Recruitment
Towergate's Williams to replace Holman as Brightside CEO
Brightside has appointed Towergate director Paul Williams to take over as chief executive early next year following the departure of outgoing CEO Martyn Holman.
Covéa recruits from Davies for household claims lead
Covéa has swooped to appoint Davies Loss Adjusters’ operational delivery manager as its new home claims service manager.
Trio of underwriters join Warrior as Hiscox bolsters casualty team
Hiscox has boosted its casualty team with the appointment of three underwriters with management liability experience to work with ex-Beazley D&O specialist Chris Warrior to build the US and international books of business.
Expertise in Action: Broker: Sharper focus
Combining a generalist approach with specialist knowledge is essential for insurers seeking to differentiate themselves from the competition.
Career development: UK General hails apprenticeship success
UK General has recruited four full-time apprentices following their completion of a 12-month scheme.
Career File: Colm Holmes - Zurich's Colm Holmes appointed Aviva UK CFO
Aviva has appointed Colm Holmes as chief financial officer for its UK & Ireland general insurance business.
Market Moves: Big moves among brokers as Lyons and Trott re-emerge in new roles
A hectic spurt of recruitment this week saw some top-level moves at some of the UK’s largest brokers, with Gallagher recruiting an RSA account manager to help run sales in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Meanwhile. the Scottish broker’s former managing…
HSB Engineering strengthens team with Allianz hire
Specialist engineering and construction insurer HSB Engineering Insurance, part of Munich Re, has appointed David Slack as senior loss control engineer.
Brettell to take on retail general manager role at Allianz next year
Allianz Insurance has appointed Neil Brettell to the role of general manager of the insurer's retail division.
Hill Dickinson boosts regulation and insurance group teams
Law firm Hill Dickinson has made two appointments within its regulatory services group and insurance group with Louise Millington-Roberts and Richard Creamer joining the London office as partners.
Gallagher snaps up RSA's Fowler for regional sales role
Arthur J Gallagher has appointed former RSA broker account manager Pamela Fowler as regional sales director for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
A-Plan reports 3% turnover increase and branch expansion
High-street insurance broker A-Plan has reported a turnover of £55.7m for the year ended 28 February 2013. The result represents a 3% increase from the £54.1m turnover reported in 2012.
Career File: Charles Crawford -Ex-Davies CEO launches consultancy firm
Former Davies chief executive Charles Crawford has launched his own consultancy firm 13 months after leaving the loss adjuster.
Market Moves: Aspen, Barbican and XL bring in new underwriters as insurers are most active recruiters
Insurers maintained their recruitment emphasis this week with multiple hires across the sector. XL, Aspen and Barbican were among those to reveal new underwriting roles, in the form of a fine art underwriter, a global chief underwriting officer and a…
Former Giles MD re-emerges at Oamps Insurance
Melbourne-based Oamps Insurance has appointed former Giles’ MD Sarah Lyons to the role of head of commercial broking.
Zurich’s Colm Holmes appointed Aviva UK CFO
Aviva has appointed Colm Holmes as chief financial officer for its UK and Ireland general insurance business.
AGCS makes internal hire for marine role
Paul O’Neill has been named Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty global head of marine Europe and Asia Pacific effective 1 January 2014.
Public sector focus boosted by latest Aon Risk Solutions hire
Aon Risk Solutions has appointed John Shaftoe to the role of public sector director based in Aon’s Glasgow office.
Nexus credit subsidiary swoops for Novae's MacLeod
Nexus CIFS has appointed the Novae Group’s Allie Macleod to the new role of business analyst.
Gooding takes on IMO role for IUMI
The International Union of Marine Insurance has appointed a new representative at the International Maritime Organisation.
Gooding takes on IMO role for IUMI
The International Union of Marine Insurance has appointed a new representative at the International Maritime Organisation.
Toby Ducker appointed COO at BMS
BMS Associates has appointed Toby Ducker as its group chief operating officer.
Accenture partner swaps tech role for PWC insurance position
PWC has recruited Michael Spiteri as a partner in the firm’s insurance consulting team.
Former NMB boss Reis to take on commercial role for CGSC
Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford has appointed Carlos Reis as commercial director of CGSC Holdings Brasil.