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Top five European news stories
The top five news stories from wwww.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
Ace Switzerland appoints technical lines manager
René Germann has been appointed technical lines manager for Ace Switzerland as it aims to grow its technical lines capabilities in continental Europe.
CNA poaches new German head from Chubb
CNA Insurance Company has appointed Malte Dittmann as country manager for Germany.
LAS opens Bristol office in twin hub drive
LAS Claims has launched a new office in Bristol in pursuit of its plans to operate on a two-hub model UK-wide, while also formally closing Manchester operations.
Gadget and pet cover more popular than income protection
Pets and gadgets are a higher priority than income protection insurance according to a survey from broker Drewberry Insurance’s annual health and protection insurance survey.
To re-joins JLT Re to head reinsurance in China and HK
Henry To has returned to JLT Reinsurance Brokers as chairman and chief executive officer of its reinsurance operations in China and Hong Kong.
Towergate names Barclays retail boss Duggan as Network Division CEO
Gary Duggan has been appointed the Towergate network division’s chief executive. He joins the executive committee of the firm and will lead the network business, which comprises Broker Network and Countrywide.
Arista recruits Peake to drive North East push
Commercial lines specialist Arista has appointed a senior commercial underwriter in Leeds as it tries to bolster growth in the North East.
Ten backs chartered plans with training hire
Independent broker network Ten Insurance has appointed a training manager in its bid to receive chartered status.
Zurich GI appoints head of customer, distribution and marketing
Zurich Insurance Group has named Dirk De Nil as head of customer, distribution and marketing for its general insurance business.
Crawford makes double hire on UK general property team
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company has recruited a new operations manager and field team manager on its UK general property team.
April appointment strengthens PMI broker market offering
April has named Duncan Craig as broker development manager as part of the health insurer’s plans to expand across the UK.
Former UK GI CEO McMillan to become Aviva Europe boss as Trevor Matthews quits
David McMillan has been appointed CEO of Aviva Europe.
Beazley board recommends new appointment
The Board at Beazley has recommended the appointment of Angela Crawford-Ingle as an independent non-executive director of Beazley.
Career File: Ben Fletcher lands IFB director role
The Insurance Fraud Bureau has appointed head of operations Ben Fletcher as its new director.
Market moves: Brokers lead recruitment drive with major hires at Reich, Russell Scanlan and RFIB
The recruitment space belonged to broking this week, with Reich, Russell Scanlan and RFIB all recruiting senior staff. Reich welcomed a new head of group operations, while Russell Scanlan and RFIB added directors to their respective teams. Meanwhile,…
NFU Mutual to axe up to 150 staff
NFU Mutual is starting a 90-day consultation that could result in 150 redundancies, out of 1000 positions, as it seeks to move from a paper dependent process and consolidate its first notification of loss teams.
Miller recruits energy specialist
Miller has appointed Lloyd and Partners’ Andy Neve to its energy business in a bid to bolster commitment to client service and business development.
Cunningham Lindsey director Jonathan Clark departs to join Scor
Cunningham Lindsey UK technical director Jonathan Clark has left the recently recapitalized loss adjuster to join French reinsurance group Scor.
Former Brit and NIG head Vivek Banga joins AJ Gallagher as e-trading boss
Brit's former head of UK distribution Vivek Banga has joined Arthur J Gallagher International as its director of e-trading.
Foil CEO and Cunningham's Roberts join Camford Sutton
Claims consultancy Camford Sutton has enlisted Foil CEO Laurence Besemer to serve as one of its associates.
Premium Credit appoints head of sales and marketing
Premium Credit has named David Pipe as head of sales and marketing. The appointment follows the company’s recent transfer to private equity ownership and other recent senior hires.
Broughton to replace McGinn as Hanks unveils Allianz exit date
Simon McGinn will succeed Chris Hanks as general manager of commercial at Allianz with effect from 1 July.
Nexus Group appoints Cotton group chief financial officer
Managing agency group Nexus Underwriting Management has appointed Nigel Cotton as group chief financial officer.