Insurance Times rounds up the biggest appointments and promotions from 13 to 17 January 2025
UK retail chief executive confirms that broker is set ‘to focus on a smaller number of larger deals’ this year as it develops ‘really healthy pipeline’
’Expanding into London is a major milestone for us and reflects our ongoing commitment to meeting the needs of our clients,’ says president
’This acquisition significantly strengthens our proposition by adding a specialist business protection capability,’ says chief executive
The appointee has worked at several insurers during his career
’We will see further increases as we work closely with insurers,’ says chief executive
SMEs and sole traders are a ‘significantly untapped market’, according to chief growth officer – however, the insurance sector must be more proactive when it comes to accident and health covers
‘Some of these funding that is designed to be used for training that our country needs is not being used and widening the levy rules would help make that happen,’ says public affairs officer
Brokers have been pivotal in the turn of the market but ‘much more work’ remains
Panellists and attendees at Insurance Times’ Broker CEO Forum 2024 discussed the need for ‘reimagined and redreamed initiatives’
Deputy chief executive identifies promotion and career progression that avoids ‘tokenism’ as the metric of success for the scheme
For the 24th and last day of advent, Jason Storah, chief executive for general insurance at Aviva UK and Ireland, lists his Christmas wish list for the industry
For the 18th day of advent, Stuart Reid, chairman at Partners& and Pikl and Insurance Times columnist, offers some industry optimism and wishes for fewer surprises next year
After a healthy dose of M&A this year, the broker chief executive is keen to slow down purchases and showcase an organic growth focus alongside making larger, fewer buys
’That flight to quality that we’ve seen across the insurance industry in the past few years has become more important, especially in travel insurance,’ says chief executive