AXA UK has appointed Gary Head as director of delegated authorities, reporting to Deepak Soni, Director of Commercial Intermediary. He will be responsible for profitably expanding the DA business.

Head joins AXA from Hiscox where he has worked for 23 years. He has served as underwriting director since 1996 and as managing director of alternative distribution since 2015.

The firm also appointed Joel Markham as head of sales and marketing for delegated authorities.

Markham will join from Ageas, where he was the head of regional distribution for both personal and commercial lines since 2016. In his 14 years’ insurance career, he has also worked for Allianz (2005 – 2008) and Zurich (2015 – 2016).

Head and Markham will take up their new roles at the beginning of January 2020.

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