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Howden acquires Forbes Insurance and Hill Aviation
19th February 2025
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Howden has announced the acquisition of aviation specialists Forbes Insurance Limited, and the acquisition of the book of business from Hill Aviation Insurance Services Limited. Forbes Insurance and Hill Aviation will be rebranded as Howden and will form a new specialist retail Aviation division within Howden ... Read the full article
AFL hires Pilar Villanueva as Head of LatAm desk
22nd April 2020
Independent Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd (AFL) has announced the appointment of Pilar Villanueva as Head of LatAm desk. Based in London, she will work with AFL’s product line experts to ensure international capabilities are delivered to the region as AFL continues to build out its expertise in Latin America. Villanueva ... Read the full article
AFL Insurance Brokers names head of Professional Indemnity
3rd February 2020
Independent Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd has announced the appointment of Kevin White as head of its Professional Indemnity division. He arrives from Ed., where he served as Director of Professional Risks and was responsible for handling all insurance requirements for large offshore law firms and trust companies. White began his ... Read the full article
Ritson and Draper join AFL from UIB as Directors of International Property and Energy
18th July 2019
Lloyd's of London brokerage AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd has hired Mark Ritson and Peter Draper from United Insurance Brokers Limited (UIB) as Directors of International Property and Energy. Combined, the pair bring more than 50 years of industry experience to AFL. Ritson most recently served as Executive Director of the Non-Marine Division ... Read the full article
AFL Insurance Brokers names Jonathan Bines as UK CEO
10th May 2019
Independent Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd has announced the appointment of Jonathan Bines as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AFL UK, effective June 1. Bines joined AFL in April 2018 as Chief Commercial Officer, having arrived from JLT, where he was a Senior Partner for Specialty Property & Casualty. He ... Read the full article
AFL launches joint South America venture with Special Division
29th November 2018
Independent Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd has launched AFL Sud America LLC as part of a joint venture with Special Division Reinsurance Brokers, one of the largest reinsurance brokers in South America. The business was formed after AFL acquired a stake in Special Division’s Cooper Gay Argentina LLC business, which ... Read the full article
AFL named as Trade SSA Insurance Partner
14th September 2018
Independent Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers has been selected as the Insurance Partner for the online Trade SSA platform. The platform, which has attracted over 6,000 organisations from across sectors and industries, was launched to automatically connect users with buyers, suppliers and distributors throughout Africa and the UK. “Experience, trusted advice, innovation and ... Read the full article
AFL Insurance Brokers appoints Chris Gagg as CFO
23rd August 2018
Independent Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd has appointed Chris Gagg as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and as a member of the AFL Board of Directors, effective 1 September. Gagg has 17 years’ experience in the insurance and financial services industries and joins AFL from Towergate Insurance (part of the ... Read the full article
AFL enters partnership with U.S InsurTech start-up OnRisk
11th July 2018
AFL Insurance Brokers has entered into a strategic partnership with OnRisk, a U.S-based InsurTech start-up, to advance new technology for structuring and placing high value property & casualty (P&C) risk. The partnership will see AFL become an early adopter of the OnRisk structuring platform, which facilitates the placement process for risk ... Read the full article
AFL acquires majority stake in UK employer protection MGA
3rd July 2018
AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd, the independent Lloyd’s broker, has acquired a controlling stake in specialist employer protection Managing General Agency (MGA) Concordia Employment Services Limited, for an undisclosed sum. Based in London, Concordia has been supporting UK employers by managing risks and exposures related to workplace disputes since its launch in ... Read the full article
AFL launches new specialist advisory business, names James Poole as head
5th June 2018
AFL Insurance Brokers has announced the launch of Agile Risk Advisory (ARA), a new specialist business that provides evidence-based risk advice and insurance-linked securities (ILS) opportunities, which will be led by data analytics expert James Poole. ARA will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of AFL, and will use insights from ... Read the full article
Jonathan Bines joins AFL Insurance Brokers from JLT as Chief Commercial Officer
10th April 2018
Independent Lloyd's of London broker, AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd, recently announced the appointment of Jonathan Bines as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Bines was formerly with insurance and reinsurance broker JLT as a Senior Partner, Specialty Property & Casualty, after joining the firm in 2005 from Marsh, where he started his insurance ... Read the full article
AFL Insurance Brokers appoints Alex Mott to lead new marine division
15th March 2018
Independent Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers (AFL) has appointed Alex Mott to head up its newly launched commercial Marine division, as Director of Marine. Mott previously managed the Ed / CGNB Marine broking team as Head Broker. His career as a Lloyd’s broker and broking team manager has seen him specialise ... Read the full article
AFL appoints new retail team director
5th March 2018
Independent Lloyd's broker AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd has announced that Mike Almond is to be appointed as the new Director of the company’s Corporate Retail team. Almond is an experienced Account Director and, before joining AFL, worked at PMI Health Group, where he established a commercial division. His career also spans ... Read the full article
AFL Insurance Brokers appoints Barry Rowland & Chris Cavani to property team
15th February 2018
Independent Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers (AFL) is expanding its wholesale property team with the appointment of re/insurance professionals Barry Rowland and Chris Cavani. Rowland joins AFL as Director, Property & Casualty from a role with reinsurance broker JLT Re as a Facilities and Binder Partner. Cavani joins from Alston Gayler where ... Read the full article
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