Guy Carpenter condenses management structure
by Gill Montia
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Guy Carpenter has announced a number of changes to its global management structure, as follows: Chris McKeown has been appointed vice chairman and will in future focus on implementing key strategic initiatives (including capital creation), having previously served as president and chief executive officer of the group’s North American broking operations. In addition, the firm’s [...]
ACE appoints terrorism underwriter
by Gill Montia
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ACE has appointed Marie Biggas to the position of terrorism & political violence underwriter for ACE Overseas General (AOG). Ms Biggas, who joins from Chaucer Syndicate, will be based in London and report to Piers Gregory, terrorism underwriting manager for AOG. Commenting on the expansion, Mr Gregory says: “Terrorism and political related risk is an [...]
Towergate Perth appoints head of corporate
by Gill Montia
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Towergate Insurance has appointed Scott Brown to its Perth management team, as head of corporate. Mr Brown joins from Giles having spent 27 years in the insurance industry, mainly within the corporate market at Willis and Marsh, and having developed significant relationships with many of Scotland’s top 500 companies. Towergate commercial director, Iain Murray, comments: [...]
ACE expands environmental liability team
by Gill Montia
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ACE has appointed two environmental risk underwriters to its London-based environmental liability team. Robert Wade and Hayley Dixon are experienced professionals with strong scientific backgrounds and the expanded team will focus on working with brokers to develop new environmental liability programmes. Mr Wade joins from Chartis, where he acted as an underwriter in the insurer’s [...]
Marketform appoints CFO
by Gill Montia
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Lloyd’s insurer, Marketform, has appointed Paul Guiry as chief financial officer, replacing Roger Doubtfire, who is retiring. Mr Guiry has over 20 years of financial management experience with a number of insurance firms, having most recently spent six years as finance director at AEGIS London. Prior to this, he was senior vice president at ALEA; [...]
CII appoints Disciplinary Committee chair
by Gill Montia
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Peter Taylor has been appointed as the new lay chairman of the Chartered Insurance Institute’s (CII) Disciplinary Committee. Mr Taylor is currently a consultant at Hogan Lovells International LLP where he was previously a partner from 1993 to 2010. In his new role, he will chair meetings of the Disciplinary Committee and hearings of the [...]
LV= appoints managing director protection
by Gill Montia
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LV= has appointed Iain Clark as managing director of protection. With 24 years’ experience in the protection market, Mr Clark joins from Legal & General where he was IFA protection business sales director. In his new role, he will be responsible for LV=’s entire protection proposition, working alongside Mark Jones, head of protection product. Yesterday, [...]
Canopius beefs up terrorism team
by Gill Montia
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Canopius has appointed two underwriters to its sabotage and terrorism team. In their new roles, Tim Davies and Jennie Beard will report to Simon Low, the re/insurer’s head of political risk & crisis management. Mr Davies has considerable experience in the terrorism market, having previously held senior broking positions and most recently headed up the [...]
RSA chief announces departure
by Gill Montia
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RSA group chief executive, Andy Haste, will be stepping down by the end of the year, after more than eight years at the helm. Simon Lee, currently chief executive of the insurer’s international business, has been named as his successor. Mr Lee joined RSA in 2003 and was appointed to its board in 2007. He [...]
Friends Life appoints independent director
by Gill Montia
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Friends Life has appointed of Mary Phibbs as an independent director of the company and a member of its risk and compliance committee. A chartered accountant with over 30 years of experience in financial services across the UK, Australia and Asia Pacific, Ms Phibbs returned to the UK in 2008 to join Standard Chartered Bank [...]
QBE appoints European markets MD
by Gill Montia
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QBE has appointed Patrick Coene as managing director, European markets. Based in Brussels, Mr Coene will join the business insurance specalist in September, reporting to Terry Whittaker, managing director, distribution, QBE European operations. He moves from the post of chief executive officer of Amlin Corporate Insurance NV, having previously worked within the property & casualty [...]
RFIB expands into global property & construction
by Gill Montia
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RFIB says it has identified global property and construction as an area for development, and has appointed Richard MacFarlane as head of a newly-created business unit. Mr MacFarlane will be joining the Lloyd’s broker from Glencairn, and will be tasked with building a team of experienced professionals. The new team will sit within RFIB’s International [...]
Aon appoints Singapore-based head broker
by Gill Montia
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Aon Risk Solutions has appointed Nicki Tilney as head broker of construction, power and infrastructure at its global broking centre in Singapore. The centre is one of Aon’s hubs around the world for insurance placement and allows clients access to insurance markets outside their immediate geography. Ms Tilney, who has over 20 years of experience [...]
Rural ploughs ahead with new business growth
by Gill Montia
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Rural Insurance has reported record monthly new business figures for the last four months, achieving nearly £1 million in new business GWP. The figure is up almost 140% on the same period of 2010 and the firm’s managing director, Simon Stevens, who joined the Harrogate-based business in March, says results to date have been driven [...]
L&G appoints Workplace Savings director
by Gill Montia
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Legal & General has appointed Ian Foster to the newly created role of development director of its Workplace Savings unit. Having previously worked for Legal & General and more recently widened his experience with Xafinity Consulting and Friends Life, Mr Foster will focus on direct enquiries from the corporate market, reporting to Helen Buchanan, the [...]
Aviva Europe appoints chief risk officer
by Gill Montia
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Aviva Europe has appointed Doug Brown as chief risk officer. Moving from senior vice-president and global head of bancassurance at MetLife, Mr Brown will report to Aviva Europe chief executive, Igal Mayer, and join the division’s executive committee. Mr Brown began his career at Great-West Life, joining MetLife in 2004 having previously held senior roles [...]
Miller makes senior appointments
by Gill Montia
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Miller Insurance Services has announced two promotions in London, in support of its continued growth. With immediate effect, Greg Collins is appointed chief operating officer with responsibility for business services (HR, IT, marketing & communications, operations and facilities). At board level, Mr Collins remains responsible for Miller’s professional risks and corporate risks business units. Martin [...]
Towers Watson appoints risk consulting & software leader
by Gill Montia
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Professional services group, Towers Watson, has appointed Michael Murphy as a senior leader at its risk consulting and software (RCS) business. Mr Murphy is a former Aviva Europe SE managing director and has worked in both the life and general insurance sectors at managing director, finance director and chief actuary levels. His new post, based [...]
Plantec appoints director of operations
by Gill Montia
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Claims management specialist, Plantec, has appointed Paul Taylor as director of operations. Mr Taylor joins from AXA where he began his career as a claims handler, moving on to hold various senior claims positions. Most recently he led the group’s commercial lines service operation and strategic programme deliveries, as head of strategic programmes. Commenting on [...]
CII appoints director of corporate development
by Gill Montia
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The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has appointed Graeme Sutton as director of corporate development. Mr Sutton will join the Institute on 1st August from M4 Underwriting, having previously held senior roles at Fusion, Zurich and Independent Insurance. Commenting on the appointment, the CII’s director of financial services and insurance markets, Steve Jenkins, says: “Graeme’s expertise [...]
