Ed Pugh moves into new head of deals position, while Reading, London, Ipswich and Manchester branches get new heads
AXA Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has announced a raft of regional personnel changes, including enhanced support for delivering on deals made with its brokers.
The changes will see current Reading branch manager Ed Pugh move into a newly created national role, head of new deals, and focus on ensuring that deals with brokers around the country are delivered more efficiently.
As a result of Pugh’s move, current London branch manager Linda Courtney will return to head up the Reading branch, a role she held for a number of years before being drafted in to facilitate the merger of the three business units that now constitute the London branch.
Courtney will be replaced in London by current Ipswich branch manager Martyn Grime. Grime has spent 30 years working for AXA Commercial Lines, 20 of which have been in branch management roles, including several years in the south of England. He is well-known to many London-based brokers. Current Ipswich sales manager Sean Clark will take over from Grime as branch manager.
As part of the wider changes, Manchester branch manager Simon Hodgins has decided to leave the company after 24 years of service. Anne Harrison, current head of strategic relationships, will become branch manager. She previously worked in the Manchester market with AXA as north-west business manager, during 2002-04.
Commenting on the changes, managing director of commercial intermediary Matthew Reed (pictured) said: “These moves allow us to better service our brokers around the country without sacrificing the continuity that we all know brokers need from insurers.”
Reed added: “I am delighted that Ed has accepted his new role, which will help us deliver on the promises we are making to our brokers. Insurers are often guilty of agreeing a deal without following up properly, and Ed’s new role will ensure that AXA does not fall into the trap.
“The amount of new business we are receiving from brokers means that we need an individual who is dedicated to ensuring that all opportunities are properly followed through and concluded, allowing the branches to focus on servicing brokers’ needs and developing existing accounts.”
The changes will take effect on 1 July.
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