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Originally from Winnipeg, the home of Canada Life, it was as CEO of the UK arm of that insurer that Doug Brown made the switch to Aviva in 2021, succeeding Aviva Life’s...

Zedra has appointed Alastair Meeks to be its new client director,  Meeks, who will be based in the firm’s London offices, joins from legal firm Pinsent Masons, where he has worked for...

Hymans Robertson has appointed Nadeem Ladha to be a senior adviser in its risk transfer team. Ladha, who joins on a short-term contract, will focus on risk transfer projects involving special situations....

Independent Governance Group (IGG) has appointed Clare Kember to be head up its outsourced governance services team. Kember has worked for IGG for eight years and has more than 20 years’ experience...

First Actuarial has appointed David Parfett and Lee French to be co-heads of its defined contribution business.  French joins First Actuarial from a directorial role at Corinthian Benefits, where he was responsible...

Broadstone has appointed Jason Oliver to be a senior consultant, with a specific focus on business development. Oliver joins from Capita where he was director of business development and prior to this...

Communications consultancy Quietroom has appointed Chloe Taylor to be its first chief executive.  The firm which works across the pensions, investment and insurance sectors has been employee-owned since 2020. Taylor, who is...

The insurance industry has made “good progress” on improving board diversity and setting targets on neurodiversity, but progress on increasing the number of apprenticeships has “stalled”. These were the conclusion of a...

Broadstone has appointed Richard Pringle as a principal consultant within the health and protection team of its employee benefits consulting division. Pringle joins from Mercer Marsh benefits, where he has worked for...

Aegon has appointed Tim Orton as the new chief executive of Origen Financial Services. Orton, who is currently chief investment officer at Aegon will start the new role on 1 January 1...