Gallagher announces new chief broking officer

Gallagher has appointed Simon Collings as its new chief broking officer.

In this newly created role, Collings will lead and develop Gallagher’s UK and Ireland broking strategy, as well as have oversight of the retail and London market specialty operations.

As part of the move, he will join the broker’s UK executive team.

Collings said: “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to move into this newly created role.

“I will be focused on bringing together all our insurer relationship teams to deliver the very best client solutions and ensure our relationships with the market are second to none.”

Experience

Collings, who has over 30 years of experience in the industry, joined Gallagher in 2017 as market management director for UK retail.

He most recently served as the managing director for the national broking and placement team.

Before Gallagher, he held several senior positions at Marsh, JLT and Miller.

In his new role, he will report to Michael Rea, Gallagher’s UK chief executive.

Rea said: “He has a strong track record of leading the creation of broking strategies and will play a hugely important role in overseeing our insurer relationships across our various broking divisions.

“He will play a pivotal role in steering our broking and placement teams to deliver insurance solutions that mitigate the risks facing our clients.

“The fact that we have been able to make this key executive appointment from within our existing team speaks volumes about the level of talent we have at Gallagher and Collings will be instrumental as we continue our success story.”