It’s time for the final job moves round-up of 2025. Good luck to everyone for 2026 in their careers and thank you to all the PR companies who kept IE updated throughout the year.
AMICA MUTUAL
Amica Mutual Insurance Company is entering a new chapter as longtime COO Ted Murphy retires after 45 years, leaving a lasting impact on the company’s operations and culture. Effective January 1, 2026, Sam Palmisano, current SVP and Chief HR Officer, will assume the COO role, while Scott Boyd is promoted to Chief HR Officer, continuing Amica’s focus on employee experience and strategic growth.
“Ted’s leadership has guided Amica through decades of progress,” said Amica President and CEO Ted Shallcross. “His influence will be felt for years to come, and we’re deeply grateful for his extraordinary contributions.”
ZURICH UK
Zurich UK today announces the appointment of Paul Norcott as UK Operations Director, also joining the UK Executive Committee with immediate effect. In this key leadership role, Paul will oversee a wide range of critical functions including Operations and Information Governance, Financial Crime right through to Business and Supplier Resilience and Customer Operations.
Paul brings extensive experience from across the financial services sector, having held senior positions at Tesco Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), The Co-operative Bank, Barclaycard, Bank of America, and American Express before joining Zurich in 2024.
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright confirmed that 51 of its lawyers globally will be promoted to partner, effective January 1, 2026.
This year’s class spans 12 practice areas across the firm, including litigation and disputes (14), corporate, M&A and securities (13), banking and finance (8), intellectual property (4), antitrust and competition (2), cybersecurity and data privacy (2), projects (2), government (2), employment and labor (1), financial services and regulation (1), healthcare transactions (1) and risk advisory (1).
Jeff Cody, Norton Rose Fulbright’s Global Managing Partner and Managing Partner, United States, said:
“Growing our partnership continues to be an important focus for the firm. These individuals have demonstrated exceptional client focus, technical excellence and a genuine commitment to collaboration across our global platform. We’re proud to welcome them to the partnership and look forward to the impact they will continue to make.”
The promotions are distributed across 22 of the firm’s 53 offices around the world. The highest number of new partners are located in the US (18), Canada (12) and the UK (10).
FM
Global business insurer QBE announces the appointment of Nick Hankin as Managing Director of QBE Re, effective from 1st January 2026.
Nick’s current role is Chief Underwriting Officer of QBE International. He has held this role since March 2021, having joined QBE European Operations as Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer in July 2020 and the Group CUO team in March 2020.
Today’s appointment follows on from Chris Killourhy’s move to Group Chief Financial Officer, announced earlier this year.
Nick’s career spans six major global organisations, including RSA, AXA, Zurich, AIG and Aviva. His experience encompasses leadership roles in underwriting, P&L management, risk & governance and strategy. Nick has more than 30 years of underwriting experience and holds an MBA from Cass Business School. He is the current chair of the ABI commercial committee.
QBE is also pleased to announce the appointment of Sharon Smallridge as Portfolio Manager for its UK Casualty team. Leading QBE’s London Major Client Portfolio for the UK Casualty team, Sharon joins from commercial insurer AIG. Effective from today, her role will be based out of QBE’s London office.
Bringing over 35 years of insurance experience across claims and underwriting, Sharon has spent the last 12 years in various senior roles, most recently as General Liability Manager. The appointment is the second senior hire for QBE’s UK Casualty team this year. In June, QBE announced that Adrian Browne would take on the role of Director of Underwriting for UK Casualty following the retirement of Anna Bennett at the end 2025.
TIDE
Tide, the leading business management platform, has appointed Dan McNally as SVP and CEO of Tide Insurance Services, to lead its growing global insurance business and drive the next phase of Tide’s expansion into business protection for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The appointment is subject to FCA approval.
Dan brings over 25 years of experience across the insurance market, spanning both insurer and broker roles. He joins Tide from Simply Business, the UK’s largest digital SME insurance intermediary, where he led one of its key target growth businesses. He previously spent more than a decade at RSA Insurance Group (now Intact), one of the UK’s most respected insurers, sat on the Executive Committee at the UK’s largest broker network, and was part of the leadership team at Cytora, a recently exited Insurtech using data and AI to transform commercial underwriting.
