Opinion
Polaris MD Martin McLachlan to leave in April 2019
Business set to appoint successor within a month.
Robin Lucas steps down from Stackhouse Poland board
Lucas, who joined following Stackhouse’s buy of Lucas Fettes, will remain with the company as planned.
Aviva CEO Mark Wilson on gardening leave ahead of April 2019 departure
Wilson has been with the insurer since January 2013.
Opinion: Livingstone's Joe Austin on a new era of M&A activity
Breaking the trend: Commoditisation, consolidation and digitisation are changing the face of broking, says Joe Austin
Opinion: Salient Solutions director Clare Ryder on the changing face of insurance
Ringing the changes: Is insurance facing the same old problems? Clare Ryder revisits the market
Coversure takes new group CFO from RSA
Ed Hannan joins in newly created role, which follows Coversure's MBO in May this year.
Blog: Covéa says goodbye to Swinton
Jonathan Swift reflects on the long and bumpy road to an amicable divorce for Swinton and former owner Covéa.
Biba expands political team with new role
Martin Bridges becomes corporate affairs manager with Shaune Worrall recruited as technical services manager.
Axa XL names Paul Greensmith as CEO
He takes on responsibility for Catlin Underwriting Agencies and XL Catlin Insurance Company UK and replaces Paul Jardine who is set to leave XL Catlin later this year.
RSA adds Adrian Sweeney as CUO for UK and international business
Sweeney previously worked at Zurich and left the insurer in 2017.
Blog: Regulation and non-domiciled insurers
Nick Garner, of Financial and Legal Insurance, examines the FCA guidance on due diligence and argues that non-UK domiciled providers are not monitored with the rigour they should be.
Marsh makes Alistair Fraser CEO of UK corporate division
Joe Grogan moves to be chairman of Marsh Ireland.
Saga takes new CFO from Zurich
James Quin to succeed Jonathan Hill who retired from the insurer earlier this year.
Ex Jelf director Richard Tuplin joins Broker Network Partners
Business also promotes Susan Adcock to chief operating officer.
Tokio Marine hires Reeken Patel as CFO
Patel replaces James Dover who has left the business after 12 years.
In Person: CDL’s commercial director Nigel Phillips
Phillips on InsurTech, building the broker of tomorrow today and what comes next
The Blog Spot: Sort it out
Emmanuel Kenning looks at a lack of professionalism so eye watering and stupid that frankly it burns.
Karen Beales steps down as UK General CEO
Beales leaves the insurer with immediate effect.
Lloyd's confirms John Neal as new CEO
Ex-QBE boss to succeed Inga Beale.
FCA appoints Sheldon Mills as director of competition
Mills will be responsible for delivering ongoing wholesale insurance broker study.
Myth or Reality? The big bad world of big data
Tony Tarquini of Pegasystems shares his view on how AI is changing insurance as well as the opportunities and potential pitfalls for brokers.
Tasker takes Graeme Lalley from GRP as COO
Lalley had been CIO at GRP for a year.
Opinion: iGO4 CEO Matt Munro on building trust in telematics
Amidst reports of growing complaints about telematics insurance, Matt Munro examines the facts
Opinion: The price isn't right
Ethics consultant Duncan Minty explores the issue of customer trust and pricing