Insurance & Pensions

The Insurance & Pensions team is the leading specialist executive search firm in its chosen global markets. We target quality insurance and pensions specialists across global markets for our clients and deliver the most rewarding opportunities for the best talent in the market. The team is split into 6 specialisms to reflect our clients' markets;

  • General Insurance
  • Life & Protection
  • Pensions
  • Legal & Claims
  • Risk, Compliance & Audit
  • Underwriting & Actuarial

We have an established team of 20 consultants across six offices globally, all of whom are specialists in their markets, able to comment on market conditions, salaries and trends to clients, candidates or trade journalists. We believe the team's extensive experience working across the United States, Latin America, Hong Kong, Europe, Dubai and Bermuda is unsurpassed in the industry. Most of our consultants have substantial industry backgrounds themselves which sets them apart from the competition. They are also specialists in either function or product, and all are experts in either pensions or insurance, or both.

We work closely with our clients and candidates alike to fully understand the specific requirements for each assignment and career path respectively, whether permanent or interim, to offer a targeted and tailored solution. Below is a snapshot of recent placements made by the team in recent months.

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Gerard Bland

Name: Gerard Bland

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Gerard has over 12 years’ executive search and selection experience in Pensions and Employee Benefits. Prior to joining Kinsey Allen International in 2009, Gerard worked

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Nick Purdue

Name: Nick Purdue

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Nick has 14 years’ experience in general insurance executive search gained with Mansion House Executive and Kinsey Allen International. Nick focuses on all front/back office

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Simon Clark

Name: Simon Clark

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Simon Clark has 13 years search and selection experience in the Life and Protection / Life Reinsurance Sector. His career path leads from the IPS Group, through Mansion House

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Simon Dodds

Name: Simon Dodds

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Simon Dodds has over 5 years executive recruitment experience within the Life, Pensions and Employee Benefits market. Prior to Kinsey Allen International Simon was a Senior

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Olivia Brass

Name: Olivia Brass

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Olivia Brass has five years’ experience in senior level recruitment. Since joining the firm in 2005, Olivia has focused on regulatory compliance and financial crime opportunities

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Loraine Silvester

Name: Loraine Silvester

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Loraine Silvester has 9 years’ experience in senior and mid level recruitment and worked across all financial services. Loraine joined the firm in 2004 focusing on Chief Risk

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Mena Woodcraft

Name: Mena Woodcraft

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Mena Woodcraft has 8 years’ experience in recruitment gained within both contingent and executive search firms. Mena joined the firm in 2009 as an executive researcher focusing

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Birgit Ermer

Name: Birgit Ermer

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Birgit Ermer has over 6 years’ experience in international recruitment. Birgit joined the firm in 2008 focusing on mid to senior level mandates in the German speaking countries.

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Catherine Tan

Name: Catherine Tan

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Catherine has about 20 years of executive recruitment experience. She will be heading the Insurance & Pension practice for Kinsey Allen in Asia focusing on senior and specialist

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Recent assignments include

CEO ($400K)Financial Services - United States
CEO ($400K)Financial Services - United States
CFO ($325K)Financial Services - United States
COO (£275K)General Insurance - Europe
Chief Risk Officer (£125K)Reinsurance - UK
Treasurer (£110K)Financial Services - UK
Controller ($150K)Financial Services - Latin America
Country Manager ($230K)General Insurance - Middle East
General Counsel (£350K)Legal - UK
Claims Director ($315K)Compliance - United States
Managing DirectorPensions Administration - UK
Senior Scheme ActuaryAccountancy - UK, Edinburgh
Head of Flexible BenefitsConsultancy - UK, South East
Head of GPP SalesCorporate IFA - UK, South East
Chief Life UnderwriterLife Insurer - UK
Claims ManagerLife Insurer - UK
Life ActuariesLife Insurer - Poland
Head of Compliance CF10, CF11Life Insurer - UK
Deputy Chief UnderwriterLife Insurer - Asia
Managing DirectorInsurance Company - UK
Claims DirectorLloyds syndicate - UK
Head of MarketingInsurance Premium Finance Company - UK
Head of Credit RiskNational Broker - UK