People
Stuart Vann out at Esure
CEO leaves as the insurer looks to new leadership in order to take the business to the “next level” in an “increasingly digital and data driven world”.
Moving away from brokers would be a “major dereliction of duty”, says Phil Bayles
Aviva boss explains the thinking behind the insurer’s latest management reshuffle.
Colm Holmes swaps Aviva UK post for Canada
Rob Townend to lead UK GI business with Phil Bayles taking on extra responsibility.
Ian Gosden steps down as Higos MD to focus on deals
Ian Gosden becomes chair of the GRP-owned broker as Neil Thornton steps up to the interim managing director role.
#Insagepeople: 15 - 21 January 2018
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Restructure will bring brokers closer to the board, says Axa
New leaders explain the insurer's format after Brendan McCafferty’s sudden departure.
Brendan McCafferty out in Axa restructure
McCafferty leaves with immediate effect after just under a year as UK CEO intermediated and direct following a restructure of Axa’s UK business.
David Newman leaves Carole Nash and Ian Donaldson takes up CEO role
Handover set to complete at end of March.
The Blog Spot: Is this the end of insurers owning brokers?
Siân Barton wonders how recent sell-offs may affect the shape of the market.
JLT Specialty appoints Lucy Clarke as Global CEO
Clarke to take on the newly created role in April.
Andy Homer becomes non-executive chair of Hood Group
The former Towergate investor and CEO takes over from Eric Cater who becomes a non-executive director.
Bennett Christmas promotes Tom Stripp to MD
Business reveals wider restructure.
#Insagepeople: 08 - 14 January 2018
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Toby van der Meer new CEO at Hastings as Gary Hoffman moves to chairman role
Current chairman Mike Fairey to retire.
Bridging the gap
Swinton’s Anne Kirk argues that helping customers get informed about insurance is the key to retention.
Former Broker Network CEO Gary Duggan to lead Saga retail broker
Duggan, who joined Saga in September last year, has taken on the role of CEO for Saga Services.
#Insagepeople: 02 - 05 January 2018
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Predictions for 2018: Allianz's Sarah Mallaby
Mallaby predicts that brokers will rise to the challenge in 2018.
Review of the year: November 2017
It was a double double in November. There were two entries for the Ardonagh Group and two for Amazon in the penultimate month of the year. But it was a new partnership between Bollington and Wilson that ultimately topped the most clicked list.
Hughes aims to grow personal lines with 20 hires
The recruitment drive follows a management restructure earlier this year.
Review of the year: May 2017
As May rolled around our most read stories included an £800m debt offer, redundancies, rumoured deals and senior management departures.
Blog: Why we signed the Women in Finance charter
Jo Carlin of Simply Business, one of the only brokers to put its name to the charter, explains why they signed up.
Former LV man leaves to set up Birmingham MGA
Mark Hands, former head of trading (North) at the insurer has set up Mercia Underwriting which is due to begin trading on 1 January with capacity arranged through Lloyd’s by Circle Insurance Services.
Executive assistant: Learning to lead
In the second instalment of the series, Insurance Age meets Serena Mujtaba, current executive assistant to Axa chief financial officer UK & Ireland Bertrand Poupart-Lafarge, and Ryan Birbeck, former executive assistant to Axa UK & Ireland group CEO…