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BMS hires Mark Aylward as Managing Director of London DUA
8th June 2021
BMS, the independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed Mark Aylward as Managing Director of its newly structured London Delegated Underwriting Authority (DUA) and Programmes division. He will lead BMS's expansion in the sector, primarily in the US and will report to Hannah Watkins, Managing Director, BMS Re. Aylward brings over ... Read the full article
BMS launches operations in Turkey
26th May 2021
BMS, the independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the establishment of BMS Sigorta ve Reasürans Brokerliği A.Ş (BMS Turkey), a new unit headquartered in Istanbul. Chairman Servet Gurkan, together with Tamer Saka and Kerim Gurkan, will lead the new operation which will report in London to Peregrine Towneley, Chairman ... Read the full article
Eric Matheny joins reinsurance broker BMS Re as CFO
17th May 2021
Eric Matheny, formerly of Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality (AGCS), has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of broker BMS Group's reinsurance arm, BMS Re, effective immediately. Matheny takes over from current US CFO, Steve Korducki, who will transition to a more active role in client facing activities, ... Read the full article
Data is the currency of the re/insurance world: Kirk Conrad, BMS
11th May 2021
“The power of data has only grown with the explosion of what is available and what is tracked over time,” according to Kirk Conrad, BMS’s global head of analytics, who in a recent interview with Reinsurance News, discussed the importance of data and analytics within the reinsurance industry. When asked if ... Read the full article
BMS Group releases Private Equity, M&A and Tax Report
11th May 2021
Specialist reinsurance broker BMS Group has launched its inaugural Private Equity, M&A and Tax Report, which provides a holistic viewpoint on the way in which M&A insurance interacts with the wider M&A sphere across the globe. The report also gives the first look at behaviours and trends post the onset of ... Read the full article
BMS launches new analytics platform
14th April 2021
Re/insurance broker BMS has launched Pathlight Analytics, an analytics platform which works across both insurance and reinsurance. The platform has been designed to assist clients with examining, analysing and interpreting data as it pertains to their specific capital and risk transfer goals and objectives. Pathlight Analytics is part of a strategic build-out ... Read the full article
BMS hires Bruce Murdock as Managing Director
1st April 2021
BMS, the independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed Bruce Murdock as Managing Director at BMS Capital Advisory. Murdock will report to Romulo Braga, CEO at BMS Capital Advisory and brings over 30 years’ experience in the insurance and financial services industry. He joins BMS from Lockton Capital Markets, where he ... Read the full article
Ryan Saul joins BMS Re
10th March 2021
BMS, the independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed Ryan Saul as Senior Vice President at BMS Re. His appointment will take place effective immediately where he will report to Steve Galleger, Executive Vice President at BMS Re. Before joining BMS, Saul was a Business Development Director and Senior Relationship Manager ... Read the full article
BMS adds David Cameron as exec VP, property treaty
26th February 2021
Specialist re/insurance broker BMS has appointed David Cameron as executive vice president, property treaty, effective March 1. Cameron will join BMS’s Minnesota office and report to Pete Chandler, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMS Re. He will work with Jeff Irvan, Chief Property Officer, and Kirk Conrad, Chief Analytics Officer, to ... Read the full article
Robert Mercier takes US Chief Operating Officer role at BMS
8th February 2021
BMS, the independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Robert Mercier as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of its US business. He joins from Willis Re, where he has spent 15 years across several senior positions, most recently as Operations Director. Prior to joining Willis Re, Mercier was the ... Read the full article
Kevin Gordon joins BMS from Willis Re as SVP, Treaty Reinsurance
21st January 2021
BMS Group, the specialist insurance and reinsurance brokerage, has continued its expansion in the U.S. treaty reinsurance marketplace with the addition of Kevin Gordon as Senior Vice President (SVP), Treaty Reinsurance, effective immediately. In his new role, Gordon joins the broker's Chicago office and will report to Bred Nebel, Branch Manager ... Read the full article
BMS launches Asia operations
5th January 2021
Independent specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has announced the launch its Asia broking operations. Headquartered in Singapore and with proposed operations in Hong Kong pending regulatory approval, BMS Asia will initially focus on M&A insurance broking. It's hoped this move will enhance BMS' existing capabilities in that class of business in London, ... Read the full article
BMS grows Private Equity and M&A division in Canada
29th December 2020
Specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has announced the appointment of Trevor Kirsh as Director, BMS Canada Private Equity, M&A division, effective immediately. He will be based in Toronto and report to Jason Stone, Managing Director of the division, who joined the team in September 2020. Kirsh was most recently an Associate Senior ... Read the full article
BMS names Manuel Almenara as non-exec director for LatAm business
22nd December 2020
Specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has announced the appointment of Manuel Almenara as Non-Executive Director of BMS Latin American & Caribbean LLC, effective immediately. Almenara will advise BMS on expanding its business throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. He will work closely with Aidan Pope and Jose Astorqui, Executive Chairman and CEO ... Read the full article
BMS adds David Overton as director within LatAm FL division
14th December 2020
Specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has added David Overton as a Director within its Latin America & Caribbean’s Financial Lines division. Effective immediately, Overton will be based in Miami and reports to Daniel Court, Director. Overton brings over 21 years’ experience placing and underwriting complex risks and has worked as a broker ... Read the full article
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