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Ex-Rugby player appointed head of ProSports
An ex-Rugby player has been appointed head of a professional sports insurer.
Career File: Tracey McDermott and Sam Woods
McDermott to step down as interim FCA boss, as PRA appoints Woods as CEO
Covéa Insurance names Carol Geldard as personal lines director
Covéa Insurance has appointed Carol Geldard, pictured, to the newly-created role of personal lines director, effective from 1 June.
Brightside hires Markerstudy retail boss Russell Bence
Brightside Group has appointed Russell Bence as its managing director of volume lines.
Cooper Gay hires former Brightside CEO
Reinsurance broker Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford has poached Andy Wallin, former group CEO of Brightside.
Parliament and Treasury Committee’s power ‘greatly strengthened’ in hiring process of FCA CEO
The House of Commons’ and the Treasury Committee’s influence on the appointment and dismissal of the FCA’s CEO has been heightened, according to the latter’s chair, Andrew Tyrie.
Aegis London finance director resigns
Finance director of Aegis London, James Halley, is leaving the company.
C-Suite Insurer: Liberty's Matthew Moore on attracting millenials to insurance
Change within the specialty insurance and reinsurance markets is as fast-paced as any part of the financial sector
#postpeople 18 - 22 April 2016
All the latest insurance market moves between 18 and 22 April 2016.
Sullivan retires as Chubb's Asia-Pacific chairman
Damien Sullivan has retired as Chubb's Asia-Pacific chairman but will remain with the global insurer as an adviser.
LV chief Rogers to step down
LV CEO Mike Rogers is to step down after 10 years in the role.
XL Catlin appoints head of insurance strategic client and broker management
XL Catlin has named Philippe Gouraud as its head of strategic client and broker management for its insurance division.
C-Suite Broker: Jelf's Phil Barton on the prospects for networks
Some industry commentators are predicting the death of the network - others see them only growing in stature. Why is opinion so divided?
Beazley hires three for Asia-Pacific marine division
Specialist insurer Beazley has hired three marine underwriters to be based in its Singapore office.
Markel in talks to make trio of redundancies following restructure
Markel International is in redundancy talks with three of its employees, following a wholesale business restructure announced on 13 April, Post understands.
Gen Re CEO to retire by end of 2016
Tad Montross, CEO at Berkshire Hathaway-owned global reinsurer Gen Re, will retire by the end of the year, according to a spokeswoman at the firm.
McDermott to leave FCA in July
Acting Financial Conduct Authority CEO Tracey McDermott is to leave the organisation on 1 July, the regulator has confirmed.
C-Suite Broker: Marsh's Charles Beresford-Davies on the importance of communication around the Insurance Act
With the implementation of the Insurance Act imminent, insureds are already attempting to seize the opportunity to gain the benefits
C-Suite Insurer: Axa's Jon Walker on the elephant in the room – the broker-insurer relationship
Culturally, the industry has come a long way in the past few years.
RSA promotes Coughlan to head up UK personal lines
David Coughlan has been appointed managing director of RSA's UK personal lines business, overseeing the More Than brand, personal lines broker and affinity.
Howden's Rootham to leave the business in June
Howden UK retail division boss Stuart Rootham is to leave the broker at the end of June.
#PostPeople 11-15 April 2016
All the latest insurance industry market moves between 11 and 15 April 2016.
Former Canopius boss Rolfe joins Broker Network
Former Canopius UK Specialty CEO Tim Rolfe is to join Broker Network as chief product and underwriting officer on 1 May.
PRA appoints insurance director Sam Woods as CEO
The Prudential Regulation Authority's insurance executive director Sam Woods has been promoted to replace Andrew Bailey as PRA CEO.