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Toby Ducker appointed COO at BMS
BMS Associates has appointed Toby Ducker as its group chief operating officer.
Market Moves: Brokers lead the charge again as Bluefin and US Risk add fresh faces
Brokers dominated the recruitment space once again this week, with Bluefin and Howden among the firms to add new faces. Having brought in Dane Douetil to head up BMS Group last week, subsidiary Pioneer Underwriting has swooped for an equally high-profile…
Former Lloyd’s chair Taylor joins Pioneer board
Former Lloyd’s chairman Max Taylor has been appointed as chairman of the board at BMS owned-Pioneer Underwriting.
Career file - Dane Douetil: Ex-Brit boss Douetil takes helm as BMS group CEO
Broking group BMS Associates has named Brit Insurance chief executive Dane Douetil as group CEO.
Dane Douetil takes the reins at BMS Associates
BMS Associates has named Brit Insurance chief executive Dane Douetil as its new group CEO.
Market Moves: Broking sector has quiet week apart from a new COO role created at BMS
The recruitment merry-go-round produced a mixed bag of hires this week, with Covéa taking a lead role on behalf of insurers. The broking sector, usually a hive of market hiring activity, threw up little of note – although BMS Group proved the exception…
Market Moves: All quiet on the hiring front as industry resists major appointments
Recruitment activity was muted this week, with insurers unveiling just a smattering of hires and broker activity similarly low key. In an otherwise quiet period, Ace hired an environmental risk manager and Kiln appointed a new non-executive director. BMS…
Career file: Carl Beardmore
BMS CEO resigns from role as business concentrates on strategic development.
BMS boss Beardmore resigns as firm focuses on 'phase two'
BMS Group chief executive Carl Beardmore has resigned with immediate effect.
Miller’s Clarke retains role as Liiba chair
Miller chief executive Graham Clarke has been re-elected as chairman of the London & International Insurance Brokers’ Association.
Biba and Willis back social media site
Social media platform My Slipcase has signed up members from 342 insurance and reinsurance organisations since it launched nine months ago.
BMS plotting 10% growth this year, following profitable 2012
Independent broker the BMS Group has today released a 2012 trading update showing revenues in excess of £63m, up 20% on 2011.
JLT appoints new partner as Coolings takes up Miller casualty post
Miller has recruited former Jardine Lloyd Thompson partner Simon Collings to spearhead the casualty division of the broker's corporate risks team.
BMS takes Asia Pacific plunge with launch of Sydney office
Independent global broker BMS Group is celebrating a "significant strategic goal" after opening an office in Sydney, its first in the Asia Pacific region.
Top 25 EC3 Brokers Spotlight
A run-down of the top 25 City brokers.
Ex-JLT property brokers join Miller
Two former JLT property specialists have left the firm to join Miller.
Market moves: Merlin staff find new roles at LAS
Recruitment this week continued to be dominated by the fallout from the demise of loss adjuster Merlin. While GAB Robins moved for regional manager Andrew Considine last week, it was the turn of LAS, which added 19 former Merlin staff to its force.
Interview: Carl Beardmore - from vision to fruition
BMS chief executive Carl Beardmore believes he is on track in transforming a broker that was 'flat lining' into a company generating more than £100m a year.
Post magazine - 6 September 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
BMS reinforces global expansion with Sequel technology deal
Specialist broker BMS has moved to support its expanding international presence by appointing Sequel to run its insurance and reinsurance broking systems in the London market, the US and Bermuda.
American expansion gathers momentum at BMS following key hire
BMS has moved to further bolster its US reinsurance operation following the appointment of Chuck Hewitt to the joint role of senior producer, executive vice president and member of it stateside leadership team.
Market moves: Zurich and Mitsui continue recruitment push
Last week's busiest recruiters, Zurich and Mitsui Sumitomo, followed their recent appointments with the addition of more new staff. Mitsui has added two members to its underwriting team, while Zurich welcomed a new head of human resources.
BMS ups game in Australia with Aon Benfield hire
BMS has hired former Aon Benfield facultative broker Glenn Kerr to head up a push into Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Market moves: Insurance takes the initiative
Last week saw the recruitment initiative wrestled back from the broking sector, with the majority of hires coming from within the insurer space. Headline appointments in that sphere came thick and fast in the form of a changing of the guard at Catlin…