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Rural hires underwriter from NIG
Rural Insurance has hired Kate Young as its South West and South Wales regional development underwriter.
Bluefin names Oval man as London branch director
Bluefin has appointed Paul Goodman as branch director of its London office.
Bluefin adds three from Towergate in Stockton
Bluefin Insurance has appointed Debbie Oliver and Emma Pringle as account executives and Julie Thacker as a commercial account handler in its Stockton office.
Open GI appoints account manager for South-West
Open GI has appointed Christine Black as account manager for the South-West.
RSA names Smith as broker chief to replace Donaldson
RSA has unveiled Philip Smith as group director, global brokers, to replace Paul Donaldson.
Brightside Group to replace Holman by year end
Brightside Group has announced it is "seeking to replace" chief executive officer Martyn Holman before the end of the year.
Lockton takes on Kerry London man
Lockton has named former Kerry London Underwriting man Sam Hobson as business development executive.
Henderson adds to Hessle office
Henderson Insurance Brokers has appointed Chris Midgley as senior account executive in its Hessle branch.
RK Harrison takes on Aon duo to bolster fine art team
RK Harrison has turned to Aon as part of its fine art team expansion push.
Axa promotes King to head of strategic partnerships
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has named Barrie King as head of strategic partnerships.
Lockton brings yacht specialist on board
Lockton has appointed Melanie Corbett from Aon as senior yacht consultant.
Aviva's Bayles lands full-time I&P role
Aviva's Phil Bayles has been appointed intermediary and partnerships (I&P) director on a full-time basis.
Direct Group hires from Oval and Swinton
Direct Group has made two senior appointments with former broker duo Julia Harwood and Marie Rogers.
Bluefin takes on former Thistle director
Bluefin Insurance has appointed former Thistle man Jamie Eaton as affinity development director for its London office.
Axa confirms regional leaders
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has completed its regional broking management team responsible for leading each of its seven regionally-based sales teams.
HCC unveils two new PI team arrivals
HCC International has added two new underwriters to its professional indemnity (PI) division.
Lorica adds seven
Lorica Insurance Brokers has appointed seven new starters in roles based in London, Birmingham and Hemel Hempstead.
EY nabs ex-FSA chief Nicoll
Sheila Nicoll, the former director of conduct policy at the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has joined EY’s asset management practice as a senior advisor.
Covéa deputy chairman Fearn to step down after 14 years
Garry Fearn is to step down from his role as executive deputy chairman at Covéa Insurance.
Axa UK unveils new group chief financial officer
Axa UK has unveiled Bertrand Poupart-Lafarge as the UK group's chief financial officer, replacing Jean Drouffe who will assume a leadership position in Axa France.
Allianz confirms claims division changes
Allianz has announced a series of management appointments to its claims division in a move designed to increase technical expertise across property, motor and casualty lines.
BGL Group adds former Logica chief Keating to main board
BGL Group has appointed Seamus Keating as non-executive director.
Jelf adds five to Insurance Partnership team
Jelf Insurance Partnership is expanding with five new appointments and the launch of a new service.
Direct Group hires Maude to aid claims service
Direct Group has hired Simon Maude to work across its claims management and validation business units.