Nick Starling has been appointed ..

Nick Starling has been appointed by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) as its new director of general insurance. He joins the industry trade body from the Health & Safety Executive, where he is currently director of policy programmes. He will start his new role on 4 January 2005. Mr Starling said: "My understanding of risk management and work within widely differing sectors across the economy have given me a keen appreciation of the importance of the general insurance industry. I look