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Quinn faces 'punitive' action over contempt ruling
A judge has told Seán Quinn it would be difficult to persuade her against enforcing ‘punitive’ action against him, after he was found in contempt of court for putting assets beyond the reach of the former Anglo-Irish Bank.
Ex-Insurance Age editor Martin Friel joins Axa
Axa Commercial Lines has appointed former Insurance Age editor, Martin Friel, as head of media strategy with immediate effect.
Allianz unveils new underwriting manager in property and three ATE appointments
Allianz Commercial has appointed former RSA underwriter John Dunn as its new underwriting manager, property.
NIG recruits underwriting chief in Scotland
NIG has appointed Neil Bowen as area underwriting manager (Scotland) with responsibility for underwriting across its commercial book.
South West broker snaps up Ecclesiastical broker chief
Coleman Insurance Brokers has appointed Ian Wainwright as divisional director for Exeter.
Towergate grows finance team
Towergate Insurance has made two senior finance appointments.
Takeover reports from ex-CEO cause no fear for Brightside’s Holman
Martyn Holman, the new chief executive of Brightside Group, has stated that there is no animosity in his relationship with ex-CEO Arron Banks and is looking forward to continuing to work with him.
Giles appoints new healthcare leader
Giles Insurance Group has appointed Paul Lewis as director of its healthcare team.
Brightside turns to Holman as Banks quits
Brightside has confirmed that chief executive officer Arron Banks has resigned from the broker and will be replaced by Martyn Holman.
BGL appoints new leader for anti-fraud division
BGL Group has appointed Martin Croucher as senior counter-fraud manager.
Blanc targets 50% growth in Ebitda at Oval
Peter Blanc, chief executive officer of Oval Insurance, has revealed to Insurance Age, for a series of three articles, that he is targeting a £30m Ebitda performance within five years.
CCV appoints new regional MD
Rob Simpson has been promoted to the role of regional managing director responsible for the Central region consisting of Essex, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire and the Midlands.
Queen honours philanthropy of Carole Nash founder
Carole Nash, founder of the eponymous motorbike insurance specialist, has been awarded an OBE for her philanthropy in the Queen’s birthday honours list.
Ageas Insurance Solutions reveals new senior managers
Ageas Insurance Solutions has made two senior appointments to its management team with a new senior insurer development manager and a head of finance.
James Hallam snaps up cares homes insurance porfolio
James Hallam has completed the acquisition of a care homes insurance portfolio from Howden Insurance Brokers.
Zurich aims to improve visibility to small brokers
Zurich is renewing its commitment to smaller regional brokers, recruiting 16 new sales executives who will be responsible for looking after around 2,000 brokers.
HDI-Gerling revs up for UK motor fleet market
HDI-Gerling is expanding its product range to enter the UK motor fleet market.
Discombe steps up as SSP chairman
SSP has appointed Nick Discombe as non-executive chairman after three years in a non-executive director role with the company.
FCA chairman named
The government has appointed John Griffith-Jones as the non-executive chair designate of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Giles' Chester office restructured
Giles Insurance Brokers has confirmed the restructure of its Chester office with micro SME business moved to another office.
Axa Personal Lines chief departs
Steve Hardy has stepped down as CEO of Axa Personal Lines with the intention of exploring new opportunities.
QBE appoints new non-exec for UK businesses
QBE has appointed Wai Au as a non-executive director of its two principal UK regulated insurance entities, QBE Underwriting and QBE Insurance (Europe).
Towergate goes to RSA for new broking division chief
Towergate Insurance has appointed Mike Lawton as chief executive of its broking division.
New leader for Marsh UK and Ireland
Marsh has appointed Mark Weil as CEO, overseeing the broker’s UK and Ireland operations.