Peter Hubbard has been appointed as chair of the board of Co-op Insurance.

His has had former chief executive roles at AXA and UKGeneral, as well as non-executive roles at QMetric Group, Keoghs and Sure Thing Insurance.

Hubbard said: “I’m delighted to join The Co-op as Chair of its insurance board at such an exciting and important time in its transformation journey.

“Co-op Insurance has a long and distinguished history, and we have the opportunity now to create and deliver a compelling Co-op Insurance for the future, one which meets the needs of millions of Co-op members and customers.”

Allan Leighton, Co-op chair, added: “We are delighted to welcome Peter to The Co-op as chair of our insurance board. Peter has a wealth of industry experience and insight and this will greatly assist our insurance business as it continues to deliver its business strategy and transformation programme.”