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Wood swaps IFED for Hastings Direct
New recruit to lead specialist investigation team at the insurer.
Liberty Mutual promotes Cook to head UK commercial development
Cook to lead development team based across Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, London and Bristol.
Tysers hires new chief operating officer
Stuart Blakeborough joins the broker from Lancashire Insurance Group.
C&C hires Paula Williams as operations director
Williams previously worked at Arthur J Gallagher.
Mark Walters to lead Gallagher's aviation division
Walters becomes executive director and has 18 years aviation experience at Marsh.
Ian Story to become interim CFO for Gallagher's international business
Mark Mugge is leaving the role.
Axa targets South-west and Wales growth with new appointments
Insurer adds property owners and professional indemnity expertise with double hire from RSA and Franklands Insurance.
Compass hires two to motor fleet business
Darren Grodent and Patrick Bartlett both have experience of the London market.
Lonmar takes HNW specialist from Aon
New recruit to focus on existing books and new business drive.
Heads of sales and claims leave Das
Provider's restructure impacts claims and HR departments.
Marian Evans joins Thomas Carroll Group
Evans to head up the new special risks division after joining from NFU Mutual.
Zurich promotes Chris Sime to head of sales
Sime will oversee commercial broker and personal lines after being head of broker market for Scotland.
Willis promotes Philip Smaje as broking chief of new GB unit
Smaje steps up from aerospace role.
NCI takes sales chief from Broker Network
Two new starters tasked with pushing growth plans including schemes with brokers.
Aviva appoints Owen Morris for HNW business
Insurer states newly created role marks “commitment” to brokers.
Appointment for Hugh J Boswell
Former-Aviva man joins broker’s Norwich office as it seeks to grow education and marine specialisms.
Bishop Skinner Marine hires new managing director
Paul Birch brings experience from Amlin and Devitt to the Bluefin subsidiary.
ERS appoints Rees as head of underwriting fraud
Her responsibilities will include developing the insurer's fraud strategy.
Damian Keeling joins Principal Insurance as chairman
Keeling has extensive experience including working as managing director of Carole Nash.
Markham moves from Henderson to Bluefin
New sales director also previously worked at Towergate.
Rural appoints Cooper from Gallagher as operations chief
New recruit brings 15 years of experience to the role.
Lorica takes one from Towergate
Additional recruits join from Anderson Ashcroft, WTJ Insurance Brokers, Hamilton Leigh and Berkeley Insurance Group.
Autoline appoints Winlow as advisory board chair
Mark Winlow brings experience at Zurich, Ageas, RFIB and KMPG to the position.
Price Forbes takes ten from RK Harrison
Newcomers join Price Forbes in specie division.