Aviva has swooped for Kerry Myles from Gallagher as branch manager for the South East, starting in the role on 16 March. Myles, pictured, spent nearly five years at Gallagher, joining as client operations director, then Read More
Lucida Group has appointed former Allianz personal lines broker boss Nicola George as group chief underwriting officer. She will succeed the current CUO and founder Mike Joseph, who is retiring at the end of March 2026. Read More
Nick Hobbs, chief distribution officer at Allianz UK, tells Insurance Age about the importance of the provider’s regional footprint now including broker hubs, the challenges of the soft market and its MGA appetite as Read More
Gracechurch has awarded regional Service Quality Marques to six insurers, with Intact joining the roster, while Allianz was the only provider to secure recognition for both underwriting and claims. Allianz, Arch, Axa and Intact Insurance Read More
Graham Wright, managing director – broker (interim) at Allianz Personal, acknowledges customers have benefited from the soft market, muses about whether consolidation has suppressed new entrants and keeps his cards close to his chest over the Read More
Chubb has estimated its digital transformation programme will reduce its global headcount by circa 20% within 3-4 years. In an investor presentation this month the insurance giant predicted a run-rate expense saving of 1.5% in its combined Read More
Nick Hobbs, chief distribution officer at Allianz UK, prays for a more balanced approach to regulation that enables and encourages great conduct and customer outcomes; congratulates Ken Norgrove for the Intact rebrand; and looks to Read More
Ecclesiastical Insurance has named Andy Levens as northern regional underwriting manager joining from Allianz and succeeding Andy Pearce. Levens, pictured, was most recently a property and casualty manager at Allianz taking up the post in Read More