The Chartered Insurance Institute has elected Tom Woolgrove as its 117th President for 2013/14.
The decision was made at the organisation's annual general meeting which took place today (24 July).
Mr Woolgrove is managing director of personal lines insurance at Direct Line Group and will succeed Amanda Blanc.
Deputy president will be Ashwin Mistry , chairman and chief executive of Brokerbility.
Mr Woolgrove said: "Amid wider debates on standards and ethics in financial services, and a clear need to rebuild customer trust and consistently deliver better customer outcomes, the CII's mission to raise standards in insurance and financial services is a cause that the whole profession should get behind."
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Dr Sandy Scott, CII chief executive, said: "The CII has come a long way since its Royal Charter was first granted over 100 hundred years ago with 2012 being a record year in terms of membership, Chartered status and examinations. However, it is important that as a professional body we continue working harder than ever for our members and the public they serve.
"I would like to express my gratitude to Amanda for her commitment to the CII and its members over the past year, and I'm delighted to welcome Tom Woolgrove as the CII's new president and Ashwin Mistry as deputy president for the year 2013/14."

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