Time for the weekly job moves and senior appointments round up;
PRICE FORBES
Price Forbes has appointed Dan Nicholls to its energy leadership team, and Ray Spreadbury as Head of Renewables. Dan Nicholls has joined the business after 11 years at Miller, including four as Head of Onshore Energy. He has experience across midstream and downstream energy, power utility, and renewables, as well developing alternative risk transfer and parametric solutions for clients. Before joining Miller, Dan spent six years as an energy broker at Alesco.
EUROPCAR
Europcar Mobility Group UK has expanded its Insurance specialist team led by James Roberts, Head of Insurance Sales. The latest recruit is Jonathan Brownhill who has been appointed as Business Development Director.
With experience working across courtesy car, credit hire and repair solutions in the bodyshop space and service, warranty and accident management solutions in the dealership sector, Jonathan’s appointment gives insurers access to a wealth of market knowledge. As the sector faces continued pricing, customer acquisition and retention challenges alongside the requirements of the new Consumer Duty regulations, Jonathan will work with insurers to provide fit for purpose solutions.
SPECIALTY MGA
Specialty MGA UK, a managing general agent focused on providing additional capacity for specialty lines of businesses, has expanded its global expertise and reach with the appointment of Duncan Urquhart, as Senior Underwriter for Construction and Engineering.
Urquhart is a renowned insurance and reinsurance professional with over 40 years’ experience in the sector. Urquhart has spent most of his career in London, Hong Kong and Australia, where he has worked on the broking side. In Asia, he led the Willis Towers Watson Construction Practice based in Hong Kong and supported construction projects across the continent including in Singapore, Beijing and Shanghai whilst in London he has run Marsh Construction and was responsible for some of the capital’s most prominent infrastructure projects.
ALLIANZ COMMERCIAL
Allianz Commercial has announced the appointment of four regional distribution managers covering the South, North, London, Midlands and the South West regions to ensure that brokers across the UK are fully supported within the market.
All four regional distribution managers will be responsible for overseeing the sales and distribution strategy for Allianz Commercial. They’ll be responsible for establishing long-term relationships with partner brokers and mutual customers through regular engagement and offering solutions that provide peace of mind for customers.
Mike Thomas, director of distribution for digital and mid-market, Allianz Commercial commented: “Whilst we have strong long-established relationship with our partner brokers, I’m sure that these relationships will develop further with the leadership from Victoria Ashman, Viral Patel, Mark O’Brien and Julie O’Donovan. Their expertise will enable us to deliver the best of Allianz to our partner brokers and customers and deliver our strategic growth plans.”
PURE INSURANCE
PURE Insurance has announced two new leadership appointments: Drew Saad has joined as Chief Underwriting Officer and Dea Malollari has been promoted to Chief Risk Officer.
- Drew will oversee PURE’s Underwriting and Product teams, bringing over 15 years of technical expertise in both personal and commercial lines. He previously held leadership roles at Allstate, Farmers Insurance and Zurich Insurance Group.
- Dea will be expanding her role to Chief Risk Officer while still retaining the responsibility of Chief Actuary. She will chair PURE’s Risk Steering Committee and serve as the liaison between PURE’s internal audit team and Tokio Marine Holdings’ risk management group.
The appointments follow Martin Leitch stepping into the role of CEO and Dave Logan to President in 2023. CEO Martin Leitch said, “we will focus on continuing to deliver greater value for our members, while ensuring the sustainability of our businesses, and Drew and Dea play pivotal roles in those objectives.”
BUSINESS SYSTEMS
Business Systems Ltd, a leading provider of compliance and digital transformation solutions, has proudly announced the appointment of Mike Wardell as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Mike joins Business Systems from Giacom, where he served as CEO and led the transformation of the business into a cloud marketplace, achieving remarkable success with recurring revenues in excess of £100 million. With a proven track record of driving continuous innovation and fast-paced growth, Mike brings both extensive experience and strategic vision to his new role.
Throughout his career, Mike has demonstrated a passion for creating outstanding cultures and environments for development, as evidenced by achieving Best Companies accreditation. His leadership style aligns perfectly with Business Systems’ commitment to excellence and client satisfaction.
ISC
ISC Group, a global, not-for-profit membership organisation dedicated to the professional advancement of women in financial services with the aim of bridging the gender seniority gap in insurance and reinsurance, is pleased to announce the appointment of Carmen Powell as Interim Managing Director. Carmen will join its global team on the 4th of March 2024.
Carmen brings over 20 years of senior marketing experience developing and delivering successful commercial strategies that have accelerated business transformation, produced double-digit growth, and achieved sustainable goals for corporates, SMEs and non-profits.
With expertise in community development and engagement, Carmen will lead the global business development strategy, as she seeks to strengthen ISC Group’s membership propositions. This key area of the business is an essential part in providing support and leadership, helping accelerate the advancement of women’s careers within the insurance sector. Working with the global team, Carmen plans to nurture and develop existing partnerships, grow ISC Group’s membership hub and services, and extend the reach of the community to women across the globe.
HDI GLOBAL
Various changes announced today;
Dr Barbara Klimaszewski-Blettner and Dr Dirk Höring will join the Board of Management of HDI Global SE with effect from 1st of April 2024. Klimaszewski-Blettner will take over responsibility for the business in Germany as well as global Claims Management, Höring will be in charge as Chief Underwriting Officer for the Property, Engineering and Marine portfolios and HDI Risk Consulting.
Klimaszewski-Blettner is currently responsible for the German business as Managing Director. By optimising structures and processes, she has increased customer focus in Germany and is a driver of cultural transformation based on the HDI Global values “Together, Ownership and Performance”. Prior to this, she held various management positions at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty and Allianz Group.
The aim of bundling the global Claims Management at Management Board level is to increase the customer focus of the division, including the associated claims services, and to optimise processes worldwide. HDI Global provided more than EUR 6 billion in claims payments to customers last year.
Dirk Höring is a successful and highly experienced insurance executive and currently the Head of International Programmes with a total of around 5,000 international programmes. Previously, he was responsible as divisional head for pricing, analytics and global portfolio steering. He is also a member of the Executive Board of HDI Global Network AG, a globally operating reinsurer within HDI Global SE, where he is responsible for finance, re-insurance accounting, asset & liquidity management and risk management. Beside that he was a non-executive Board Director of HDI Global Insurance Company in the US. Before joining the Talanx Group, he worked as a consultant at McKinsey until 2014.
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