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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.
Gallagher appoints James Anderson to head up Rossborough Insurance
Arthur J Gallagher has appointed James Anderson as group managing director of Rossborough Insurance, its Jersey-based personal and commercial lines broking business.
Week in Post: All hail Captain Side Parting
This year’s Budget was rewarding for many reasons: a freeze on insurance premium tax, an increase in research funding for driverless cars, and a dig at Jeremy Clarkson.
Neon looks to MS Amlin and names Heppell as CFO
Lloyd’s carrier Neon has names Richard Heppell as chief financial officer for the group.
Former Admiral pricing exec named CEO of US subsidiary
Alberto Schiavon has been named as CEO of the US direct to consumer insurer Elephant Insurance.
Haegeli named Swiss Re's chief economist
Jerome Jean Haegeli will become Swiss Re's group chief economist at the Swiss Re Institute.
Liberty promotes Beechey to global financial risks role
Liberty Specialty Markets has named Andrew Beechey as head of underwriting and strategic development for global financial risks.
Covéa's Adrian Furness on removing gender barriers
Adrian Furness, claims and operations director at Covéa Insurance, wants his daughter and other women to be able to fulfil their potential, so as an industry leader he's making sure he can feel proud rather than apologetic about the industry’s diversity…
Underwriting Service Awards 2017: Winners
The leading lights of underwriting gathered last night at Post’s annual Underwriting Service Awards. The winners are below:
Jelf & Bluefin's Phil Barton on getting back to organic growth
Brokers must get back to their roots of being pillars in the community to achieve organic growth, says Phil Barton, group CEO at Jelf.
Blog: 12,000 cries for help on bullying, what can insurers do?
Insurers have a role to play against online bullying, explains Alison Colver, national high net worth underwriting manager at Covéa.
Andrew Fyfe announced as new Ifed chief
Detective chief inspector Andrew Fyfe has been appointed as the new head of the City of London’s Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department.