People
FCA adds to senior leadership team
The regulator has made two promotions and hired a fresh senior advisor as it bolsters the leadership team amid the threat of strike action.
Opinion: Why the human touch remains integral to the underwriting profession
MX Underwriting’s James Gerry explores why the personal touch will never go out of style in insurance
Interview: Richard Tuplin, Towergate
After 40 days in the role the new Towergate Insurance Brokers CEO Richard Tuplin explains his approach to the job along with the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Blog: Helping clients adopt MFA as a critical layer of cybersecurity
Davis Kessler, of Travelers Europe, explains why multi factor identification is a key weapon for businesses and brokers as they seek to prevent cyber attacks
CII appoints Royal Institute of British Architects boss Alan Vallance as CEO
The Chartered Insurance Institute has appointed Alan Vallance as CEO taking over from Jonathan Clark on 30 August.
People Moves: 25 - 29 April 2022
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Aviva reveals scale of broker recruitment ‘headache’ threatening growth
Almost all brokers – 98% – currently have job vacancies with more than half (53%) reporting a vacancy that had been open for four months or more, according to research by Aviva.
Former CII comms chief to join Cila as leader as Malcolm Hyde departs
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters has appointed David Ross as executive director to take over the role in June.
Blog: Re-igniting cultural change in the insurance sector
The team at Heidrick & Struggles explores how the insurance space can re-energise and engage the workforce.
A watershed moment for HR
Joanne Wright, people and culture director at Specialist Risk Group, explains how the pandemic has forced a sea-change in insurance HR.
People Moves: 11 - 22 April 2022
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Clive Galbraith steps down as chair of Green Insurance
Clive Galbraith has stepped down as chairman of Green Insurance Group but will be staying on with the broker on a part-time basis, Insurance Age can reveal.
People Moves: 4 - 8 April 2022
Keep up-to-date with the latest industry moves.
Opinion: Making sense of the census
Errars’ Jeremy Keating considers how the latest government census will impact insurance and asks how brokers can create opportunity from the gathered data.
FCA bolsters authorisations team
The watchdog has added two senior directors, a finance director and filled a further 95 authorisation roles.
Blog: Don’t be resigned to the Great Resignation
Allianz’s Julie Harrison explains why insurance employers must recognise why people are leaving firms in order to attract and retain talent
Aviva takes Charlotte Jones from RSA as CFO
Aviva has been looking for a new CFO since Jason Windsor resigned in January.
People Moves: 28 March - 1 April 2022
Keep up-to-date with the top personnel stories on Insurance Age.
Q&A: Julie Rayson-Flynn – Brokerbility director
The Brokerbility leader shares her hopes and plans for the next 12 months as she tackles the challenges and opportunities for networks and federations in 2022.
Pool Re boss Julian Enoizi to join Guy Carpenter
Enoizi will join the reinsurance broker on 11 April.
Gallagher unveils suite of UK retail leadership changes in the South
All of the new roles will report to Gary Fletcher, managing director of the South for Gallagher’s UK retail division.
Beazley revamps underwriting team structure
Cyber risks to become a standalone division as part of the changes.
Mark Coffey leaves Atlanta
The director of trading had been with the firm for nearly four years.
Markel adds Mark Plews from Hiscox as director of underwriting
He is replacing Simon Fells who is retiring.