David Bonehill, claims and risk services director at Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Claims Faculty board of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).
Outgoing Claims Faculty chair, Tony Emms, remains on the board but has made the decision that having brought the Claims Faculty a long way during his two year tenure it is time to allow fresh eyes to the role. Tony has also recently been appointed as chair of the Thatcham board.
David has over 25 years’ experience in insurance claims having worked for CU, CGU and Aviva before joining Chubb as UK/Ireland property claims manager. In 2006 he joined the Ecclesiastical group where he has responsibility for leading the claims and risk services functions, setting strategy and philosophy in partnership with key stakeholders, with the aim of delivering unsurpassed levels of customer service and technical standards in support of group business objectives.
Commenting on his appointment, David said: “The role of Board Chairman is central to driving forward the work of the Claims Faculty. It provides members with a wide range of tailored, market-relevant information and services designed to support personal career development needs. I feel honoured to be taking up this position and congratulate Tony on all that he achieved during his tenure. I am delighted that Tony will remain on the Board and with his help and that of the other Board members look forward to continuing to take the CII Claims Faculty from strength to strength.”
Ant Gould, director of faculties at the CII, added: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Tony for all of the hard work and commitment he has put in during his time as chairman of the Claims Faculty board.
“David brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the role of chair that will help the board continue delivering the highest quality, tailored knowledge, insight and business intelligence to today’s Claims professional. It is a pleasure to welcome David to the position of chair and wish him every success going forward.”
The full members of the CII’s Claims Faculty board are as follows:
Chair: David Bonehill, ACII, claims and risk services director, Ecclesiastical UK
Tony Emms, ACII Chartered insurer, chief claims officer. Zurich UK
Martin Ashfield, ACII, head of commercial property claims, Axa Insurance
Lynn Day, function leader, General Insurance Operations, Co-Operative Insurance
Benedict Burke, ACII, senior vice president, Crawford
Graham Hughes ACII, head of commercial claims, RSA
Stephen Roberts Dip CII, director, Riverstone Insurance
David Frost FCII, director tech & large loss, Direct Line Group
Richard Pilkington ACII, senior supply manager, NFU Mutual
Jeremy Trott, ACII, claims operations manager, director, Allianz Insurance
Malcolm Hyde, FCII, executive director, Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters
