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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
BMS adds three directors to marine subsidiary
9th December 2020
Independent specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has added Nick Hocking, Tony Cuthbertson and Josh Robertson as directors within its marine subsidiary BMS Harris & Dixon Marine (BMS H&D Marine). Effective February 2021, all three will be based in London and report to John Hoare, managing director of BMS H&D Marine. The appointments ... Read the full article
BMS Iberia acquires Spanish broker
4th December 2020
Re/insurance broker BMS Group’s Spanish subsidiary, BMS Mediación Iberia Correduría de Seguros y Reaseguros, has acquired insurance broker Montymarq Asociados Consultores y Corredores de Seguros. Based in Malaga, Montymarq specialises in business, professional and affinity risks in Spain. BMS has acquired Montymarq in full. The staff of Montymarq will join the BMS ... Read the full article
Aidan Pope named Exec Chairman of BMS’ LatAm & Caribbean operation
3rd December 2020
Specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, BMS Group, has announced the hiring of Aidan Pope as Executive Chairman of its Latin American and Caribbean operation, effective January 1st, 2021. In his new role, Pope will focus on expanding the broker's operations in the regions and further growing its client base and business ... Read the full article
BMS appoints Chris Madell to lead new FI division as director
23rd November 2020
Independent specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has appointed Chris Madell to serve as director of its new financial lines division. Madell joins immediately and will be based in London, reporting to Ian Gormley, managing director of the BMS Global Risks division. He brings over 33 years’ insurance experience in both the London ... Read the full article
BMS appoints new chairman of Australian affinity business
4th November 2020
Specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, BMS Group, has announced the appointment of Cris Massis as Chairman of the firm's expansive Australian affinity business. Massis adds significant association leadership and member value expertise to BMS Australia’s Affinity clients. Effective November 1st, 2020, he will be based in Melbourne with a focus on growing ... Read the full article
BMS adds Miller, Howard as VPs within US fac division
21st October 2020
Independent specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has added Denny Miller and Jessica Howard as Vice Presidents in within its US facultative division. Miller and Howard will be developing the team’s technological and analytical capabilities while helping grow a division that is in the process of building a new facultative platform. Miller joins ... Read the full article
BMS hires Pro Global’s Mory Katz to support legacy expansion
8th October 2020
Specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has hired Mory Katz to work with its reinsurance arm as a senior consultant. Prior to joining BMS, Katz served as a managing director at Pro Global, leading its US operations and business development. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of the company’s two US subsidiaries, ... Read the full article
BMS adds WTW’s Suzi Morgan as Director
28th September 2020
Independent specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has announced the appointment of Suzi Morgan as Director. Morgan was formerly Willis Towers Watson's London North American Property Head and her appointment is effective early 2021. Before her time at WTW, Morgan served as principal at Integro Insurance Brokers, focusing on property placements and new ... Read the full article
BMS adds Jason Stone to lead Canadian Private Equity, M&A team
24th September 2020
Independent specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has appointed Jason Stone as Managing Director, BMS Canada Private Equity, M&A division. Effective immediately, Stone will report to Brian Gomes, President & CEO of BMS Canada, and will be based in Toronto. He will lead the Canadian Private Equity and M&A team and focus on ... Read the full article
BMS Group hires new Branch Manager for San Francisco
4th September 2020
Reinsurance broker, BMS Group has announced the appointment of Conrad Lagasca as its new Branch Manager in the San Francisco office. His position will take place effective immediately. Lagasca will be reporting to Jonah Pfeffer, BMS’s Chief Casualty Officer within its US reinsurance sector. He will be supporting and managing BMS’s specialty ... Read the full article
BMS expands Asia management team with addition of Amy Fu from Lloyd’s
25th August 2020
Specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, BMS Group, has announced the addition of Amy Fu from Lloyd's Asia to the management team dedicated to building and developing the firm's new operations in Asia. The establishment of BMS Group's new Asia operations remain subject to regulatory approvals. In her new role, Fu will be ... Read the full article
BMS hires Nebel & Biancardi from WTW as expansion plans continue
20th August 2020
Independent specialist reinsurance brokerage, BMS Group, has announced the appointment of Bradley Nebel as Branch Manager in its Chicago office, and Mariel Biancardi as Casualty Facultative Senior Vice President (SVP), effective immediately. In his new role, Nebel will report to Jonah Pfeffer, Chief Casualty Officer at the reinsurance broker's US arm. ... Read the full article
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