Reinsurance broker, Guy Carpenter has announced it has expanded its capabilities in the delegated authority arena. It is welcoming three new members to its GC Access team and forming a new collaboration with Guy Carpenter’s Ratings Advisory Service.
Bryan Willingham joins as Managing Director and Co-Head of the Southwest Region. He has more than 19 years of reinsurance experience, most recently specialising in placing treaty reinsurance for workers compensation and property and casualty insurers, and MGA programs across the US.
With over 15 years of actuarial, reinsurance, product, underwriting and operations experience, Alex Donkervoet joins Guy Carpenter as Senior Vice President and Co-Head of the Southwest Region.
Additionally, Nate Palmer has been appointed Assistant Vice President. most recently worked as a commercial lines wholesale broker specialising in financial lines and cyber coverage
The three new hires will report to Matt Petka, President of GC Access North America. The GC Access team will work in collaboration with Doug Ostermiller, Managing Director, Guy Carpenter’s Ratings Advisory Service team.
The team advises clients on new and existing rating assignments as well as capital optimization, financial forecasting, stress testing and peer benchmarking. According to the firm, Ostermiller will assist clients in engaging A.M. Best for the purpose of obtaining a Performance Assessment for their delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAEs).
“We are excited to add strategic rating advisory services and welcome three highly talented new members to the GC Access team,” said Petka. “The diverse experience and specialist skills Bryan, Alex and Nate bring, in addition to Doug’s ability to facilitate A.M. Best DUAE Performance Assessments, further expand the scope of solutions Guy Carpenter offers to help clients excel, and reinforce our commitment to deliver a best-in-class solution to the MGA space.”
