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Amwins Brokerage names two new presidents

6th January 2022

Amwins has appointed Sam Baig and Jeff McNatt as presidents of Amwins Brokerage, succeeding James Drinkwater who has served as president of the Brokerage division since 2008. Drinkwater was also named president of Amwins Group in 2018 and will now directly focus on his roles as president of Amwins and executive ... 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 Specialty Auto enters MGA agreement in Florida with Buckle

7th December 2021

Amwins Specialty Auto, the non-standard auto insurance arm of Amwins Group, Inc., has entered into a managing general agency (MGA) agreement with Buckle, the inclusive tech-enabled financial services entity. The arrangement sees Amwins underwrite non-standard auto insurance for Buckle in Florida, as well as Buckle's gig auto insurance for rideshare and ... 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 names Mark Bernackias CUO

28th September 2021

Amwins, the specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed Mark Bernacki to the newly created position of chief underwriting officer (CUO). As CUO, Bernacki will be responsible for overseeing the underwriting performance of the company's $3+ billion delegated authority business, which will include continued investments in actuarial capabilities, claims, portfolio management, ... Read the full article

Amwins Global Risks names Head of Construction & Engineering

22nd September 2021

Amwins Global Risks, the specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Gary Keenan as Head of Construction & Engineering. He will take over from current managing director, Steve Willsmer, who retires at the end of this year. Keenan joins Amwins from from Ed Broking where he held the role ... 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

Growing need for data in London Market: Amwins

2nd September 2021

As part of a new report on the state of the London Market, analysts at Amwins have pointed to a growing requirement for greater levels of data, analytics and insight. The observation comes on the back of a challenging 18-month period for the London Market, which has faced a worldwide pandemic, ... Read the full article

Property market sufficiently capitalised entering Q3: Amwins

19th August 2021

As we enter the third quarter of 2021 there remains sufficient capacity in the property market, with availability dependent on risk perception and rate, says Harry Tucker, Amwins' National Property Practice Leader. Commenting in a recent Amwins state of the market report, Tucker underlined how E&S carriers have become more willing ... Read the full article

Amwins acquires National Truck Underwriting Managers

5th August 2021

Amwins has acquired National Truck Underwriting Managers (NTUM), a truck insurance wholesaler offering access to primary liability, physical damage and motor truck cargo package policies. NTUM will join Amwins' Underwriting Division, and compliment the services of Amwins Transportation Underwriters and working in conjunction with trucking industry specialists within the firm's Brokerage ... Read the full article

Amwins acquires Maryland-based General Agent, MTDA

9th June 2021

Amwins has announced the acquisition of CBIZ M.T. Donahoe & Associates, LLC, (MTDA), which will join its Group Benefits division, further complementing the services of Amwins Connect Administrators. MTDA is a Maryland-based general agent focused on employee and individual benefits and services. Following the acquisition, of which the terms were not disclosed, ... Read the full article

Amwins Global Risks adds senior brokers to London, Amsterdam offices

2nd June 2021

Specialist re/insurance broking and risk management firm Amwins Global has announced the appointment of senior brokers Phil Johnson and Mark Ritson to its London office and Ewoud Dekker within its Amsterdam team. Johnson joins from Miller Insurance Services, where he served as head of international casualty. In his new role, Johnson will ... Read the full article

Amwins American Equity appoints Hapworth to CEO role

20th May 2021

Amwins subsidiary The American Equity Underwriters has appointed Adele Hapworth to succeed Michael Lapeyrouse as the company's Chief Executive Officer. Lapeyrouse will assume the role of Chairman for AEU. Hapworth joined AEU in 2007 and has served in leadership roles including Director of Product Development, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Lapeyrouse ... Read the full article