Clark replaces Beale as CII president

Jonathan Clark has been elected president of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) for 2018/2019, replacing  Lloyd’s CEO Inga Beale.

Clark joined SCOR in 2013 as head of claims in London and is now global head of claims for business solutions.

“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,” Clark said. “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.”

Clark takes over from Dame Inga Beale whose presidency theme of ‘New Talent’ focused on attracting a new generation of digitally savvy talent who would successfully meet the needs of a more diverse consumer group.

Beale commented: “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,” she added.

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