitzalan-Howard, the duke of Norfolk, has joined Helios Underwriting as a non-executive director.
Iain Laws joins Ardonagh to oversee health division
Jelf executive Iain Laws has joined Ardonagh Group as CEO for healthcare.
Deakin appointed deputy CEO of Ardonagh
Janice Deakin has been appointed deputy CEO of Ardonagh.
My Other Life: Lee Venamore, Covéa, football referee
Venamore, regional manager South for Covéa, spends his spare time refereeing football
Interview: Wayne Xu, Zhong An
While all eyes are trained on the meteoric rise of Lemonade in the US, another insurtech player is causing widespread disruption in the East.
Former Lloyd’s management director Tom Bolt joins AIG
AIG has named former Lloyd’s performance management director Tom Bolt as chief underwriting officer, general insurance.
Zurich restructures broker distribution
Zurich has named Graham Boffey as head of UK distribution in a string of management changes within broker distribution at Swiss insurer.
Marsh appoints Mark Costin as head as head of UK aviation practice
Marsh has appointed Mark Costin as head of its UK aviation practice, effective immediately.
Roundtable: Advanced underwriting in the digital age
Getting the most out of unstructured data can be complex. A recent roundtable discussed the resources available for underwriters to approach and tackle the problem
Ingenie appoints Wunelli boss Cavanagh as CEO
Telematics broker Ingenie has appointed Wunelli managing director Selim Cavanagh as CEO.
Blog: There will be a tsunami of new apprenticeships
Don’t write the apprenticeship levy off just yet, says Matthew Metcalfe, claims manager at Covéa Insurance, explaining why the future’s bright for new apprenticeships.
Career Development: Zurich launches employee assistance programme app
Zurich has launched an app that will enhance access to its employee assistance programme, Workplace Options.
Blog: The golden age of insurance is yet to come
The demand for transparency and diversity is changing the insurance market and shaping the personalities of future industry leaders, writes Brokerbility chairman Ashwin Mistry.
Minster's Shirley Woolham on why robots won't replace lawyers
Artificial intelligence is taking over mundane legal functions but is not killing off lawyers, says Shirley Woolham, chief operating officer at Minster Law.