People Moves: AFL’s Ralf to Ballantyne; Arab Insurance Group’s Albaharna to Trust Re; Hunt Promoted at Chaucer as Lines Plans to Retire May 25, 2021 A summary of these new hires follows here. Ballantyne Brokers Ltd., the independent London broker, announced the appointment of Robert Ralf as divisional director, Financial Lines, reporting to Richard Spragg, co-founder and director of Broking. Ralf’s breadth of commercial insurance experience is not only focused on financial institutions but spans right across the specialty insurance sector, said Ballantyne in a statement. Most recently with AFL Broking Ltd., Ralf has worked for several leading brokers including Aon and Ed Broking.