Management
Editor's letter - February 2020
Moving forward: After Brexit hysteria has waned, the industry has other pressing issues to tackle
Opinion: Perry Appleton's Claire Russell on mental health in business
Time for action on mental health: As Insurance Age launches the Head Lines mental health campaign, broker and mental health expert Claire Russell shares her own experience.
News analysis: Why do brokers need to care about the FCA focus on D&I?
A recent letter from the regulator could indicate that it wants to widen its remit to include diversity and inclusion. Should brokers be worried? Martin Friel reports.
The Blog Spot: Kicking things off
Editor, Siân Barton, considers how the insurance space has launched into 2020 and looks back to a thread from 2019 that should be picked up again this year.
Aviva board divided over Tulloch restructure plans, reports state
Tulloch has decided to run the life and GI businesses as distinct divisions within Aviva, rather than separating them in different entities.
Video: What is reverse mentoring?
Close Brothers, Sharon Bishop, explains how the management technique is helping her.
The Blog Spot: “Sorry” – the final word?
Simon Matson has finally apologised after comments he made about exiting employees, described as racist and abusive were highlighted in court papers, but is it enough?
Blog: Reverse mentoring – the experiment that got me thinking
Sharon Bishop, CEO at Close Brothers Premium Finance, discusses the lessons that leaders can learn from their staff.
People Moves Round-up: 7-11 October 2019
Keep track of the past week’s market moves.
CII commits to mental health agenda with Inside Out Leadership Charter
Organisation has committed to specific principles involving mental health such as talking about mental health and well being at board meetings at least twice per annum.
The Blog Spot: RIP Jelf, hello Marsh Commercial - what's in a broking brand?
As Marsh rebrands Jelf, Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift reflects on the passing of another name heavily associated with noughties broker consolidation
CCRS selects new MD of broking
Broker says hire will give it more “management bandwidth” for continued growth.
Guy Carpenter boss fired over sexually suggestive email - reports
As well as this employment change two of the VP’s colleagues have faced severe internal penalties.
Aviva takes Erica Arnold from Zurich for COO position
She replaces Nick Amin who is set to move from his role as group chief operations and IT officer to supporting work on the firm’s strategic review in Asia.
Former Allianz Scotland-head joins HDI Global SE
Stephanie Ogden will move from Lloyd’s after just over a year and has ten years’ experience of working at Allianz.
Ex-Ardonagh deputy CEO Janice Deakin: "I need a break from big deals"
Former Ardonagh deputy CEO Janice Deakin has stepped back at the consolidator and vowed that she needs a ‘break’ from big deals having worked on the acquisition of Swinton, but added the idea of acting as a non-executive director at another firm…
NED salaries in the insurance sector revealed
Research shows brokers pay their non-executive directors 18% less than insurers do.
Dive in registration opens tomorrow
Festival promoting diversity and inclusion will explore mental health and the issue of bullying and harassment.
Open GI to headline Broker Expo 2019
More than 1,000 brokers to attend 7 November event.
The Blog Spot: Cobra - how the once Towergate target ended up at PIB
Once upon a time you could not keep Cobra out of the news. Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift reflects on how the business regrouped almost by stealth to become the latest important part of the PIB growth story.
In Person: Simon Cooter and Carolyn Callan, Covéa
On the 1st May Simon Cooter effectively handed over the commercial and high net worth director baton at Covea to Carolyn Callan and became in his words ‘minister without portfolio’. At last week’s British Insurance Brokers’ Association Conference…
Diversity & inclusion success in Insurance to be celebrated at new Age awards
The first Diversity & Inclusion in Insurance Awards to be held in November
The evolution of risk for digital media
The media industry is dealing with an increasing array of threats as technology transforms the sector. Chubb's Siân Rolf explains why brokers need to constantly review policy offerings to make sure the demands of multi-channel/ multi-platform clients are…
Candles, craft, coffee and cover - how one broker is mixing it up to make a mark
Dr John Mitchell speaks to Jonathan Swift about his venture Wessex Business Services, an insurance broker – although not in name - with quite a few interesting side lines from scented candles to hot desking spaces.