Brit appoints group chief risk officer

Brit Insurance has appointed Baldeep Johal to the newly-created position of group chief risk officer.

Johal will join the executive management committee and report directly to Dane Douetil, chief executive of Brit Insurance.

Douetil said: "With the advent of Solvency II we have taken the opportunity to move all our risk management activities within the responsibility of this newly-created role. Baldeep will lead the Group in assessing the entire risk landscape whilst ensuring the appropriate business balance between risk and reward."

Shane Kingston will be promoted to replace Johal as the group chief actuary. Both appointments are subject to regulatory approval.