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Market moves: On the move

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The biggest story of the month was undoubtedly Amanda Blanc swapping from Axa to Zurich, however, there were plenty of other people moves across the market particularly among brokers

iGO4 looked to Google for a new NED and Principal employed its first finance director. Aston Lark, Marsh, AFL, Howden and Alesco all made appointments while JLT made five across the UK in its professional services practice. Insurers and MGAs were notably quieter. Allianz and Chubb made promotions in recent weeks as Berkeley Alexander recruited Dave Probert as its director of private clients to spearhead the launch of its HNW division. Three MGAs also got in on the act, two of which are West

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