The London market is continuing to refresh its leadership ranks, with brokers and specialty carriers alike making senior appointments.
MNK Group creates first group treasury director role
MNK Group has appointed Daniel Ferguson (pictured) as its first group treasury director. Ferguson joins as an accomplished corporate treasury leader with 25 years’ experience in the insurance industry.
Over the past decade, Ferguson has served as group treasurer at Resolution Life and at P&C insurer RSA. In his new, inaugural role at MNK Group, he will be responsible for enhancing financial acumen, strengthening market resilience and enabling further growth.
Ferguson will design and implement the treasury infrastructure needed to support anticipated market development in 2026, leveraging modern technology and artificial intelligence in what the group describes as a rapidly evolving market.
Commenting on his new role, Ferguson expressed his excitement in joining the company.
“The depth of knowledge and expertise across MNK Group means the business is primed to enter new markets, and new service lines, with robust financial and risk management structures to enable this further growth.”
LIIBA broadens board representation with seven new directors
LIIBA has appointed seven new directors to its board, in line with the new Articles of Association adopted in March, which aim to widen the board’s profile and ensure all sectors of the broking community are represented.
Under the new elected director category, David Stirling of Crispin Speers and Partners and Hayley Littleales of Ambris were the first to join the board. The category allows any qualifying executive, nominated by five other member firms, to stand for election.
Tom Quy of Acrisure and Tim Coles of Bridge Specialty International have joined as nominated directors from two of LIIBA’s 16 largest member firms, reflecting the growing influence of both organisations within the London market.
Meanwhile, Connie Dyson of New Dawn Risk has joined as an appointed director nominated by the chair, bringing experience across a number of emerging risk classes, including cyber. In addition, Peter Elson has joined the board as the new director from Gallagher, replacing Martin Emkes, while Reshma Tanna has replaced Charles Berry as the director from BPL.
Christopher Croft, chief executive of LIIBA, said the appointments mean that the institution "now have a breadth of representation that reflects the full range of firm types and sizes across our membership."
Ecclesiastical hires regional underwriting lead as Pearce retires
Levens succeeds Andy Pearce, who retires in April after 25 years with Ecclesiastical, during which he helped to significantly grow the company’s property and casualty portfolio. The hire comes at what the specialist insurer describes as a pivotal time.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity, and I was drawn in by the company’s heritage and ambitions, along with the great people I’ve met so far," Levens said. "I'm looking forward to re‑establishing all those relationships with key partners in the market and learning more about all the industries that Ecclesiastical specialises in.”
