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Kevin Finch, Nicola Smith and Phil Simmons (AON)
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for business development in the insurance industry both in the UK and physics graduate Edwina Peck.
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insurer, insurance broking and legal internationally for many years. His Appointed as corporate account
sectors, as well as the development experience both in insurance and as handler, she joins from Swansea
AON of Composite’s specialist schemes CEO of a major multi-national business University where she gained a fi rst
Aon Trade Credit UK (ATC), has portfolio. will be of enormous value to us”. class masters in physics. At La Playa,
appointed Phil Simmons, Kevin Finch she will be working with IT/ICT, life
and Nicola Smith formerly of RK Commenting on the appointment, sciences, cleantech, electronics, and
Harrison. Phil Simmons, commercial Composite’s business development nanotechnology fi rms.
director: will be joining the ATC manager, Tim Mullin, said: “With
leadership team to focus on further Duncan having previously worked in Ms Peck commented: “The
expanding Aon’s major UK and the legal expenses insurance arena insurance industry now offers an
international portfolio. He has over 30 and with the experience he has attractive career, with professional
years of industry experience both in gained from working in the legal and qualifi cations, graduate training
the underwriting market and latterly as recruitment sectors, he was our ideal programmes and opportunities to
head of credit broking for RKH and is a candidate for the position of national work in your specialist fi eld. For me
leading broker in the steel sector. business manager.” it’s a chance to apply my technical
knowledge while learning new
Kevin Finch – senior client director, COOPER GAY
Julian Macey-Dare
business skills and working with
has over 20 years experience in Sam Hovey has joined Cooper Gay, the exciting clients at the cutting edge
underwriting, broking and international independent wholesale, reinsurance of emerging technologies. La Playa
policy management, coupled with and specialist retail insurance broker, MARSH has a reputation for investing in
a strong client focus. Kevin will be as chief fi nancial offi cer of the group’s Julian Macey-Dare has rejoined people and provides great training
strengthening Aon’s international focus UK subsidiary, Cooper Gay & Co. Ltd. Marsh as international leader of its opportunities at a time when
in trade credit. political risk and structured credit graduate placements are hard to
Ms Hovey joined Cooper Gay practice. Based in London, Mr come by.”
Nicola Smith, client manager, has (Holdings) Ltd. in April 2008 as group Macey-Dare will drive new business
four years credit insurance broking fi nancial controller. Qualifi ed ACA in opportunities for the practice LOCKTON
experience and is recognised as 1999, she held a number of fi nance globally outside of the US and Lockton has promoted Peter Hall
one of the leading client managers roles in the London broking market oversee the strategic development to the role of managing director
in the market. Her previous role prior to joining Cooper Gay, including of its existing client base. The of its 16-strong cargo practice. His
at an in-house broker for a major positions at HSBC Insurance Brokers practice consists of a dedicated appointment “is recognition of his 20
Japanese trading company gives her and Rattner Mackenzie, formerly part group of specialists focused on years’ experience servicing clients in
the expertise to manage key ATC UK of the HCC Group. providing clients with advice on the global cargo insurance market, for
corporate accounts. the mitigation of emerging market the most part as a broker with Lockton
JARDINE LLOYD THOMPSON credit default and political risks. said the company.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group
has announced the appointment of He returns to Marsh from Willis, where His priority as new managing director
Richard Harvey as a non-executive he had executive responsibility for will be to continue to develop niche
director. Mr Harvey has experienced a political risks and structured credit in products and specialised coverage
long career in the insurance industry the Americas, as well as co-heading “that meet the insurance needs of
principally with Norwich Union where global new business the past three clients while focusing on key sectors
he was chief executive from 1998 to years. He also worked for Jardine such as energy cargo in the US.”
2000 and subsequently with Aviva Lloyd Thomson for 10 years, latterly as
where he was group chief executive deputy head of the political and credit He will replace the outgoing managing
from 2001 to 2007. He was also chair of risks division. Mr Macey-Dare began director Brian Murphy, following his
Duncan Wood
the Association of British Insurers from his career at Marsh and worked for the decision to become a consultant within
2003-2005. fi rm until 1995. the wider Lockton organisation.” He
thanked Murphy for his “outstanding
COMPOSITE Geoffrey Howe, JLT’s chairman, LA PLAYA contribution to Lockton’s success.
Duncan Wood is the new national commented: ““We are delighted to Cambridge-based broker La Playa
business manager at Composite Legal welcome Richard to the JLT Board. has expanded its science and
Expenses. He will be responsible He has been a leading fi gure in the technology team by recruiting
February 2010 Insurance Brokers’ Monthly
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