BSPOKE GROUP
Bspoke Group announces two senior leadership changes as it continues to drive its next phase of its growth.
Nick Grazier has been appointed Group Sales and Marketing Director, following the consolidation of the Group’s Sales and Marketing functions into a single team. Nick brings extensive experience and strategic expertise and will work across the business to align people, strategy and commercial outcomes in support of Bspoke’s ambitious growth plans.
Wayne Tonge will assume the role of Group Commercial Managing Director. Wayne takes on this key position alongside his existing responsibilities, providing stable and experienced leadership for the Commercial Division which includes Commercial SME, Sports & Leisure, Property Owners and Fee Protection.
Both roles will report to CEO Ryan Gill and are subject to regulatory approval.
PRICE BAILEY
Leading accountancy and business advisory firm Price Bailey is pleased to announce the appointment of Mohammed Mogra, who joins the firm’s Tax team as a Director. Mohammed brings over 15 years’ of experience advising high-growth and scaling businesses on government incentives, innovation funding and strategic tax matters. Having previously co-founded and built a fintech business, he brings a practical, entrepreneurial perspective that resonates strongly with founders and scaling leadership teams.
His work spans technology, digital, consumer and emerging sectors, supporting founders and C-suite stakeholders to create long-term value. Over his career, Mohammed has held senior roles at leading professional services firms, working closely with ambitious businesses to navigate the UK’s innovation and incentives landscape including government grants, R&D tax reliefs, and IP-aligned tax planning.
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP
Lloyds Banking Group has announced the appointment of Peter Fitzgerald as Chief Investment Officer, succeeding Kevin Doran, who will leave the Group early next year after a successful tenure shaping its investment proposition.
In his new role, Peter will oversee investment strategy and fund management across Scottish Widows and the recently acquired Schroders Personal Wealth business, supporting the Group’s ambition to deliver market-leading solutions for customers.
Peter joins from Aviva Investors, where he served as Chief Investment Officer, Multi-Asset & Macro, leading a global team managing over £100 billion in assets. With more than 25 years of expertise in multi-asset investing, macro strategy, and portfolio management, he has held senior roles at BNP Paribas Wealth Management and Insinger de Beaufort.
FUW INSURANCE
FUW Insurance Services Ltd, Wales’ leading specialist agricultural insurance broker, is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Paul Jameson as a Non-Executive Director to our Board.
Dr. Jameson brings extensive experience in insurance and risk management, having worked as an Actuary and within executive teams at subsidiaries of global insurance leaders, including Allianz, Munich Re, Legal & General, and Wakam, having held Chief Risk Officer roles since 2020.
LIBERTY SPECIALTY MARKETS
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Groenen as head of portfolio solutions, Europe, effective immediately. Based in the Netherlands, Groenen will continue to report to Pierre-Edouard Fraigneau, president and chief underwriting officer, Europe, LSM. He maintains his role as general manager of Benelux and Nordics.
This is a newly created role, bringing affinity and program business (APB) and digital together, under one portfolio solutions operating model. The consolidation provides a one-stop shop for clients to access Liberty’s market-leading capabilities. Product and underwriting knowledge will be centralized and coordinated; distribution teams will be synchronized in their approach; and local knowledge and expertise will continue to be deployed through long-term partnerships in the regions.
TL DALLAS
Independent insurance and risk management firm TL Dallas has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Mark Whiteley as head of trade credit.
Mark joins the Bradford-headquartered, family and employee-owned group following a strategic career spanning more than 30 years in the credit insurance and broking sector, including senior leadership roles at Xenia Broking.
Mark previously played a key role in shaping Xenia’s digital strategy and driving growth through enhanced business relationship management. His experience includes leading digital transformation programmes, developing industry partnerships and supporting clients across complex trading environments.
