Ansvar Insurance has appointed OAMPS Head of Claims Phil Gare as its new GM Claims.

Mr Gare has been in the OAMPS role since September 2009 and has previously held senior claims management positions at CGU and IAG NZ.

Ansvar has also appointed former Melbourne-based Alfred Hospital CFO Deirdre Blythe as its new CFO.

Both will begin work with Ansvar next month.

Mr Gare replaces Gavin Block, who has moved to loss adjuster Crawford & Co after nine years with Ansvar.

The insurer has also boosted its Perth sales team with the appointment of Leo Pezzotta as Regional Sales Manager and Brett Gough as Business Development Manager.