Recruitment
Chartis appoints new head of UK operations
Chartis Insurance UK has announced the appointment of Kate Roy as the head of UK operations based in London.
Laurent Matras defends new claims structure
Groupama’s managing director, Laurent Matras, has claimed the company’s new claims structure will make brokers “happier”.
Hastings to recruit 350 to meet expansion plans
Bexhill-based insurance broker Hastings Direct has announced it is to recruit 350 members of staff in 2011.
Hastings Direct to recruit 350 new staff in 2011
Bexhill-based insurance broker Hastings Direct has announced that the first 150 posts will be created by summer 2011.
Fusion and NFU Mutual go against grain with jobs drive
Insurance recruitment drives at Fusion and NFU Mutual have bucked the trend of rising unemployment in the wider economy.
HSB appoints London and South East regional manager
Sian Williams, regional broking director at Willis, has moved to HSB Engineering as regional manager for London and the South East.
Broking success – Wilby: To Halifax and beyond
Emmanuel Kenning meets a passionately independent broker twinning strong local service with national niche products to grow the business.
News review: November 2010
IAG UK-owned broker Barnett & Barnett almost doubled its size to £50m gross written premium, with a move for a controlling stake in Bromley-based commercial and personal lines specialist NBJ.
Reportage - training delivery: Digital vs. face to face
Traditionally, training has been about face-to-face contact but there has recently been an increase in online offerings, which claim to provide the same quality of tuition with less cost and increased convenience. Edward Murray looks at the pros and cons…
ECIC appoints new underwriting manager
The Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Company has announced the appointment of Agneta Desouza as underwriting manager, reporting to chief underwriting officer, Richard Forrest-Smith.
News Analysis - PB Management Event: Planning for the recovery
Emmanuel Kenning reports on the key management information on offer to attendees at PB's annual conference.
Polly C - the hottest insurance gossip
Claim Experts' latest board appointment has made Polly chuckle.
News Analysis - Broker growth: A step up before the cuts
In the last three months, the financial sector grew at its fastest since June 2007 according to research from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the CBI, which was good news for brokers.
News review: August
Axa Insurance customer experience director, Paul Meehan, expressed interest in filling the senior management vacancy in the company's commercial division.
Regional power hour - Newcastle: Talent scouting
This month's power hour, held in Newcastle upon Tyne and sponsored by Ecclesiastical, discusses the level of talent in the industry and how new recruits of a high calibre can be attracted. Louise Meeson reports
Confidence grows as broker recruitment activity picks up
Broker recruitment activity has increased by between 50% and 60% this year, according to financial recruiting company Joslin Rowe.
Adrian Flux confirms plan to grow workforce
Norwich-based Adrian Flux has announced it is to create 150 jobs as it gears up for further expansion. The broker, which appears in this year's Top 50 Brokers in Personal Lines supplement, already employs 480 staff at its offices in King's Lynn and…
Axa selects Martin Eyres to lead mid corporate risks
Axa has appointed Martin Eyres as head of mid corporate risks.
PB Week: Hitting the wall
As a business consultant for firms across a range of different industries I see a wide variety of weird and wonderful - and often less than wonderful - things going on in companies.
Aviva appoints head of new business sales
Aviva has appointed Ian Valentine as head of new business sales.
Marsh raids Aon for director in Isle of Man
Marsh has appointed Ann Collins to the newly created role of client service director of its insurance broking operations on the Isle of Man.
Omega hires MD from RK Harrison
Omega Insurance Holdings has announced that David Reed will become managing director of its managing agency Omega Underwriting Agents subject to regulatory approval.
Arista boosts Bristol team with hires from Chartis, NIG and Axa
Commercial lines underwriting specialist Arista Insurance has made three appointments to further strengthen its Bristol office.
Series of appointments at Aon
Aon Risk Solutions has appointed Craig Preston as area director responsible for Aon corporate’s Reading and Southampton offices.