Annual General Meeting 2006

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Police Mutual Assurance Society Limited took place on Thursday 4 May 2006 at the Majestic Hotel, Harrogate. 

At this year's AGM there were a number of re-elections and changes to the Committee of Management. The Committee of Management is responsible for expressing what members want from the Society in terms of products and services and ensuring the strong link with the Police Service continues. The re-elections and changes are listed below.

Sir Ronnie Flanagan, HMCIC for England and Wales was re-elected as President.

Four of the six existing Vice Presidents were re-elected. These were Andrew Brown, Paul Scott-Lee, Michael Todd and Maria Wallis. In addition, two new Vice Presidents, Ian Johnston and Kenneth Jones, were elected. Sir Chris Fox and John Giffard retired as Vice Presidents of the Society and they were thanked for their contribution to the work of the Society during their terms of office.

To ensure that Police Mutual has access to external, professional, financial and commercial advice, David Davies, John Heaps and Bill Taylor were re-elected and Michael Urmston was newly elected as non-executive directors.

Bill Taylor was also re-appointed as Chairman of the Committee of Management.

All eight existing members of the Committee of Management were re-elected. These were Aidan Beck, Stephen Curtis, Nigel Hibbert, Martyn Ripley, Patricia Wood, Gary Horsburgh, Michael Joiner and Nicholas Wyer.

As Chief Executive of the Society, Graham Berville was re-elected to the Committee of Management.

Other business carried out at the AGM included receiving the 2005 Annual Accounts, Report of the Committee of Management and Auditor's report, approving the 2005 Remuneration Report and re-appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Society's Auditor.