People
My other life: Mark Payne, musician
By day Mark Payne is a commercial account executive at CIP Insurance Brokers, by night he is a musician in a heavy metal band.
Two thirds of former Kwik Fit staff find new jobs
Two out of three workers affected by the Kwik Fit Uddingston site closure have found new jobs, according to a Scottish government study.
Donna Willis replaces Tim Yorke as ERS COO
Donna Willis has been promoted to the role of chief operations officer at ERS as Tim Yorke departs from the company at the end of March.
Blog: The young and the connected, the new face of claims handlers
Businesses in the insurance sector have to deal with change from a ‘new' type of social-savvy policyholder. Engaging and empowering your workforce is the best way to go about it, and technology provides the tools for it.
Post People 27 - 31 March
Check out this week's movers and shakers.
Towergate promotes Erotocritou to deputy chief financial officer
Towergate’s Antony Erotocritou has been promoted from underwriting finance director to deputy chief financial officer.
Blog: Diary of an insurtech start-up
What happens behind the doors of insurtech start-ups? James Stuart Clarke of Digital Fineprint explains how free coffee and coconut water are used to attract talent, but won't necessarily solve the culture clash between salespeople and developers.
Interview: Adrian Furness, Covéa
Covéa’s Adrian Furness was recently appointed claims and operations director, having previously held the role of claims director. Post sat down with him to discuss his new appointment.
QBE Australia appoints Jon Fox as general manager of claims
QBE Australia and New Zealand has appointed Jon Fox as executive general manager of claims.
Group CEO of HBH and Tysers stands down
Chris Elliott, group CEO of Hawkes Bay Holdings and its subsidiary Tysers, has stood down.
Minster Law to close York office
Personal injury firm Minster Law will close its York office and offer the approximately 300 affected staff positions in Wakefield, although some site-specific roles will no longer be required.
Fiducia boosts marine cargo MGA with senior underwriters
Marine cargo managing general agent Fiducia has appointed Angela McCluskie and David Heeney as underwriters.
Post People: 13 - 17 March
This weeks people moves from the insurance industry.
AIG CEO Peter Hancock steps down over eroding shareholder support
AIG CEO Peter Hancock, has resigned, citing a lack of “wholehearted shareholder support”.
Aviva to focus on cost-cutting in wake of restructure
Aviva will look to make cuts in areas of the business that overlap following the recent restructure.
Claims boss John Latter to leave Zurich for Chubb
John Latter, director of technical claims at Zurich, has resigned and will join Chubb.
Sutton and Humphreys part ways with Integro UK
John Sutton and Toby Humphreys will leave Integro Insurance Brokers after guiding the UK operation for over 11 years.
AIG names Gallo CIO as Fasano steps down
AIG has appointed Martha Gallo as chief information officer replacing Philip Fasano, who has left the company to pursue other opportunities.
Dale Underwriting Partners appoints COO
Dale Underwriting Partners has appointed Mark Channell as chief operations officer.
Apprenticeships: A radical overhaul
The radical overhaul by the government of the apprenticeship scheme - with the core aim of creating three million new apprentices by 2020 - is set to have a major impact on recruitment and training in the insurance industry, potentially reaching far…
Former Zurich GI chief becomes Admiral chair
The former CEO of Europe general insurance at Zurich, Annette Court, has been appointed non-executive chair of Admiral.
Ageas to shed 77 roles in broker channel restructure
Ageas will make 77 redundancies across its broker channel in the wake of the discount rate cut.
Editor's comment: Not ageing well
With the countdown to my next ‘big’ birthday already started, I’m the first to admit that none of us are getting any younger.