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Gallagher names Hassan Ashtari as Senior Executive Officer of Middle East Artex joint venture
16th February 2026
Gallagher & Co., the international insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting group, has appointed Hassan Ashtari as Senior Executive Officer (SEO) of its Middle East joint venture with Artex Risk Solutions. The joint venture operates from the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and provides alternative risk and captive management solutions across ... Read the full article
Artemis Live: Capital markets structures for originators webinar – Watch the full replay
17th December 2024
Artemis, our insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused sister publication, has now published the full replay of its live webinar on the use of alternative capital sources by originators of insurance risk, which was held on November 21st, 2024, in association with Artex Capital Solutions. More than 830 people registered ... Read the full article
Reinsurance industry in strong position to absorb any potential future volatility: Artex
10th December 2024
The global reinsurance industry is in a strong position and has ample buffers to absorb potential headwinds in the second half of 2024, according to the Artex Risk Solutions’ report, The Alternative View. The market has reported strong results for the first half of 2024, with increased capital, improved underwriting profitability, ... Read the full article
Register for Artemis’ live webinar on the use of alternative capital sources by originators of risk
22nd October 2024
Artemis, our insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused sister publication, has partnered with Artex Capital Solutions, the specialist unit of Artex Risk Solutions that creates and manages ILS and related structures, to host a live webinar on the use of alternative capital sources by originators of insurance risk. This ... Read the full article
Artex completes integration of Bee Insurance Management team
22nd July 2024
Artex, Gallagher's wholly-owned subsidiary for alternative risk and capital, has announced that the team from Malta-based Bee Insurance Management Ltd. has joined Artex EMEA. Bee Insurance has provided clients with a variety of services, including underwriting, claims, accounting, risk management, regulatory compliance, and investment reporting. Simon Camilleri, formerly the managing director of ... Read the full article
Organisations to benefit from Artex newly launched Vermont Protected Cell Company
15th July 2024
Artex, Gallagher's wholly-owned subsidiary for alternative risk and capital, has launched its first Vermont Protected Cell Company (PCC), to provide organisations of all sizes and industries with an alternative platform to support their risk transfer needs. Artex Axcell PCC (Vermont), Inc. was formed in April 2024 to provide companies the ability ... Read the full article
Gallagher’s Artex acquires ICSR
25th June 2024
Artex Risk Solutions, the captive service provider and alternative risk transfer solutions subsidiary of insurance and reinsurance broker, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired Implement Compliance Solutions & Resources Limited (ICSR). ICSR, based in London, specialises in providing consulting and support services related to compliance, governance, risk, and operations primarily ... Read the full article
Global reinsurers’ ROE to remain meaningfully above cost of capital: Artex
18th June 2024
Given recent rate increases and reinvestment rates, it is likely that global reinsurers’ underlying return on equity (ROE) will continue to trend upwards and remain meaningfully above the cost of capital, according to a recent Artex report. Artex's report noted that global reinsurers saw a significant improvement in underwriting profitability and ... Read the full article
Artex announces key Chairman and CEO appointments
11th June 2024
Artex Risk Solutions has announced that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-founder, Peter Mullen, will be appointed Chairman, and Gallagher’s Regional Executive Vice President, Zeb Holt, will be named Artex’s new CEO, both effective January 1, 2025. Mullen has 38 years of industry experience. He has been the CEO of ... Read the full article
Artex Risk Solutions launches group captive for US transportation industry
3rd April 2024
Artex Risk Solutions has launched a new group captive designed to address risks for US transportation, trucking for hire, convenience store operators and petroleum marketers. According to the announcement, the group captive is a homogenous insurance company that will provide coverage for workers’ compensation, auto liability and auto physical damage. In the ... Read the full article
Artex rebrands its cell facility solutions globally
20th November 2023
Artex, a global cell facility manager and captive, alternative risk transfer, and ILS capital solutions specialist service provider, has announced it is renaming its cell facility solutions globally to Artex Axcell over the next several months. This rebrand, according to the announcement, aims to bring more efficiency and higher levels of ... Read the full article
Artex Capital acquires Bermuda-based Frontier Financial Services
13th September 2023
Artex Capital Solutions, a division of Artex Risk Solutions, Gallagher's wholly-owned subsidiary, has acquired Bermuda-based Frontier Financial Services Limited. Frontier is a management firm that specialises in consulting, recruitment, business services and immigration services predominantly to reinsurance clients in Bermuda. Kathleen Faries, CEO, Artex Capital Solutions, commented on the acquisition, “Artex and ... Read the full article
Arthur J. Gallagher’s Artex Risk Solutions acquires Allied Risk Management
17th May 2023
Global insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its subsidiary, Artex Risk Solutions, Inc., has completed the acquisition of Allied Risk Management, based in Dublin, Ireland. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed, the company said. Allied Risk Management offers insurance and reinsurance management services, as well as ... Read the full article
Artex completes transition of ILS specialist Horseshoe
17th May 2022
Artex, re/insurance broker Gallagher's alternative risk solutions company, has now completed the rebranding of Horseshoe Insurance Services Holdings Ltd. following its acquisition of the company in late 2019. Announced in October 2019, Artex's agreement to acquire Horseshoe, a Bermuda-based provider of insurance management fund administration, advisory and corporate services to ... Read the full article
Artex to launch alternative risk program for the transportation industry
15th June 2020
Artex Risk Solutions, the Arthur J. Gallagher & Co-owned provider of re/insurance and alternative risk management solutions, is launching a new alternative risk program designed for the transportation industry. TOPIC (Transportation Owners Protection Insurance Cell) is a rent-a-captive solution offering many of the advantages of captive ownership with the simplicity of ... Read the full article
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