Assurant Intermediary has appointed Gary Little as head of key accounts. He will be responsible for the management of Assurant Intermediary’s key account relationships, including increasingly business levels from the accounts.

Little was previously a national account manager for Lloyds Banking Group, and prior to that was a national account manager for the HBOS brands Birmingham Midshires and The Mortgage Business.

Nigel Payne, managing director of Assurant Intermediary, said: “Gary will be an excellent addition to the team he has a wealth of experience in the mortgage market and first class relationship management skills. Gary joins a strong team: in a recent audit carried out amongst our broker partners it became clear from their responses that the excellent service our BDMs provide has been central to establishing our reputation for understanding brokers’ needs and providing excellent service. As head of key accounts Gary will provide our clients with a dedicated service