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Aviva unveils Mark Wilson as new CEO
Aviva has appointed former AIA chairman Mark Wilson as its new chief executive.
Q-Re poaches Novae underwriting team
Q-Re, the reinsurance subsidiary of Qatar Insurance Company, confirmed today that is has hired 14 senior reinsurance staff who resigned from Novae in May.
Covéa names personal lines and electronic trading heads
Covéa has appointed Malcolm Cooper and Martin Scarrett as head of personal lines underwriting and head of electronic trading respectively.
Liberty to cut 285 Irish jobs
Liberty Insurance, the company which took over Quinn after it went into administration, is to make 285 Irish staff redundant.
Crawford hires Hong Kong construction adjuster
Loss adjuster Crawford & Co has appointed Peter Spencer as regional construction executive adjuster.
UIB recruits ex-BP manager as engineering lead
Reinsurance broker UIB has named former BP engineer Lachlan Munn as divisional director of its Engineering Risk Consultants business.
Giles appoints corporate risks branch director
Independent insurance broker Giles has appointed John Leckie as branch director for its corporate risks business.
ING to axe 1350 insurance staff
Dutch finance giant ING is to cut 2350 jobs, over half of which will come from insurance operations.
ING reveals job cuts as it posts 39.3% fall in operating result
ING said on Wednesday that 1,350 jobs are to be cut from its European insurance operations as the firm seeks to achieve a standalone future.
Dual launches general liability division with Brit hires
International underwriting agency Dual has formed a new division to underwrite specialty liability business as part of the continued expansion of its product range.
Antares names energy underwriter
Lloyd's insurer Antares has appointed Jim Lye as energy underwriter with immediate effect.
Soter appoints Humphreys to head of operations role
Incident manager Soter Professional Services has appointed Dan Humphreys as head of operations with immediate effect.
Arista appoints underwriter in broker relationships initiative
Commercial lines underwriter Arista has appointed Mick Hunter as development underwriter in its St Albans office in a bid to boost relationships with brokers.
Eurobase continues hiring spree
Global software provider Eurobase Insurance Solutions has appointed David Towning as projects director and Caroline Bedford as senior business analyst.
Picknett leaves Groupama as restructure continues
Groupama Insurances has confirmed that 20 positions are at risk in the finance, IT, HR and marketing teams as the company moves to reduce expenses and restructure its central support functions.
AIA appoints Yeo Yong-Boon as non-exec director
Pan-Asian insurer AIA Group has appointed George Yeo Yong-Boon as an independent non-executive director
Former RSA chief executive resurfaces at Lloyd's
Lloyd's has appointed Andy Haste as senior independent deputy chairman on the Council of Lloyd's.
Ace hires Zotti to develop Italian consumer lines
Ace Group has recruited Renato Zotti as director of accident and health, life and travel in Italy as the firm continues to invest in consumer lines insurance propositions for the Italian market.
QBE Europe hires Siesko as claims director
QBE has recruited David Siesko as claims director for its European operations.
SSP hires chief technology officer
Kevin Gaut has joined technology solutions provider SSP as chief technology officer for the company's insurer division.
Barbon appoints former Scottish Provident boss as non-exec
Property broker Barbon has appointed ex-Scottish Provident CEO and Royal Liver Assurance chairman David Woods as a non-executive director.
RFIB names property and construction director
Independent broker RFIB has recruited Faber Global's Edward Clark as director of global property and construction.
United India appoints Kharat as chairman and MD
United India Insurance Company has appointed Milind Kharat as chairman and managing director.
German broker Unison hires Toben for linked business in Chicago
Hamburg-headquartered Unison Brokers has appointed Heidrun Toben as associate director for European linked business to work in its Chicago office.