Assurant appoints managing director

Ian joined the business in 2004 as sales and marketing director.

Commenting on the appointment, Steve Phillips, regional director, Assurant Solutions Canada & Europe, said: “Ian has a tremendous amount of experience in our industry, having spent the past 15 years in senior management roles within both banking and insurance. Since joining us two years ago, he has been central to providing the leadership, vision and energy for the business re-engineer of our mortgage payment protection offering and the beginning of a new chapter in its history. I am confident that he has the knowledge, experience and ambition to lead Assurant Solutions on to greater success in the UK and Ireland over the coming years.”

Ian Moffatt added: “This is a tremendously exciting time to be given the responsibility for steering our business forward. Our industry is on the cusp of great change, and Assurant Solutions is determined to be at the forefront of that change. Our business is committed to bringing a new breed of protection products to the market, putting the consumer at the heart of our underwriting and administrative processes. I have an excellent team here at Assurant Solutions and I am sure that together we will meet the challenges ahead and achieve our goals.”