DAS suspends CEO in supplier investigation
DAS has suspended its CEO Paul Asplin after concerns were raised about a relationship between the legal expenses insurer and a supplier, as first revealed by Insurance Age.
Chief operating officer Paul Timmins has been named CEO with immediate effect following the suspension of Asplin, pictured.
The news comes just over a week after DAS suspended two staff following
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