Allianz appoints claims handling centre manager, Mark Carlyon-Smith Allianz Commercial appoints SME underwriting manager Appointment: Aon Consulting hires patricia Smallsreed as Chicago market leader Appointment: Aon consulting strengthens and expands team in Central and Southern Virginia Appointment: Allianz promotes new operations manager Appointment: Steve Dixon is new regional managing director of Ace MENA Aegon UK appoints Gill Scott as HR Director Aegis London appoints new specie team Appointment: James Barclay to become Allianz Legal Protection new claims manager Appointment: Danette Jones to join Marsh as construction practice leader for southwest partnership Appoinment : Joe Mazzenga Joins Aon Consulting Appointment: Sterling Insurance promotes James Guthrie to associate director Appointment: Jodie Hackman to join Allianz Legal Protection Appointment: Jamie Nicholson takes the newly-created role of customer service controller of Allianz AIG names Mark Tucker, ex-Prudential head to run AIA Peter Knowles, the new MMA Head of UK Development AIG names Steve Miller chairman, Golub Harvey resigns CEIOPS elected a new Vice-Chair and his Managing Board members BIBA concerned that consumers and businesses will be hit by increasing insurance costs European trade credit and political risk appointment for Liberty International Underwriters in Europe AXA Elevate scores appointment hat-trick Aviva appoints UK strategic partnerships director MMA Insurance names Newcastle team AEGIS London appoints Matthew Yeldham to head casualty team New appointments at Aon Benfield Catlin Group appoints Martin Zingg as chief investment officer Willis Group names Stephen Wood as Interim Chief Financial Officer AXA Insurance appoints David Vincent as new head of travel underwriting for intermediated business XL Insurance appoints Patrick Tannock as President and Country Manager BIBA appoints Harris Balcombe as new associate membership Groupama Insurances appoints Malcolm Etchells as new Head of E-commerce Torus Appoints Thomas Guesde as European Casualty Leader Aviva appoints 27 new general agents in its french network AXA appoints Jacques de Vaucleroy as new Northern, Central and Eastern Europe Regional CEO Towergate appoints Jamie Eaton as Affinity Sales Director Groupama Insurance appoints Glyn Hughes as Pricing and Planning Manager Aviva appoints ZenithOptimedia as its global media buying US: Allianz Life Insurance appoints Ross Bowen as vice president of profitability management US: Willis North America appoints Alastair Swift as Chief Placement Officer AEGON UK appoints Duncan Jarrett as Sales Director Standard Life announces new executive structure Torus Insurance to write Healthcare QBE appoints senior motor trade underwriter in its Manchester office Sterling Insurance boosts its commercial underwriting teams with two senior appointments AXA Group Solutions appoints Pascal Buffard as new Chief Executive Officer Brit Insurance boosts its Glasgow underwriting and business development team Brit Insurance boosts its global markets business underwriters team Swiss Life appoints Matthias Aellig as new Chief Risk Officer Aon Manchester appoints Kelvin Chadwick as sales director Brit Insurance to promote Sean Norris as Head of Group Services Brit Insurance boosts team with the appointment of Peter Grocock as Head of Bristol operations BIBA boosts London market broker representation with two new committee members QBE Regional names Andy Doll as commercial lines senior vice president Sterling Insurance appoint Lee Venamore as Regional Development Manager US: Max Capital Group appoints Joe Monk as Global Chief Actuary QBE appoints Chris Tomkins as Senior Property Underwriter to boosts Birmingham team Torus appoints Jackie Richardson as SVP, Head of Global Human Resources XL Insurance strengthens its London-based Professional Lines underwriting team AXA Insurance appoints Tina Shortle as Marketing Director Zurich appoints Mark Coffey as head of personal lines broker division Canopius builds on construction expertise with new business line Liberty Syndicates appoints Kirk Maddern as Chief Operating Officer Old Mutual appoints Patrick O’Sullivan as new Chairman Allianz appoints Manuel Bauer as regional CEO Japan: Yasuyoshi Karasawa to be president of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Brit Insurance Holdings N.V. appoints Willem Stevens as Non-Executive Director Friends Provident International appoints regional sales manager for Middle East Aviva appoints Anupam Sahay as Asia regional development and strategy director XL Capital Ltd appoints Clayton S. Rose to its Board of Directors Aviva appoints Gary Price as new marketing director Chaucer Holdings announces board and management changes Brit Insurance enhances its Marine & Energy team with the appointement of Anna Pearce Towergate appoints Amanda Blanc as Deputy Group CEO Laurence Hautefeuille to head new Marine Underwriting Department for Liberty International Underwriters in France Dual Corporate Risks appoints Jenny Martin as new Underwriting Director AXA appoints Jean Sorasio as Group Chief Investment Officer Aon Risk Services names Sandeep Malik as new CEO of Asia Aviva appoints Michael Hawker as non-executive director AXA Belgium appoints new CEO, Emmanuel de Talhouët AXA appoints Shu Khoo as Group Head of Human Resources Willis Executive Named to Business Insurance’s 2009 “Women to Watch” List QBE appoints Nicola Marshall as Senior Underwriter to the Emerging Markets team Somerville Market Solutions appoints Steven Bishop to develop the Homework product Lloyd’s marine syndicate, Travelers, appoints underwriter Andrew Farrant Liberty Syndicates appoints Shane Aldons as Class Underwriter to strengthens casualty reinsurance team Willis Group Holdings appoints Michiel Bakker as Head of European Capital Markets and Advisory Unit Aon Consulting appoints Clint Cary and Craig Pearlman to Investment Consulting Retirement Practice Legal & General appoints new chairman, John Stewart Aon strenghtens its credit insurance team with 3 key appointments Lloyd’s insurer ARGO International appoints Ciaran O’Donnell as Chief Financial Officer Liberty International Underwriters Europe appoints Chris Batchelor as London Casualty Manager Liberty Syndicates appoints Rachael Trist as Syndicate Counsel and Company Secretary AXA appoints Mattieu Rouot as Head of Investor Relations Max Capital appoints David Kalainoff as President of Reinsurance Operations to lead outside Lloyd’s QBE appoints Jon Hesketh as Casualty Underwriter to the Manchester Office W. Myron Hendry named Chief Platform Officer of XL Capital Limited Peter O’Neill, QBE European Operations’s director of broker relationship management to retire Aon strengthens its aviation team with six new appointements Aon appoints Gary Crease and Dave Picken to manage BT’s captive Grahame Jones left RSA to join CNA Europe as senior underwriter