There will be a new man in the hotseat at the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) after Jonathan Clark, chartered insurer, was revealed as its new president for 2018/2019 – stepping into the role held by Dame Inga Beale.
Clark was elected at the body’s AGM today, with Nick Turner, director of NFU Mutual APFS, taking on the role of deputy president. Clark has been in the insurance business for more than three decades and has worked for some of the largest corporations on their claims programmes – he joined SCOR in 2013 as head of claims in London and is now global head of claims for business solutions. In addition, he has been a member of the executive teams at the likes of Crawford & Company and Cunningham Lindsey.
Moving up from his previous role as deputy president, Clark expressed his eagerness in continuing Beale’s good work in attracting digitally savvy talent – indeed the CII event held electronic voting for the first time this year, resulting in a considerably larger vote.
“This is an interesting time for the profession and I am really looking forward to my year as president of the CII,” said Clark. “My focus will be on promoting and developing a united profession during my tenure; united around standards, professionalism and diversity of membership, ensuring that we’re an inclusive profession which is well-positioned to serve our incredibly diverse customer base. To this end, I will be championing a renewed focus on the CII’s efforts to promote the profession, to continue to attract young talent and to ensure clients’ and customers’ interests are always at the heart of the profession’s focus.”
Beale also welcomed her successor, noting she takes “great pleasure” in passing the presidency to him.
“It has been a great honour to serve the CII as its President,” she said. “The past year has been an exciting time as we seek to develop the profession and progress by embracing new technologies in order to attract the very best talent into insurance. Launching the Aspire Apprenticeships Programmes was a particular highlight of my term.”
