Market moves: New challenges

It is almost beyond the limits of human intelligence to know where to start such was the avalanche of moves last month. Willis set the bar pretty high with its appointment of Zurich’s David Martin as chairman and CEO of its UK retail business. Mr Martin previously led Zurich’s global sales and distribution for its general insurance business and is no stranger to broking having also worked at Aon. He replaced Dan Wilkinson who, funnily enough, jumped the insurer fence in the opposite direction