Recruitment
Arag hires trio to join before-the-event claims team
Legal expenses insurer Arag has boosted its claims department with the addition of two new claim handlers and a senior claims handler.
Prosight appoints leisure and hospitality underwriters
Prosight has appointed Peter Lodge and Stephen Kiedish as underwriters in the newly formed leisure and hospitality teams.
Career file - Neil Freshwater: Former Catlin CFO takes on Zurich role
Zurich has appointed Neil Freshwater to the role of chief financial officer for its general insurance and shared services business in the UK.
Ask the expert: Interview process
With competition for jobs so fierce, and the interview process becoming much more arduous, how do I make my application stand out from the crowd?
Market Moves: Ecclesiastical, Hiscox and Mitsui Sumitomo lead the way in busy week for insurers
This week saw a host of major insurers complete hires in business areas ranging from sales to claims. Among the firms leading the recruitment race were Hiscox, Ecclesiastical and Mitsui Sumitomo. Elsewhere, while the broking sector registered little of…
Ex-CNA indemnity underwriter White takes on Barbican role
Barbican Group Holdings has appointed Christopher White as a professional indemnity underwriter.
Equity boosts board with five non-exec appointments
Equity Insurance Group has appointed five non-executive directors to the Equity Syndicate management board.
Ex-Zurich underwriting boss Meyrick joins XL marine team
XL Group has appointed Lee Meyrick as chief underwriting officer for global marine and offshore energy.
Questgates' Hall named institute president
Birmingham Insurance Institute has appointed Questgates managing director Chris Hall Hall as its new president.
Ageas appoints Broughton to group board
Ageas has appointed Steve Broughton as a non-executive member of its group board of directors for a three-year period, subject to approval by the National Bank of Belgium.
Broughton appointed to Ageas group board
Ageas has appointed Steve Broughton as a non-executive member of its group board of directors for a period of three years, subject to approval by the National Bank of Belgium.
Acord hires chief standards VP from Zurich
The Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development has hired Monique Hesseling for the role of vice president and chief standards officer.
Former Catlin boss Freshwater to take on CFO role at Zurich
Zurich has appointed Neil Freshwater to the role of chief financial officer for its general insurance and shared services business in the UK.
Career development: Giving praise is the key to boosting performance in the workplace
With Solvency II, rising strength in the aggregator market and twin peak regulators, the insurance market is awash with change and uncertainty.
NFU Mutual appoints ex-Axa boss as sales and agency director
Rural insurer NFU Mutual has named Nick Turner as the successor to the sales and agency director role vacated by Ian Leech.
Beazley bolsters marine liability and cargo operation with double hire
Beazley has to strengthen its marine liability and cargo capabilities with two new hires.
Clear Insurance acquires Steveni Kessler
Clear has acquired the noth-London based commercial specialist general insurance business Stevni Kessler.
Ex-Chelsea trainee boosts sporting connection at Thomas Carroll
Thomas Carroll Group has snapped up former Chelsea Football Club trainee Geza Hajgato to take on the role of account executive within the firm’s commercial insurance division.
Loss adjusting: Back to the future
Loss adjusters should learn from the past in order to rediscover the human touch – and returning to regional markets is a good start, says Trevor Latimer
Ecclesiastical strengthens board with non-executive appointment
Ecclesiastical has appointed Tim Carroll as non-executive directive to the board of Ecclesiastical Insurance Office.
Graves appointed deputy head of claims at Mitsui Sumitomo
Non-life insurer Mitsui Sumitomo has promoted claims manager Mark Graves to deputy head of claims.
DAC Beachcroft acquires PI team in Newport
DAC Beachcroft has acquired a professional indemnity team in south Wales, led by partner Clare Hughes-Williams.
Departing XCS chief adjuster Cook tipped to join Charles Taylor
Richard Cook, head of reinsurance and chief adjuster at Xchanging Claims Services, has tendered his resignation and is believed to be taking his entire team with him to Charles Taylor Insurance Services.
Duo joins PHP board of directors
The Private Health Partnership has appointed two new board members.