Recruitment
Ecclesiastical bolsters board with Taylor appointment
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has appointed former Goldman Sachs Asset Management boss Caroline Taylor as director to the board of the group’s insurance business Ecclesiastical Insurance Office.
Gallagher plots Welsh jobs following first instalment of £1.13m government grant
Arthur J Gallagher has received the first instalment of a £1.13m grant from the Welsh Government to be put towards establishing a centre of excellence in Wales and creating jobs for local people.
Career file: Adam Kornick: Aviva recruits from Progressive for global analytics boss
Aviva has recruited Progressive’s vice-president of big data to helm its own analytics operations.
Market Moves - 21/28 August 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
ITV HR director Linares to take on identical role at DLG
Direct Line Group has appointed ITV’s group director for human resources Simon Linares as HR director.
Catlin moves McMellin from US to lead London underwriting hub
Catlin US underwriting hub chief executive Andrew McMellin is to return to the UK to take on the same role for the insurer's London division.
Insurance business crucial to future growth at the AA, claims Connor
AA Insurance Services managing director Janet Connor believes her recent appointment serves to highlight the growing emphasis the AA places on insurance.
Tony Allen to continue as A&A Group UK CEO
Allen & Allen Group has confirmed Tony Allen will continue in the role of UK chief executive following the departure of Martin Oliver in May.
D L Dale looks to QBE for underwriting hire
QBE's Tim Butcher is to join D L Dale & Others Syndicate 2525 as senior class underwriter from 1 December.
Questgates creates two roles in restructure
Questgates has restructured its non-motor counter fraud division creating two management roles.
Charles Taylor's Linton takes on Lloyd's and London remit at Capita
Capita Insurance Services has appointed Charles Taylor Insurance Services’ Shaun Linton as business development manager.
Demand for risk managers grows amid shifting regulatory environment
The looming implementation of Solvency II has contributed to a boom in demand for risk management specialists, according to recruitment consultancy Merje.
Market Moves - 7/14 August 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market
Ex-Paymentshield CEO Johnson to lead Stackhouse Poland
Stackhouse Poland has appointed former Paymentshield chief executive Tim Johnson as group CEO.
Cunningham Lindsey hires RMA engineering team
Cunningham Lindsey has taken on RMA's engineering team which it calls a key development for the business.
Novae hires Alderton to lead new unit
Novae Group has appointed William Alderton as unit head of its newly formed international property binder unit.
Markerstudy recruits Sandy Dunn for group role
BDML Connect founder Sandy Dunn is to join Markerstudy as group markets development director.
Green promoted to FCA GI director
The Financial Conduct Authority has promoted Simon Green to director of general insurance and protection.
Market Moves - 31 July 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market
Former RSA director joins Ryan Direct Group board
Former RSA group executive director Paul Donaldson is to join Ryan Direct Group as a non-executive director from September.
Ageas promotes Farr to Midlands underwriting role
Ageas has appointed Adam Farr as commercial regional underwriter for the Midlands.
LMA claims and underwriting boss Humberstone joins Capita
Capita Insurance Services has appointed the London Market Association’s Doug Humberstone as director of shared services.
Underwriting hires in Miami aid Brit's regional platform expansion
Brit has bolstered its Miami-based Latin America and Caribbean platform with the addition of Carlos Becerra as vice president for underwriting and Jimena Salgado as an underwriter.
Sportscover makes double senior underwriting appointment
Sportscover Europe has appointed Simon Bowring and Gary Pigot as senior underwriters based in London.