Recruitment
Aviva raids RSA for new underwriting chief in personal and commercial lines shake-up
Aviva has appointed new heads of underwriting for both personal and commercial lines.
Aviva reveals cost of recruiting UK CEO
Trevor Matthews, UK CEO at Aviva, received £2.49m in cash and shares from Aviva as part of his compensation package for leaving Friends Life, the insurer has revealed in its Report and Accounts for 2011.
RSA appoints trading director in SME push
RSA has appointed David Swigciski as SME trading director reporting to SME commercial director Tara Kneafsey as of April this year.
Allanfield appoints from Gallagher Heath and H W Wood
Specialist real estate insurance broker Allanfield Group has appointed Paul Williams and Paul Leader as managing directors.
Bloomer puts down roots at UK General
UK General has appointed ex-Ecclesiastical schemes director Tony Bloomer as head of commercial schemes.
Towergate creates new M&A role
Towergate Insurance has appointed Dan Saulter to the newly-created role of group mergers and acquisitions director.
Three promotions at CCV
CCV has promoted David Perry to sales and marketing director.
Market moves: Mad for it
Last month things went a bit mad in Manchester, with two insurers and an MGA creating brand new teams in the city. There were numerous other appointments across the insurance spectrum, and what most of them had in common was the city that gave us Oasis.
Swinton to create more than 100 jobs in Manchester
Swinton is to create more than 100 call centre jobs to manage new business coming in from a deal struck with HPI.
RSA appoints CFO from Aspen
RSA has appointed Richard Houghton to the role of group chief financial officer with effect from early June 2012.
QBE creates new combined team
QBE has combined its casualty international and professional and financial lines teams to form a new division led by David Harries.
Chubb rides in with seven new staff
Chubb Insurance has recruited seven new senior London-based employees to enhance its personal lines offering.
Allianz Legal appoints new sales chief
Allianz Legal Protection (ALP) has appointed Phil Ruse to the newly-created role of head of sales and distribution.
Mapfre points to broker commitment with new appointment
Mapfre Abraxas has appointed Skye Khilji as key account manager in its finance and insurance division.
Manchester appointments boost regional underwriting presence
Arista and Sterling have both made several appointments to their offices in Manchester.
Acturis vows to revolutionise personal lines
Acturis is poised to make an attack upon the personal lines market with two key hires.
JLT opens new Reading office
JLT has announced it is opening a new regional office in Reading.
RSA man to lead Tokio construction practice
Tokio Marine Europe has launched a new construction practice in the UK.
NIG appoints former Axa regional director to lead in Manchester
NIG has appointed Warren Bainbridge as area business development manager (ABDM) for its Manchester office with business development responsibility for the Greater Manchester region as well North Wales, Merseyside and Lancashire.
Liberty Mutual appoints head of claims
Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe has appointed Katie MacGregor as head of claims in London.
Lorica appoints ex-Towergate director as new COO
Lorica Insurance Brokers has appointed former group director at Towergate Darryl Clark (pictured right) as chief operating officer.
XL planning for construction growth with new appointment
XL Group has appointed Ian Lushington as construction underwriting manager for the UK, Ireland and Nordic region.
Market moves: A good month for the management
It’s well into the new year but the insurance industry is certainly still ringing the changes. As usual, there were moves between rival companies, with Willis losing a COO to Aon, and Lifestyle Services dipping into Ace for a new CEO.
New London sales chief for Axa
Axa Commercial Lines has appointed Ryan Birbeck as its new London sales manager.