Aviva is pleased to announce the appointment of David Hall as managing director of Corporate Risks and Specialty Lines in its UK general insurance business.
David joins from Zurich, where he was CEO for global corporate UK business. At Aviva he will be responsible for building a market leading Corporate Risks and Specialty Lines business and will be part of Aviva’s UK general insurance executive team, reporting to UK general insurance CEO David McMillan.
Commenting on David Hall’s appointment, David McMillan said: “We are delighted to have someone of David’s calibre join Aviva which underlines our ambition and commitment to grow our Corporate Risks and Specialty Lines business.
“David has a great reputation in this market, with a proven track record based on more than 20 years in the business.”
David Hall said: “I’m delighted to be joining Aviva and relish the challenge of building a market leading business in Aviva.”
David McMillan continued: “We already have a very strong, profitable presence in the Specialty Lines arena. Aviva trades in a number of different sectors and our plan is to build upon our current position of strength, as well as the early success we have seen with Corporate Risk Solutions, and achieve significant and profitable growth across all sectors.”
David’s appointment is the latest senior appointment focused on growing Aviva’s capabilities in the corporate risks sector. Dipak Warren joined Aviva as corporate risk solutions director from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Ltd in September. Dipak, who currently reports into chief underwriting officer Axel Schmidt, will report into David Hall once he joins.
David will join Aviva early next year. He will be based in St Helen’s in London, Aviva’s head office.
Source : Aviva Press Release
