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Liberty Mutual expands Manchester branch
New recruits to target casualty and property business.
Blagrove Underwriting hires Martin Cleary
Cleary joins the insurer from Ageas.
Barbican Insurance Group hires Matthew Waller
Waller becomes cyber, technology and media underwriter.
Mark Minton joins the Wilson Organisation
Minton takes on the new role of managing director of the group's general insurance division.
Des O'Connor joins Brightside Group
O'Connor becomes the group commercial director.
Jason Eatock is the new head of SME at Zurich UK
He takes over role within the commercial broker business and replaces Richard Coleman.
Canopius takes two from Zurich
Insurer appoints three to its UK accident and health division.
Bluefin adds to Edinburgh team
Robert Morris joins from Marsh.
PowerPlace expands sales team
Peter Bowen is promoted to broker sales manager for the UK and Mark Legge joins as account manager.
BJP employs deputy MD
Construction broker has appointed Andrew Brown to the newly-created role to assist with growth of the business.
Prestige takes two from Towergate
Alison Williams, Suzanne Meare and Tim Baxter join the firm and Gillian King is promoted to sales and group marketing director.
Hastings-Bass to retire from Gallagher
Gallagher chairman of international development, John Hastings-Bass, is stepping down in January.
Markel appoints two to financial institutions team
Martin McCarron joins from Catlin as head of financial institutions.
Hastings brings in Biemer on underwriting
New recruit transfers to company from the US.
Willis network re-elects governance chair
Roger Gaunt, of Gauntlet, voted in again as chair of Willis Commercial Network’s governance committee.
Ecclesiastical takes Carroll from Towergate
Insurer unveils new regional director for the North.
Thistle takes six from Towergate
Slew of senior hires for JLT-owned Thistle and Compass businesses.
Paul Chase-Gardener to retire from Brightside Group
Co-founder and former finance director decides to hand over baton.
Das appoints executive director for international business
Move “unconnected” to suspension of chief executive Paul Asplin.
Arista appoints Kelly as regional trading manager in Leeds
New recruit brings experience from Zurich, UK General and as a broker to the role.
Price Forbes launches new accident and health division
Division to be led by Richard O'Brien and other former Willis staff.
Cliff to focus on growing brands at Brightside
Ageas Retail CEO admits to a day of “mixed emotions”.
Cliff to leave Ageas for Brightside
Ageas Retail CEO to become executive chairman of the broker next year.
Huw Evans to replace Otto Thoresen as ABI leader
New director general will take up post in February 2015.