Recruitment
Petroleum and gas secretary front runner in IRDA chairman race
Girish Chandra Chaturvedi is being tipped to take the helm of India's Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority when the term of current chairman J Harinarayan comes to an end early next year.
CILA appoints first female deputy president
Candy Holland, managing director of JLT subsidiary Echelon Claims Consultants, has been appointed deputy president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters.
Covea unveils new look executive team
Covea Insurance has confirmed the line-up of the executive team charged with leading the business following its creation via the merger of MMA and Provident.
UIB appoints ERC divisional director
United Insurance Brokers has named Lachlan Munn as divisional director of Engineering Risk Consultants.
Lucas Fettes appoints management duo to Manchester team
Growth-hungry broker Lucas Fettes has backed up its acquisition of Cougar Underwriting with two senior additions to its Manchester team.
Giles appoints corporate risks branch director
Independent insurance broker Giles has appointed John Leckie as branch director for its corporate risks business.
Chartis appoints regional head
Chartis has appointed a new regional manager for the Midlands and south west.
Market moves: Fusion five mark the week's biggest move
Towergate-owned underwriter Fusion was the most active firm in the recruitment space this week, unveiling a new five-strong engineering team all joining from Aviva.
Markerstudy names operations director
Markerstudy Group has appointed Saleem Miyan, pictured, as group operations director.
Ink hires ex-Towergate consultant Palmer as commercial director
Ink Insurance has appointed former Towergate sales development consultant Julian Palmer as commercial director at the Giles subsidiary.
Junction boss moves across BGL to become Bennetts director
Bike insurance specialist Bennetts has appointed BGL's associate director of e-commerce and marketing in the Junction partnerships division as the newest director.
Bloodstock specialist signals growth plans with four signings
Specialist bloodstock and private client intermediary Weatherbys Hamilton will appoint four new partners in 2013.
Equinox Global appoints Sweden-based underwriter
Equinox Global has recruited Lars-Erik Granqvist as a senior underwriter.
Equinox Global snaps up Scandinavian senior underwriter
Trade credit specialist Equinox Global has swooped for a new senior underwriter in the form of Coface global deals executive Lars-Erik Granqvist.
HSB steps up recruitment drive with double regional hire
HSB Engineering Insurance has strengthened its regional business development teams with the appointments of Daniel Maskell in London and Adam Phillips in Birmingham.
DonFrancesco to leave Towergate
Towergate group head of marketing Marc DonFrancesco is leaving the business after six years.
Quindell outlines growth potential with share placing agreement and key hire
Quindell has entered into a placement agreement with Cenkos Securities in a bid to support the firm's "aggressive" growth strategy.
Chartis appoints new head of commercial property
Hilary Flynn has been appointed head of commercial property at Chartis UK.
Chartis executive director nominated for achievement award
Jaqueline McNamee, executive director of commercial lines at Chartis, has made the 2012 Woman of Achievement Award shortlist after winning the insurance category.
Aviva to accept 24 apprentices in 2013
Aviva will take on 24 A-level school leavers as part of its 2013 apprentice programme.
RSA appoints SME deals head
Russell White has returned to RSA after five years at Allianz to become head of SME deals.
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Aviva engineering team joins Fusion
A team of senior engineering underwriters and development professionals has left Aviva to join Towergate-owned Fusion Insurance Services.
Xuber targets bigger US market share following latest appointment
Xchanging's re-launched insurance software business Xuber has appointed Michael Kulp as vice president of sales, where he will join the recently expanded US sales team amid plans to increase the firm's share of the American market.