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Amwins organises underwriting operations to enhance capabilities
11th February 2025
Amwins Global Risks (AGR), the international arm of specialty insurance broker Amwins, has introduced a new structure for its underwriting operations to strengthen and expand its capabilities. The reorganisation ensures a more consistent approach, better alignment of resources, and stronger relationships with carrier partners. By streamlining its International Underwriting operations, AGR ... Read the full article
Gabriel Ewing to lead Amwins Global Risks’ Transactional Risk practice in London
11th December 2024
Amwins Global Risks, the international arm of global specialty insurance broker Amwins, has appointed Gabriel Ewing as Head of its new Transactional Risk practice in London. Ewing is a market veteran with almost two decades of legal and M&A experience with an emphasis on complex international transactions. Gabriel brings extensive knowledge placing ... Read the full article
Ben Sloop to succeed James Drinkwater as Amwins Group President
10th December 2024
Global specialty insurance provider Amwins Group, has announced the appointment of Ben Sloop as President, effective January 1, 2025. He will be taking over the role from James Drinkwater who will transition into the role of Vice Chair of Amwins while remaining active as Executive Chairman of Amwins Global Risks, continuing ... Read the full article
Amwins Global Risks bolsters leadership team, Nick Abraham to lead as CEO
18th September 2024
The London-domiciled global speciality distributor Amwins, has named Nick Abraham to succeed Nathan Mathis as Chief Executive Officer of its specialty distributor, Amwins Global Risks effective January 1st, 2025. Mathis, who has served in several leadership roles in London for six years, including three as CEO, will rejoin the US-based leadership ... Read the full article
Amwins Global Risks launches Amwins Amplify alongside Beazley
19th June 2023
Amwins Global Risks, the international arm of global specialty insurance broker Amwins and one of the largest independent wholesale brokers in London has announced the launch of Amwins Amplify. This is a new automated follow-form facility led by Beazley's Smart Tracker Syndicate 5623. Amplify is led by John Andrews and Tom ... Read the full article
Amwins invests in Australian start-up MGA incubator, Rhodian
27th February 2023
Amwins, a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has announced a new minority investment in Rhodian, an Australian start-up MGA incubator. Rhodian was initially formed in response to what it describes as the "ever-changing" Australian agency environment. The firm states that barriers for newcomers to the market are becoming significantly ... Read the full article
Amwins Global Risks drives energy presence with RAP acquisition
2nd February 2023
Amwins Global Risks, the international arm of insurance broker Amwins, has acquired energy and marine focused broker, Roberts Armytage & Partners (RAP), as it seeks to expand its energy practice in London. "We couldn't be more excited about partnering with RAP as we have a history built on the success of strategic ... Read the full article
Industry should “absolutely” move to less model dependency, says Amwins’ Bernacki
24th January 2023
Given the continued ‘model miss’ of the recent catastrophes, Mark Bernacki, Chief Underwriting Officer of Amwins, has suggested that the industry should “absolutely” move to less model dependency. In his interview with Reinsurance News, Bernacki gave a definitive “yes”, when asked whether it was time to move on, citing the increased ... Read the full article
There’s reasons to be upbeat & positive on the MGA space, says Amwins’ Bernacki
17th January 2023
In an interview with Reinsurance News, Mark Bernacki, Chief Underwriting Officer of Amwins, suggested that he remains very upbeat and positive on the MGA/MGU world despite assessing that valuation expectations will trend down in 2023. Bernacki noted that the downward trend will be driven by a variety of factors. First noting ... Read the full article
Amwins Global Risks appoints Mark Cody as Managing Director
22nd November 2022
Amwins Global Risks, the international arm of global specialty insurance broker Amwins, has appointed Mark Cody as Managing Director. Cody’s appointments is effective as of January 1, 2023. As Managing Director, Cody will lead team sales support activity, focus on strategic recruitment, enhance client and carrier relationships and identify and capitalise on product ... Read the full article
Amwins Global Risks hands Nate Mathis permanent CEO role
8th December 2021
Amwins Global Risks, the international arm of global specialty insurance broker Amwins, has appointed Nate Mathis as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mathis was appointed as interim CEO in September after three years as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In his new role, he will oversee its London business that represents ... Read the full article
Amwins Global Risks adds Tom Graham to lead casualty division
30th November 2021
Amwins Global Risks, the international arm of global specialty insurance broker Amwins, has added Tom Graham to serve as director of its casualty division. Graham joins from Apollo Syndicate Management having most recently held the position of US casualty underwriter. He will now focus on business emanating from the US, Canada and ... Read the full article
Amwins Special Risk Underwriters expands into professional lines
19th November 2021
Amwins Special Risk Underwriters has launched an Executive D&O Liability product marking an expansion beyond the property market, which the MGA has been writing exclusively for Amwins brokers since 2008. This non-admitted program will entertain excess public D&O risks and be written on A-(VIII) rated paper and supported by A+ and ... Read the full article
Amwins launches underwriting portfolio mgmt team
30th September 2021
Amwins’ Global Risks broking arm has announced the launch of its John Andrews and Tom Wallace-led underwriting portfolio management unit. The pair’s focus will be on aggregating and creating exclusive capacity across the organisation. Andrews' career has seen him serve at firms such as Dale Underwriting, Arch Insurance Europe, Pioneer and Axis. Wallace joins ... Read the full article
Amwins Global Risks appoints new COO and Director of Operations
16th September 2021
Amwins Global Risks, the international arm of the global specialty insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Colm Hensman as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Lindsey Davies as Director of Operations. Hensman joins as COO from specialist insurer Beazley, where he most recently served as the Head of ... Read the full article
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