Recruitment
Ex-Barbon chair Drummond-Smith becomes Gallagher NED
Arthur J Gallagher has appointed former Barbon Insurance Group chairman Jamie Drummond-Smith to the role of non-executive director.
Towers Watson adds to P&C team with senior hires
Towers Watson has appointed Charlie Kefford and Kirsty Gray to its UK property and casualty insurance senior management team.
Beazley recruits Ark’s Gray as specialty underwriter
Beazley has named Ark Syndicate’s James Gray as a new specialty underwriter.
Axa Assistance looks internally for double appointment
Axa Assistance has promoted its Ireland general manager Eoin Lyons to the role of UK chief operating officer.
Corpore makes two amputation case manager hires
Rehabilitation services provider Corpore has appointed two new amputee case managers to its catastrophic and specialist services team.
Editor's comment: RSA's big signing
Its competitors were mentally selling off its books of business, the rating agencies were all poised for a downgrade and its shareholders were not planning on dining out on their investment any time soon.
Hester tipped to take advantage of lack of industry experience
Former RBS boss will not be afraid of ‘difficult decisions’
DLG's Maddock replaces Morris as MIB chairman
The Motor Insurers Bureau has named Direct Line Group claims and business services managing director Steve Maddock as its next chairman.
Career File - Giles Baxter: Gallagher recruits RSA IT boss for new CIO role
RSA's UK and Western Europe IT and change leader Giles Baxter has joined Arthur J Gallagher as its international chief information officer.
BHSF announces four board changes
Midlands-based BHSF Group has made four changes to its board with group chief executive Peter Maskell calling the appointees “extraordinarily-capable”.
C-Suite – Broker: A chance to shape the future
A number of workforce-related dynamics are currently converging within the broking sector.
Keycare promotes three to associate director roles
The UK’s largest provider of insurance for lost and stolen keys has promoted three of its 35-strong team to the roles of associate director.
Patel to take on group legal counsel role at BH in April
Brokerbility Holdings has appointed Jitendra Patel as group legal counsel.
Ex-Wilby associate director to lead Bluefin's Skipton branch
Bluefin has appointed Tracey Weston to the position of branch director at the broker’s Skipton office.
C-Suite: The Asia talent war
2013 was a year of ups and downs for both the industry and recruitment volumes. After a very slow start, the second half was significantly more active with some large scale organisation changes and movements, particularly at a very senior level, which…
Parabis Law hires Jabbari to boost consumer law offering
David Jabbari, the former Connect2Law chief executive and Pannone Affinity head, has joined Parabis Law as a partner.
ABI kick-starts Flood Re CEO recruitment process with job ad
The Association of British Insurers has started its search for the chief executive of Flood Re and will be advertising the position in this week's Sunday Times.
Lee to head up client management for Ace in the UK
Ace Group has appointed Nick Lee as head of client management for the UK and Ireland.
MGB recruits former Dickson Manchester boss as non-exec
MGB Insurance Brokers has named the former director of wholesale professional indemnity broker Dickson Manchester & Co as a non-executive.
ICAB appoints Allsopp to finance role
The Insurance Claims Accommodation Bureau has appointed Tim Allsopp as its finance head.
Berg to leave Insurance Council of Australia's board
Ian Berg, the outgoing vice-president and operations manager, Australia for FM Global is to leave the board at the Insurance Council of Australia.
ANV announces Syndicate 1861 restructure
Netherlands headquartered specialty insurance business ANV Holdings has announced a restructure of its underwriting leadership within ANV Syndicate 1861.
Hester hire enables RSA to remove 'for sale' sign, claim analysts
RSA’s appointment of Stephen Hester to the role of group chief executive has served to remove the ‘for sale’ sign that was rumoured to have hung over the company, according to analysts.
HCC hires Calderbank for PI role
HCC International has appointed Simon Calderbank to its London professional indemnity division to focus on information technology and communications risks.