People
#Insagepeople: 17 - 23 December 2018
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Hiscox appoints Bob Thaker as UK CEO
Insurer moves the role to Birmingham for the first time.
In Person: Head of Marsh Networks David Hopwood
Hopwood on being owned by Marsh, restructuring the networks division and why he wants brokers to remain independent.
Review of the year: July 2018
Forget having a summer playlist! July 2018 saw brokers more interested with who topped Allianz's “hit list” and Axa's replacement for Amanda Blanc, along with finally having a date for the senior managers’ regime.
Geoff Kirk joins GRP’s Marshall Wooldridge as MD
He takes the role from business founder James Hall who has become CEO.
Quizzical questions: 14 December 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Blog: The M&A train
Darren Murphy explores how large M&A in the broker sector filters down into the regions.
Members surprised at Fairchild’s Broker Network exit
Fairchild credited with giving the network back the strength with insurers that it “lost during the Towergate years”.
#Insagepeople: 10 - 16 December 2018
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Andy Fairchild exits Broker Network
Fairchild led the Network for four and a half years and will be succeeded by Des O’Connor.
Ed appoints broking CEO
The move follows its acquisition by BGC Partners in October.
Gauntlet opens southern hub
A former Wrightsure associate director has joined the Gauntlet team to head up an Essex office focusing on bus and coach insurance.
Sweeney leaves Brightside
Broker looking to replace the MD with a chief operating officer after restructure.
#Insagepeople: 3 - 7 December 2018
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Podcast: The top 5 stories of the week
Ida Axling and Siân Barton take a look at this week’s headlines.
Helen Bryant to lead on SME and corporate partnerships at Allianz as David Martin departs
Martin leaving for Zurich to become MD of UK retail business.
Zurich takes David Martin from Allianz
Martin set to join the provider as retail MD in 2019.
RSA appoints leader for troubled specialty and wholesale business
Geoff Jones, who helped turnaround RSA’s Ireland business, will lead the division which recently pulled out of a number of business lines.
Axa PPP healthcare recruits Tracy Garrad as new CEO
Keith Gibbs to retire from the business.
#Insagepeople: 26 - 30 November 2018
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Blog: What role do brokers have as driverless fleets become a reality?
Axa’s David Williams explores the impact of autonomous vehicles on the commercial fleet space and outlines how brokers can best prepare.
Majority of brokers suffer from work-related stress
Research by Ecclesiastical shows younger brokers and those working at larger national firms are most likely to be affected.
Allianz extends contract of global boss Oliver Bäte
Bäte signs up until 2024.
Touchstone recruits four business development managers in regional broker drive
MGA aiming to double in size in three years.