People Moves: 23 - 27 November 2020

Arch appoints hull and war underwriter
Arch Insurance International hasannounced the appointment of Jason Page as Senior Underwriter, Hull & War, with immediate effect.

In this role, Page will be responsible for underwriting activities across the Hull & War insurance portfolio, focusing on opportunities to expand the company’s market standing and further enhance its product and service capabilities. Based in London, he will be part of the Marine Hull, War & Cargo division, led by Mark Watters, and will report to Jake Gibbs, Head of Marine & Energy.

Page is a technical underwriter with over 30 years of insurance market experience, including over two decades in the marine insurance sector. Prior to joining Arch, he spent 25 years working at Markel and in 2017 was appointed Head of Hull & War at Markel Syndicate Management Limited.#

Esure reveals two executive appointments
Esure has announced that Andy Burton has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer (‘CTO’) and Justin Cockerill has joined the business as Chief Commercial Officer (‘CCO’).

These additions to the senior management team will support the Group in continuing its digital transformation, strengthening its customer offering and delivering its strategic ambitions. Both Burton and Cockerill bring a wealth of expertise that will be instrumental to the group in this next stage of growth and transformation.

Allianz Insurance hires chief engineer
Allianz Engineering, Construction & Power has appointed Peter Carless as chief engineer. He replaces Martin Butler who recently retired from the business.

Having originally joined Allianz in 1999 as the principal mechanical engineer, Carless is returning to the company after working in the energy and water sectors. During the past 12 years he has held the positions of operations and engineering manager in the directorates of waste water operations and asset management.

As chief engineer, Carless will be responsible for maintaining the health, safety, quality and engineering standards which apply to the delivery of Allianz’s inspection services. In addition, working in partnership with customers and brokers, he will be assisting the Allianz Engineering, Construction & Power senior management team in preparing the business for the future.

Gallagher announces regional MD
Gallagher has appointed Gareth Parry-Jones as regional managing director of the Midlands.

In his new role, Parry-Jones is responsible for leading over 200 colleagues across branches in Birmingham, Coventry and Leicester. Gallagher looks after a wide range of businesses in the region from SMEs to large corporate organisations, and also operates teams specialising in risk management for charities, real estate, construction, professional indemnity and life sciences. He will report into Peter Matthews, managing director of the North in Gallagher’s UK Retail division.

Parry-Jones has over 30 years’ insurance experience and joined Gallagher in 2014 as managing director of the East Midlands. Prior to that, he held several leadership roles at The Oval Group, which was acquired by Gallagher in 2014.