Recruitment
Bluefin grows Bournemouth branch with four hires
Bluefin has appointed a team leader, an account executive and two account handlers to its Bournemouth branch.
RSA's Kneafsey teams up with ex-boss Haste at Wonga
Wonga chairman Andy Haste has hired RSA’s director of SME and delegated business Tara Kneafsey as UK managing director for the payday lender’s UK consumer loans business.
Catlin-bound Greensmith replaced by Robinson at RSA
RSA’s global specialty lines director for the UK and Western Europe Paul Greensmith has moved to Catlin Group where he will take on the role of chief underwriting officer for insurance at the firm’s London underwriting hub.
XL swoops for AIG's Latham to head up captive programmes
XL Group has moved to bolster its captive offering with the appointment of Matthew Latham as head of captive programmes.
Personal lines pedigree marked Oliver out as Brown's top GIS candidate
Martin Oliver was top of Arthur J Gallagher underwriting and distribution executive chairman Adrian Brown's list to run the broker's personal lines business after managing director Des O'Connor departed in July, he told Post.
Martin Oliver to lead Gallagher Insurance Solutions
Former Allen & Allen Group UK chief executive Martin Oliver has been appointed by Arthur J Gallagher to be Gallagher Insurance Solutions managing director.
Markerstudy re-hires Tozer as account manager
Matt Tozer has returned to Markerstudy as an executive account manager after roles at the A&A Group and Igo4.
Insurance industry ahead of the curve on internal CEO appointments
Insurance companies are more likely to recruit internally for the top jobs at their organisations than firms within other financial sectors, according to a survey by Russell Reynolds Associates.
LV Broker recruits four to regional roles
LV Broker has announced four appointments in its commercial lines business, including promoting Mark Hands to head of trading for the north of England and Scotland.
RUP appoints Axa's Mansell as commercial motor underwriter
RUP Commercial Risks has appointed Axa senior motor fleet underwriter Spencer Mansell as commercial motor underwriter.
Fourth Dimension looks to LV for claims role
LV third party claims head Elaine Clark has joined Fourth Dimension Innovation as claims director.
RFIB promotes Brasier to Bermuda MD as Clark resigns
RFIB Group has promoted executive vice president Jeremy Brasier to head up its Bermudian operations.
GAB Robins hires Webb for learning and development role
GAB Robins UK has appointed Nicola Webb as learning and development manager to lead the loss adjuster's investment in customer service.
Altitude hires former broker for underwriting role
Aviation and space underwriter Altitude Risk Partners has appointed former broker Charles Hollingworth as underwriter.
Market Moves - 4 September 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
UK casualty claims boss Donna Willis exits QBE
QBE Europe’s head of UK casualty claims Donna Willis has left the insurer after three and a half years in the role.
Xchanging promotes Lamb to broking director
Xchanging has appointed Nick Lamb as broking director and Xchanging Broking Services managing director.
Ex-Arista liability boss cites market ambitions for Gresham switch
Managing general agent Gresham Underwriting has confirmed the appointment of Arista’s head of liability Tony Collman to the position of chief underwriting officer.
Ex-British Gas MD becomes Aviva's first chief digital officer
Aviva has hired former British Gas commercial and product development managing director Andrew Brem as chief digital officer.
LV Broker appoints Blanchard as account manager
LV Broker has appointed Alex Blanchard as strategic account manager for personal lines accounts including Swinton, A-Plan, Coversure and Esure.
Aegis London recruits two cyber security experts
Aegis London has recruited two cyber security experts from the defence sector to assist with its cyber offering.
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.