Howden Tiger, the reinsurance arm of international re/insurance broker Howden Broking Group, has announced the appointment of Garrick Smith and Jim Walsh as Senior Brokers to its Casualty division.
Based in North Carolina, Smith will focus on the Casualty and E&S Casualty space, while Walsh, based in Stamford, CT will focus on Casualty and Professional Lines. They will both report to Josh Everdell.
Smith is a veteran of the reinsurance industry with over three decades of experience. He joins the firm from Guy Carpenter, where he has spent the past seven years, most recently holding the position of Managing Director, serving as US sales leader of the firm’s E&S segment.
During this time, he also served as Branch Manager of the firm’s Elon, North Carolina office. Prior to that, Smith also held positions at Willis Re and R/I Inc.
Smith commented: “I’m delighted to be joining Howden Tiger. The scale of opportunity is immense and will prove transformative for the market and for clients that have long been in need of an alternative reinsurance broker.”
Walsh joins from Aon Reinsurance Solutions where he has been for the past 23 years, most recently holding the position of Executive Managing Director. He has extensive experience in D&O, E&O, and Transactional Liability lines. Prior to joining Aon, he served as Vice President at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Walsh commented: “The combination of specialist expertise, with an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset is what encouraged me to join Howden Tiger, and I have no doubt this proposition will prove incredibly compelling for clients across the reinsurance space.”
Josh Everdell, Head of Global Clients and Global Casualty, Howden Tiger, said: “We’re excited to welcome Garrick and Jim to the newly formed Howden Tiger team. Our ability to attract individuals with unrivalled expertise and industry knowledge demonstrates the market leading position we have built by becoming one business. It’s this leading talent that will enable us to continue to grow our position as the pre-eminent risk, capital and strategic adviser for modern day clients.”
The recent completion of the Howden Tiger transaction on January 9th cements the firm’s position as a tier one global reinsurance broker the firm stated, representing almost $400m of combined reinsurance revenue, and serving as a strategic advisor for clients through its core specialisms of Facultative, MGA, Specialty, Treaty, Investment Banking and Analytics.
