Ecclesiastical creates new compliance role

The insurer confirmed the new role, which involved overseeing its broker subsidiaries Lycetts and SEIB, would give Mr Schofield the responsibility for leading the internal audit and compliance functions across the group.

He will also oversee the technical claims and underwriting audits and be the company's central point of contact for the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

Mr Schofield has over 19 years' internal audit experience within the financial services sector and most recently held the