Recruitment
Market Moves - 29 January 2015
All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
Insurance CEOs: Picking the perfect candidate
Hiring a new CEO can be a problem for an insurance company, with standards of demonstrated experience continually rising and the regulator wielding its influence over appointments. So, how do they pick the right person for the job?
C-Suite - Broker: The lost generation
The insurance landscape of the 1990s lead to a dearth of opportunities and a loss of new blood
Average salary for insurance employees set to rise 8% in 2015
The strain of regulatory scrutiny is contributing to an 8% increase in average pay levels across the insurance industry in 2015 as firms seek to attract top talent.
Zurich appoints Sime to sales head role
Chris Sime has been appointed sales head for commercial broker and personal lines at Zurich.
Insurance workers value job satisfaction over salary poll finds
Insurance industry workers value job satisfaction and work-life balance over their salary package, a YouGov and Reed poll has found.
Admiral seeks more than 250 new recruits
Admiral is recruiting for more than 250 jobs across its contact centres, IT department and law firms.
Brightside swoops for Hastings CIO Fairhurst
Hastings Insurance Services’ chief information officer James Fairhurst has been appointed to an equivalent role at broker Brightside Group.
Pearson steps down as OAMPS UK head
OAMPS UK head Howard Pearson stepped down from his role in December 2014 as the integration of the business into Arthur J Gallagher completed, the broker has confirmed.
Capsicum looks to Guy Carpenter for partner hire
Guy Carpenter Facultative UK property and energy head Malcolm Payton is to join Capsicum Re as a partner and head of its facultative reinsurance division.
Willis promotes Smaje to Willis GB broking head
Willis has promoted aerospace business CEO Philip Smaje to chief broking officer for Willis GB.
Market Moves - 22 January 2015
All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
Aviva hands CRO role to SII head Woodford
Aviva Solvency II director Julian Woodford has been appointed UK and Ireland chief risk officer for the business.
Paymentshield hires Rob Evans as CFO
Paymentshield has hired Rob Evans as its chief financial officer and tasked with working with the management team to delivering a business strategy for the company.
Canopius claims head East resigns ahead of QBE move
QBE European Operations has appointed Canopius head of claims Mike East to the role of claims technical director.
Hastings-Bass joins BMS Group board
Novae non-executive chairman John Hastings-Bass is to join BMS Group as non-executive chairman and director.
Market Moves - 15 January 2015
All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
Birch appointed MD of Bishop Skinner Marine
Bishop Skinner Marine, the Bluefin subsidiary specialising in yacht and pleasure craft insurance, has appointed Paul Birch as its managing director.
ERS swoops for Rees to head underwriting fraud
ERS has appointed Linda Rees as underwriting fraud head as it looks to expand its anti-fraud measures.
CNA regions boss Somers joins AIG as head of sales in the north
AIG has named CNA Insurance head of UK regions Phil Somers as head of sales for the north.
Rural looks to Gallagher for COO hire
Rural Insurance has hired former Arthur J Gallagher operations director Peter Cooper as its chief operating officer.
Post Office creates 75 insurance jobs in Glasgow
Post Office Travel Insurance is to create 75 new jobs in Glasgow over the coming months with further jobs planned for later in the year.
Absolute hires ex-Axa COO Carruthers as non-exec chairman
Former Axa commercial lines and personal intermediary chief operating officer Max Carruthers has joined the board of private investigation firm Absolute Partnership as non-executive chairman.
BMS returns to Cooper Gay to beef up specialty reinsurance team
Cooper Gay & Co reinsurance division director Steven Herbert has joined BMS where he will take on the role of director of the specialty reinsurance division.