Mark Cliff has a broad and diverse portfolio of Chairman and NED positions, including Hastings, Hiscox, Avid Insurance and Evolution Claims Management, as well as a number of advisory roles for insurtechs, including microservices technology business Iotatech.

Previously he was Executive Chairman and CEO of Brightside Group, which he joined in 2015. Prior to Brightside, Mark was Chief Executive of retail and distribution at Ageas Insurance Ltd, where he was responsible for all Ageas UK’s broker distribution and affinity relationships, as well as Ageas’s Kwik Fit Financial Services, Ageas Insurance Solutions, RIAS and Castle Cover. Mark has also worked at AXA Insurance, where he held the position of Markets, Managing Director, and was responsible for all distribution channels, commercial branch operations, as well as customer service and marketing. Before joining Axa, Mark worked at RSA for 15 years. Mark was the former Vice President of the CII.