Aon Consulting has appointed Marco Arteaga as chief executive officer of Aon Consulting in Germany, Aon Jauch & Hubener.
He joins Aon from Mercer Deutschland GmbH, where he was chairman of the management board.
Arteaga has been appointed to build upon the firm’s present strengths, with a view to accelerating its business growth.
He is to assume the […]

Glacier Insurance AG has bolstered its underwriting capabilities with the appointments of Greg Dawson and Tim Woodhouse as senior Aviation underwriter and senior War & Terrorism underwriter respectively.
Both Woodhouse and Dawson will be based in Glacier’s London office.
Dawson brings more than a quarter of a century of experience to the firm, and began his career […]

Erick Gustafson has been appointed by Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) as the firm’s new director of Government Relations.
He leaves behind the post of senior VP of Legislative and Political Affairs at Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) to join MMC.
Gustafson, whose role is effective from 29 September, will report directly to Peter J. Beshar, executive […]

American International Group Inc. (AIG) is reported to have turned to the US Federal Reserve for a $40 billion loan.
The group is in danger of having its credit rating downgraded and according to a report in the New York Times, has shunned private-equity investment in the company because of control issues.
The insurer is believed to […]

In the wake of the dramatic collapse of XL Leisure Group, Mark Tanzer, the chief executive of ABTA, has urged the Government to implement a reformation of financial protection.
Tanzer began by expressing his sympathies for those caught up in the sudden failure for XL, both those stranded abroad and those who may be affected in […]

Specialty Group has announced that its Specialty Assist Limited and Specialty Claims Limited units have received ISO 9001 certification for Quality Management.
Specialty Assist manages the inpatient and outpatient care of ill or injured patients anywhere in the world and Specialty Claims offers a complete claims service to personal accident, travel and medical insurers.
The companies […]

Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has announced the appointment of Ian Wainwright to the post of broker sales director.
Wainwright, who leaves behind his prior role with the firm of group chief surveyor, will be tasked with the development and promotion of sales via the firm’s regional office network and through national and network brokers.
He has held the […]

Norwich Union (NU) has withdrawn its direct motor products from all insurance price comparison websites.
The company, which forms part of the Aviva group, has announced the launch of Price Check Norwich Union, an Internet and telephone service that promises to show customers the prices and details of competitors’ products, even when they outshine its own.
According […]