Nigel Payne joins Assurant

Nigel joins ASI from HBOS plc where he was the managing director of BM Solutions and TMB. He spent over 20 years at HBOS in a variety of senior management positions including managing director of The Mortgage Business plc and head of savings. Prior to joining HBOS, Nigel worked at Leeds Permanent Building Society as strategic planning manager. His career began at Hewlett Packard.

Ian Moffatt, president of European businesses, Assurant Solutions, commented: "We're very fortunate to have Nigel heading up ASI. He is an experienced managing director with outstanding market knowledge. When economic conditions are challenging as they are currently, it is a real asset to have innovative thinkers, like Nigel, that can drive new initiatives to help support the mortgage intermediaries and brokers that work with us."

Assurant Solutions Intermediary distributes a full suite of products built around the individual needs of individual customers, including mortgage and income protection, buildings and contents, home emergency assistance, and landlords' let property insurance.