Market moves: Dave new world

For the first time in a long time Scotland had a relatively quiet month, although Glasgow welcomed a new Mitsui Sumitomo branch. The insurer also made a senior appointment in Manchester, which was quite a hub of activity in November, with Arista and MMA appointing senior underwriters in the city. Indeed, the North of England was the scene of much of the action last month, as several companies seemed to focus on specific regions in a bid to grow their businesses. Brokers will undoubtedly be glad of the support as underwriters were appointed to regional offices all over the UK.

In October it was all about business development, but November was rather quiet on that front. However, Jelf did manage to coax Lee Gwilliam (pictured left) away from Willis, and appointed him as business development executive with responsibility for raising the broker’s profile in the South East. Lots of companies focused on specific regions last month, especially in the northern parts of the UK, and it was Mitsui Sumitomo that led the way as it added branches in two new locations (see box