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​​​​​​​​​​Round-up of the weekly news and developments from the global (re)insurance market with stories from Gallagher, WTW, Howden M&A and more.​Gallagher strengthens aerospace practice with the appointment of Tim WrightGallagher has named Tim Wright as a consultant within its global aerospace practice. In his new role, Wright will be responsible for supporting international space clients with risk management and specialist insurance advice, as well as supporting business development in the sector. Read More Alessandro Pesci returns to WTW as EMEA reserving practice director WTW has announced the appointment of Alessandro Pesci as EMEA reserving practice director in its Insurance Consulting and Technology business. He is returning to the company and will be based in Rome, where he will work to support and strengthen client relationships within the EMEA region. Read MoreHowden M&A appoints Charles-Henri Gridel to lead European business developmentHowden M&A, the international M&A and structured solutions insurance broker has announced the appointment of Charles-Henri Gridel as associate director, business development Europe, bringing over 20 years of experience in the professional services sector. Read MorePIB Group strengthens top team with new executive appointments PIB Group has announced its bolstered the executive team in preparation for ‘Chapter Three’ of its evolution. Effectively immediately, the executive team has grown through the appointment of Onno Janssen in a newly created role as CEO for Europe, and Matthew Crane as CEO for Underwriting. Read MoreAXA XL announce Claire Ighodaro CBE will retire as chair of the Boards, successor revealed AXA XL has announced Clare Ighodaro CBE will retire as chair of the Boards of AXA XL Underwriting Agencies Ltd and AXA XL Insurance Company (AXA XL UK), effective 31 December 2022. Nigel Hinshelwood will succeed Ighodaro as chair of AXA XL UK Boards from 1 January 2023. Read More​

By Sarah Roebuck

Diversity and Inclusion

​Eames Partnership has partnered with the accessibility technology provider, Recite Me to enable website visitors to customise their online experience in a way that best suits their individual needs. It is estimated that 20% of people have a disability that can prevent them from reading and understanding online content. Those who are most susceptible to access barriers are those who struggle with decreased vision, learning difficulties, literacy, language/linguistic problems, attention disorders and physical disabilities. Recite Me accessibility software implemented on our website provides users with the opportunity to customise their online experience. The toolbar includes screen reading functionality, multiple reading aids, an on-demand live translation feature that boasts over 100 languages, including 35 texts to speech and styling options. This includes changes to the font size, type, and colour. Having secured a Bronze accreditation with Clear Assured in January 2022, this is another step forward in our equality, diversity and inclusion efforts and further demonstrates how we put inclusion at our core. To access the assistive toolbar on the Eames Partnership website, click the circular blue accessibility icon at the bottom right of the website. --- Recite Me functionality is also available on our brand sites: Eames Group, Eames Consulting, and ECMS. For more information on Recite Me, please visit their website here. For information on our partnership with Recite me please contact Sarah Roebuck, marketing director.

By Charlie Thomas

The GRID

In this special 3-part series of The GRID Podcast, we celebrate Pride Month.We are bringing together some of the LGBTQ+ community from within the reinsurance and insurance market. In this episode, our expert panel discusses some of the more challenging issues when it comes to LGBTQ+. I’ve often heard complaints that employers are too quick to lump all members of the LGBTQ+ community together as a homogenous group and assume that all of their wants and needs are the same. In this episode, there is a poignant take on the lost learning opportunities from lumping everyone together, which then segues into some really important points about another topic I’m passionate about when it comes to D&I – the importance of intersectionality.You can listen to the full episode on Apple, Spotify and other podcast platforms. ​​​​