Claire Trott is leaving Suffolk Life to join rival Talbot & Muir as head of technical support from 5 December. Ms Trott has worked at Suffolk Life for a number of years and has been a regular writer on Sipps and other pensions issues.A spokesman for Talbot & Muir said: "We are delighted with Claire's appointment which will greatly enhance the support that we provide to advisers and their staff. "Claire will be speaking at a number of events throughout next year and will be issuing regular technical bulletins to our adviser database."