People Moves: 16 – 20 September 2024

Stay in the loop with the latest insurance personnel moves. Featuring: Consilium, Commercial Express, Bridge, Arch, Brit, IQUW, Allianz and Optimum Specialty Risks. Marie McCutcheon appointed Consilium COO Consilium has named Marie McCutcheon chief operations officer, she will join the leadership team with the remit to drive high levels of operational excellence. Bringing over 25 … Read more

Blog: Are insurance add-ons still relevant in 2024?

Julian Tomlinson, chairman of Alps, argues some insurance add-ons are more vital for policyholders today than they’ve ever been. The regulator has turned its scrutiny on add-on insurance products in recent years, starting with the PPI scandal in 2007, then home emergency and mobile phone insurance, and recently the pause in motor GAP sales. There … Read more

Lloyd’s appoints ex-McKinsey leader Sir Charles Roxburgh as chair

Lloyd’s has named Sir Charles Roxburgh as its next chair to take up the role on 1 May 2025, succeeding Bruce Carnegie-Brown. The appointment remains subject to regulatory approval and consent from the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority. Carnegie-Brown has been in the post since 2017. Lloyd’s listed that Roxburgh, pictured, recently … Read more

QBE opens “benchmark” Leeds office with more broker contact promise

QBE has opened a new office in Leeds making a £3.6m investment in the city for its second largest European site. The office houses more than 450 employees with headcount having grown by 40% since 2022. The total includes more than 20 underwriters able to write property, commercial combined, casualty, contractors combined, fleet and motor … Read more

Bspoke extends capacity backing with three-year SiriusPoint deal

Bspoke extends capacity backing with three-year SiriusPoint deal – Insurance Age End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Bspoke Group has signed a three-year capacity deal with SiriusPoint worth up to £60m in gross written premium in year one. Siriuspoint will sit alongside existing backers and run across various business lines within Bspoke … Read more