VESON NAUTICAL
Veson Nautical, a global leader in maritime data and freight management solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Barnes as Chief Development Officer. In this newly created senior leadership role, Chris will lead Veson’s global engineering organization, further aligning our teams and technology to deliver transformative, AI-powered solutions to the industry.
Chris brings over 20 years of engineering and technology leadership experience across a multitude of enterprise software solutions and industry verticals. Most recently, he led ERP Reporting and AI Product Development at insightsoftware, where he managed global development teams across over 20 enterprise products. His deep expertise in product integration, cloud architecture, AI strategy, digital transformation, and agile delivery practices will be instrumental as Veson evolves its unified platform. Chris will be based in Veson’s Boston headquarters and lead the global engineering team.
SWEDISH CLUB
The Swedish Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Markus Johansson as its new Chief Financial Officer.
Markus brings more than 20 years of international financial leadership experience to the role. He joins the Club from Elseco Ltd, where he served as Group CFO, leading M&A initiatives aimed at securing private equity investment and transforming the Group’s financial reporting across operations in five countries.
SWISS RE
Swiss Re announced recently that Nicole Pieterse, currently Swiss Re’s Head Human Resources for Property & Casualty Reinsurance (P&C Re), will become Chief People Officer effective 1 January 2026. She will be taking over from Cathy Desquesses, who will step down for personal reasons.
Nicole Pieterse joined Swiss Re in 2015 and currently serves as Head Human Resources for P&C Re. She brings deep HR leadership expertise and a strong track record across the financial services industry, where she held a range of senior HR roles prior to joining Swiss Re.
ARROWHEAD INTERMEDIARIES
Arrowhead Intermediaries (Arrowhead) has announced the appointment of Steven Beard as Chief Executive Officer, International. He will join the firm in February 2026 and be based in London.
Beard will be reporting to Steve Boyd, Chief Executive Officer of Arrowhead Intermediaries, joining a leadership team that brings deep experience, strategic vision and a shared commitment to excellence. Arrowhead is one of the world’s largest delegated authority platforms, streamlining access to 400+ carriers and 190 programs into a single platform while preserving each business’s entrepreneurial culture.
Beard will use his extensive skillset to oversee Arrowhead’s international remit, including entities such as global specialty MGA Nexus and specialty broker Bridge Specialty International.
WESTFIELD SPECIALTY
B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc (AIM: BPM), the specialist venture capital investor in early stage financial services businesses, announces that, as part of the Group’s long term succession planning, Brian Marsh OBE, who founded the business in 1989 and has been Executive Chairman since its listing in 2006, is taking a step back from his executive role and will assume the role of Non-Executive Chairman, with immediate effect.
Dan Topping (previously Chief Investment Officer) will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Dan was appointed as a director of B.P. Marsh in March 2011 having joined the Group in February 2007. Dan has been responsible for the portfolio and investment strategy of the Group since being appointed Chief Investment Officer in 2016, working alongside the Board and the Investment Department to find, structure, develop, support and monitor the portfolio.
Alice Foulk will move from Managing Director to Chief Operating Officer, with immediate effect. Francesca Chappell will remain as Chief Finance Officer.
Mosaic Insurance has hired US-based finpro executive Sachin Warty to lead its global financial institutions and professional liability business as the firm prepares to expand both product lines across North America.
Based in Chicago, IL, Warty joins the specialty insurer effective December 15 as Global Head of Financial Institutions & Professional Liability (FinPro). Reporting to him will be UK-based Francesca Harland, who becomes Head of International, Professional Liability, and Jacqueline Hall-Shaw, named Head of International, Financial Institutions.
As part of the re-alignment, two other key Mosaic executives have been promoted to help drive market expansion and engagement. Former FI head Tom Dilley and Danny Clack, Deputy Active Underwriter of Mosaic Syndicate 1609, now have enhanced positions—becoming Global Head of Client Engagement and Head of Broker Engagement, International, respectively, reporting to Global Engagement Officer Yosha DeLong while retaining underwriting roles.
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