Recruitment
Liberty boosts regional service with two hires
Liberty Mutual Insurance, the commercial lines division of Liberty Specialty Markets, has appointed Marisse Ellison-Smith and Simon Robb as claims specialists to enhance its service in the regions.
Markel appoints Whitaker non-executive director
Markel International has appointed Anne Whitaker as non-executive director.
Aspen unveils new COO and CUO
Aspen Insurance has appointed Ann Haugh as chief operating officer and global chief underwriting officer, based in London.
Chubb unveils new european multinational manager
Chubb has appointed Jan Auerbach to the role of european multinational solutions manager.
Broker Network appoints new finance director
Broker Network has appointed Stacey Zaczkiewicz to the role of finance director, with immediate effect.
Aviva's Hudson to join Equity in January
Sam Hudson, Aviva's broker performance director for intermediary and partnerships, is to join Equity from the start of next year as commercial director.
ANV appoints technology E&O lead
Netherlands-based specialty insurer ANV Holdings has named digital and privacy risk specialist Phil Mayes as lead of its new technology E&O and intangible risk underwriting team.
Three senior hires for Canopius' Singapore office
Canopius is growing its Asian operations with three senior hires in its Singapore office.
Hill Dickinson appoints Braithwaite as fraud manager
Hill Dickinson has strengthened its complex fraud team with the hire of Kevin Braithwaite to the role of complex fraud manager.
DAS recruits Munich Re man to replace Gibson as CFO
Legal expenses insurer DAS has confirmed that Munich Re’s Thomas Jannakos will replace Paul Gibson as the firm’s UK group chief financial officer.
Blog: Will Lloyd's lay down a marker and hire its first female CEO?
“I did not break down the barriers; they were broken down for me by the members of Lloyd’s in a very charming way.”
Brokerslink appoints operations director
Brokerslink has appointed Carla Alves as director of operations. Alves was previously managing director of brokerage for MDS Insurance and Risk Consulting.
Bluefin eyes agriculture opportunities with new appointment
Bluefin has appointed Mark Rogers to the newly-created role of farm director, effective immediately.
Lord Hunt appointed as Biba INED
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has appointed Lord Hunt of Wirral as its first independent non-executive director.
Ask the Expert: Professional fulfilment
What factors should be taken into account when exploring the levels of professional fulfilment in the workplace for insurance and finance professionals?
Career file: John Sims - Ex-Lorega CEO Sims resurfaces at AIG
AIG has appointed former Lorega chief executive John Sims to the role of UK head of its high net worth arm Private Client Group.
Market Moves: UK General hires former BMW man and Sue Langley returns to industry
This week saw a surge of appointments among insurers, with fresh faces at AIG, Allianz and UK General. The latter swooped for a former BMW man to serve as schemes director, while others looked to more conventional sources. Former Lloyd’s and Hiscox boss…
Andy Homer steps down as Biba chairman
Andy Homer is to stand down as chairman of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association after nearly two years in the role.
Ex-Kwik Fit MD Lynch joins Glasgow-based broker
Laurie Ross Insurance has appointed former Kwik Fit Financial Services boss June Lynch as managing director.
Thomas Carroll unveils new group board director
Welsh insurance broker Thomas Carroll Group has promoted Julie Waters to the role of group board director.
Two hires for Ace’s A&H team
Ace Group has strengthened its UK and Ireland Accident and Health team with two appointments.
Covéa raids NIG, Mitsui and Keychoice for underwriting trio
Covéa Insurance has made a trio of new appointments to its commercial lines underwriting team.
Markel recruits former EY UK audit head for non-exec role
Markel has appointed a former EY audit partner as a non-executive director, Post can exclusively reveal.
UK General hires ex-BMW Financial Services manager Binns
UK General has appointed former BMW Financial Services manager Andrew Binns to the role of schemes director for motor ancillary products.