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Watchstone names Stefan Borson as successor to outgoing CEO
Watchstone has named Stefan Borson as the successor to outgoing CEO Indro Mukerjee, who will resign at the end of the year.
Maurice Tulloch appointed to executive board position at Aviva
Aviva’s CEO of international insurance, Maurice Tulloch, has been appointed as an executive director of the company.
Bruce Carnegie-Brown officially starts as Lloyd’s chairman
Bruce Carnegie-Brown officially started as Lloyd’s new chairman today, taking up the role following the retirement of John Nelson.
Blog: London needs to get global
To maintain its competitive position, the London insurance market needs to become a truly global hub, write Chris Beazley, CEO of the London Market Group, and Paul Clark, partner at the Boston Consulting Group
Post people: 12 - 16 June
The latest people moves from the insurance industry.
Blog: The top 10 things insurers need to innovate
There is no single recipe for innovation but Carrie Robinson, head of innovation at Ageas, reveals her top 10 ingredients.
Swiss Re GI unit opens Manchester office to target regional business
Swiss Re's general insurance unit, Corporate Solutions, has opened an office in Manchester to grow its regional commercial business.
Hiscox CEO opens exhibition celebrating immigration in Britain
A new exhibition telling the stories of the children of a generation of immigrants opened at the Hiscox Art Café last night.
Ed names Wicks as non-marine reinsurance chair
Reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, Ed has appointed Ian Wicks as chairman of non-marine reinsurance.
AIG's Anthony Baldwin on claims, actually
Technology and innovation are important to the insurance sector but Anthony Baldwin, CEO of AIG, says while concentrating on these insurers must not lose sight of what is important to the customer: the claim.
Greenlight Re appoints Simon Burton as CEO
Specialist property and casualty reinsurer Greenlight Re has appointed Simon Burton as CEO.
UK General appoints John Spencer as chairman
Markel non-executive director John Spencer has been appointed as a non-executive chairman of UK General.
UK General technical director Simon Tate leaves the business
UK General technical underwriting director Simon Tate has left the business, with his departure following the resignation of chief risk officer Steve Blott last month.
Gen Re boss appointed MD for Guy Carpenter Benelux
Hans van Oort has been appointed as the managing director of Guy Carpenter Benelux and will be responsible for leading the company’s presence in Belgium.
How insurers can protect themselves against cyber threats
In the current cyber insecurity, insurers need to review their management structure and their risk processes to protect their data and their customer’s data, say Matteo Coppola and Ofir Eyal, partners at the Boston Consulting Group.
I work in insurance: Anna Stone, Aviva
As the resident archivist at Aviva, Anna Stone delves into the insurer's 320 year past.
Penny Black's Social World - June 2017
Clicking, cleaning and 141 cars
My other life: Sean O’Regan, Scope Technologies, botany and zoology
O’Regan is a team leader at the telematics provider, with an interest in zoology and botany
Thatcham chief technical officer Miller to retire
Thatcham Research’s chief technical officer Andrew Miller is set to retire.
Career File: Adair Turner
Chubb has appointed Lord Turner as non-executive chairman of Chubb European Group and Chubb Underwriting Agencies
FCA names Keith Jackson as director of GI
Aon’s chief risk officer Keith Jackson has been appointed to the role of director of general insurance and protection at the Financial Conduct Authority.
Allied World launches UK commercial division
Allied World has launched a UK commercial division and appointed Darren Rowe as vice president.
Post People: 30 May - 02 June
The latest people moves from the insurance industry.
This Week in Post: Manchester in our thoughts
The Manchester attack touched us all this week. Because we might live or work in the city. Because we might have visited recently. Or because we have, you know, a heart.