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Alesco launches $3.5bn energy reinsurance facility for Equatorial Guinea
21st March 2019
Alesco Risk Management Services, the specialist insurance and risk management broker, has been appointed by Africa Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) to arrange a reinsurance facility for all international upstream energy insurance programs written from Equatorial Guinea. The commission of the $3.5 billion facility, which will largely be placed through Lloyd’s, adheres ... Read the full article
Alesco appoints Jonathan Smith Managing Partner, Energy
13th November 2018
Specialist insurance and risk management broker, Alesco Risk Management Services, has named Jonathan Smith as Managing Partner of Energy, effective November 12th 2019. He has 36 years of industry experience and joins the firm from broker RK Harrison, where he was most recently Executive Director - Head of Upstream, after joining ... Read the full article
Alesco adds Miller’s Steve Dewey to energy division
25th September 2018
Alesco Risk Management Services, the specialist insurance and risk management broker, has appointed Miller’s Steve Dewey as Executive Partner in its energy division. Dewey will join Alesco in early 2019 after 23 years at Miller, where he held increasingly senior roles and left as Partner, responsible for the Upstream Technical team. In ... Read the full article
Alesco bolsters Middle East & Africa presence with new Partner, Nadim Semaan
12th June 2018
Specialist insurer Alesco Risk Management Service (Alesco) has bolstered its presence in the Middle East and Africa with the hiring of Nadim Semaan as Partner. He is set to join in July and will report to Managing Partner, Simon Clarkson. This is a newly created role within Alesco and will see ... Read the full article
Alesco appoints Martin Hiller as Chairman of UK Construction team
23rd April 2018
Alesco Risk Management Services has announced the appointment of Martin Hiller as Chairman of its UK Construction team. Hiller joins Alesco from Willis Towers Watson, where he was most recently Head of International Construction within its corporate risk and broking unit. Before this, he spent 10 years at JLT, first as Managing ... Read the full article
Alesco expands energy division with two new partners
30th January 2018
Alesco Risk Management Services (Alesco) has announced the appointment of two further partners within its growing energy division, Alison Schwab and Mark Smith. Schwab, who brings more than a decade of experience in energy casualty and a unique knowledge of the US retail market, began her new role on 22 January ... Read the full article
Alesco hires energy broker Bob Choppen from Willis
11th August 2017
Specialist broker Alesco Risk Management Services (Alesco) has hired Bob Choppen, previously the Deputy Managing Director of Energy at insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson, to join its growing energy broking division. Choppen joins Alesco as an Executive Partner in October 2017, responsible for new business development in the energy ... Read the full article
Alesco builds out energy team with four senior hires
2nd August 2017
Insurance and risk management brokerage, Alesco Risk Management Services (Alesco), has expanded its energy market capabilities with a number of senior hires in its energy division. Recently with broker Willis, David Hallows joins the firm in August and brings more than 30 years of experience to Alesco, and has been named as ... Read the full article





