Recruitment
Career development: Simply Business creates 100 new jobs
Simply Business has embarked on a recruitment drive that will result in the creation of 100 insurance jobs within the firm's Northampton headquarters.
Career File - Richard Ward: Departing Lloyd's CEO named Brit chairman
Lloyd's chief executive Richard Ward will become Brit Insurance Holdings chairman once he steps down from his current role at the end of the year.
Market Moves: Firms hopeful new hires will be Christmas crackers as recruitment enters festive frenzy
The insurance industry has sought to get its Christmas shopping done early, bringing home a number of presents for clients this week. Aviva tied a ribbon around Fraser Edmond, who replaces Sam Hudson as broker performance director, Zurich unwrapped Tim…
Keycare unveils three board appointments
Lost and stolen keys insurance provider Keycare has made three board appointments.
Liberty Mutual appoints Leeds branch manager
Liberty Mutual Insurance, the commercial lines division of Liberty Specialty Markets, has appointed John Meehan as branch manager of its Leeds office from 31 December.
Devine replaces Bristow as divisional MD at Gallagher Heath
Gallagher Heath has appointed Tim Devine as managing director of its public sector and education practice.
Icat appoints new active underwriter
Icat has appointed Megan McConnell as active underwriter for Syndicate 4242 at Lloyd’s.
Ace appoints Ian McFadyean to regional manager role
Ace Group has appointed Ian McFadyean as business development manager for the south west and Wales.
Avanti unveils new MD
Avanti Insurance has appointed Elaine Cozens as its new managing director.
Tim Holliday appointed Zurich UK personal lines boss
Zurich has appointed its UK general insurance chief underwriting officer Tim Holliday to take over as managing director of its UK personal lines business.
David Radford appointed Allianz brand boss
Allianz has appointed David Radford to the newly created role of UK brand director.
Liberty Mutual wholesale manager Goodearl joins XL
XL Group has appointed Lewis Goodearl as chief underwriting officer UK property and casualty for its Lloyd’s business.
Broker Baronsmead hires Andrew Ducat as client service head
Specialist financial risk broker Baronsmead has appointed Andrew Ducat as partner and head of client service.
Market Moves: Southern Rock swoops for Brightside staff plus new roles for Gienal and Carruthers
This week saw insurance group Southern Rock grab the headlines when Post exclusively revealed the insurance group, parent of Go Skippy, had swooped for five staff at Brightside. Also hiring this week were Covéa, while Zurich UK found itself a vacancy…
Aon Risk Solutions' Barclay to take over Rural reins from Stevens
Rural Insurance has appointed Aon Risk Solutions' Ian Barclay to replace Simon Stevens as managing director of the agricultural insurer.
Canopius unveils new head of international liability insurance
Reinsurance underwriter Canopius Group has appointed Andrew Pooley as head of its international liability insurance line.
Departing Lloyd's CEO Ward named chairman of Brit
Lloyd’s chief executive Richard Ward will take up the position of chairman at Brit Insurance Holdings once he steps down from his current role at the end of the year.
DWF strengthens Cat-PI team with former BLM partner
DWF has appointed Paul Greaves, a specialist in large loss personal injury litigation, to its London-based catastrophic Personal Injury team.
Simply Business creates 100 new insurance jobs
Simply Business has embarked in a recruitment drive that will result in the creation of 100 insurance jobs within the firm's Northampton HQ.
Domino's Pizza CEO to lead Saga to market flotation
Saga is expected to unveil outgoing Domino’s Pizza chief executive Lance Batchelor as its new CEO in May next year, as the over 50s travel and health insurer steps up plans for a market float.
Paymentshield hands director role to Co-op customer relations boss
Paymentshield has appointed the Co-operative Banking Group’s head of customer relations to the newly created role of customer service director.
Power Place enhances team with two appointments
E-commerce platform Power Place had made two new business development appointments.
Questgates hires Burnett as environmental project manager
Questgates has moved to strengthen its environmental claims division with the appointment of Tony Burnett as project manager.
Aviva’s David Mann appointed to Covéa role
Covéa Insurance has appointed Aviva’s David Mann as national broker development manager – a new role for the company.