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Ankel to leave Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Alexander Ankel, Asia chief executive of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, is leaving the group to pursue "outside opportunities".
Berkshire Hathaway hires two senior AIG execs in Asia push
Warren Buffett is targeting Asia to expand his insurance unit Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance.
Fike leaves Cigna to head Zurich's Malaysia GI team
David Fike, former CEO and general manager in Turkey of a Cigna joint venture with Finansbank, has become president of Zurich's Malaysia general insurance team.
42 Xchanging claims staff in redundancy consultation
Xchanging has put 42 staff in its claims business in consultation in the third part of a redundancy process related to the end of the Lloyd’s Claims Agreement for Followers.
Aviva recruits from Progressive for global analytics boss
Aviva has recruited Progressive’s vice president of big data to helm its own analytics operations.
Tony Allen to continue as A&A Group UK CEO
Allen & Allen Group has confirmed Tony Allen will continue in the role of UK chief executive following the departure of Martin Oliver in May.
AIG promotes Kian Tiong Lim in Taiwan
AIG has appointed Kian Tiong Lim, head of consumer Taiwan, as country manager of AIG Taiwan.
Generali Asia hires Teh and Seach
Generali Asia has appointed Gary Teh as chief operating officer and Hayden Seach as head of global corporate and commercial.
Bollington recruits former rugby star Jee
Former Sale and Manchester rugby star Phil Jee has joined Bollington to serve as a corporate account manager.
Questgates creates two roles in restructure
Questgates has restructured its non-motor counter fraud division creating two management roles.
Zurich appoints Smith as Malaysia CEO
Zurich has appointed Philip Smith to the position of chief executive of Zurich Insurance Malaysia.
Arista underwriter Rolfe heads to Bluefin
Bluefin has swooped for Arista senior underwriter Sian Rolfe, naming their new recruit as underwriting product manager.
Career file - Rob Gibbs: RSA hands Motability reins to South director Gibbs
RSA has named its regions South boss Rob Gibbs as its new director for RSA Motability as part of a commercial lines reshuffle.
Market Moves - 7/14 August 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market
Cunningham Lindsey hires RMA engineering team
Cunningham Lindsey has taken on RMA's engineering team which it calls a key development for the business.
Novae hires Alderton to lead new unit
Novae Group has appointed William Alderton as unit head of its newly formed international property binder unit.
XL's Sharp moves to Asia as food scandals rock global brands
Ben Sharp, a product recall underwriter at insurer XL, has relocated to Singapore from London as appetite for the product increases.
Aon appoints chief information officer
International broker Aon has named John Bruno as chief information officer and executive vice president of enterprise innovation.
RSA hands Motability reins to South director Gibbs
RSA has named its regions South boss Rob Gibbs as its new director for RSA Motability as part of a commercial lines reshuffle.
Zhang takes up Canopius China role
Specialty insurer and reinsurer Canopius has appointed Shibo Zhang as head of China market.
Career file - Bobby Gracey: Counter-fraud specialist Gracey goes solo
Crawford & Company’s former counter-fraud boss Bobby Gracey has set up his own consultancy firm after quitting a senior role at US investigation business Global Options.
Market Moves - 31 July 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market
Former RSA director joins Ryan Direct Group board
Former RSA group executive director Paul Donaldson is to join Ryan Direct Group as a non-executive director from September.
Hyperion recruits Berresford as non-exec
Hyperion has recruited Ann Berresford as a non-executive director with immediate effect.