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BMS names Wiltshire & Titcomb as Directors of specialty re/insurance unit
4th June 2020
BMS Group, the independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has named Norman Wiltshire and Nick Titcomb as Directors of its specialty re/insurance unit, BMS Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS). Following his retirement from brokerage Aon, Wiltshire will join the company to work closely with Hannah Watkins, Managing Director of BMS SRS, in ... Read the full article
BMS adds three to energy division
21st May 2020
BMS Group, the specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the additions of Alison Schwab, Russell Williams, and Robert Thomas to its energy division. Schwab and Williams will join alongside Thomas after the completion of their contractual obligations in July and November, respectively. The trio will report to James Chicken, Managing ... Read the full article
BMS inks Preferred Partner agreement with Chilean broker Insurex Re
18th May 2020
Independant specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has concluded its Preferred Partner agreement with Insurex Re. A long-term business plan has been agreed with the independent Chilean reinsurance broker and existing trading partner that will see the two target facultative and treaty reinsurance placements, spanning property cat, financial lines, surety and construction. In ... Read the full article
Dominic Addesso named Non-Exec Chairman of BMS Intermediaries
18th May 2020
Specialist insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group has announced the appointments of Dominic Addesso as Non-Executive Chairman and LoriAnn Lowery-Biggers as an independent Non-Executive Director of BMS Intermediaries Inc., the Group's US reinsurance intermediary unit. At the same time, both Addesso and Lowery-Biggers also join as independent Non-Executive Directors of the ... Read the full article
BMS adds Tan Pawar as managing director
6th May 2020
Independent specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has appointed Tan Pawar as managing director of its new Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions and Tax Insurance division. Pawar reports to Ian Gormley, managing director of BMS Global Risks. He brings over 13 years’ M&A and legal experience and has also held various senior positions at ... Read the full article
BMS names Peregrine Towneley as Chairman of Intl. Operations
5th May 2020
Specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, BMS Group, has appointed Marsh's Peregrine Towneley as the Group's Chairman of International Operations, reporting to Nick Cook, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at BMS. In his new role, Towneley's time will be split between helping develop business for the London wholesale, property and energy teams and ... Read the full article
BMS Group adds Larry Broadnax as SVP, property fac leader
7th April 2020
Specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has appointed Larry Broadnax as senior vice president, property facultative leader. Effective April 15, Broadnax will be based in Atlanta and report to Pete Chandler, president & Chief Executive Officer of BMS’s US reinsurance arm. He joins with over 40 years’ insurance experience, specializing in property facultative ... Read the full article
BMS inks Preferred Partner agreement with Portuguese broker Tagus
2nd April 2020
Independant specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has concluded a Preferred Partner agreement with Tagus Specialty, a new wholesale and specialty broker. A plan has been developed that will see BMS teams in London and Madrid work closely with Tagus. Tagus will also receive support from BMS on the distribution of specialty reinsurance ... Read the full article
BMS Group subsidiary acquires specialist broker Jurado Mata
26th March 2020
Independent specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has announced the acquisition of Jurado Mata by its Spanish subsidiary, BMS Iberia. Jurado Mata was founded in 1990 and provides a range of affinity, commercial and personal lines solutions to a number of clients across Spain. Juan Mata, Chief Executive Officer of Jurado Mata, will ... Read the full article
BMS Re US adds Jonah Pfeffer as Chief Casualty Officer
19th March 2020
Specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has appointed Jonah Pfeffer as Chief Casualty Officer at BMS Re US. Effective immediately, Pfeffer will report to Pete Chandler, president and Chief Executive of BMS Re US, and focus on the strategic direction of BMS’ casualty offering. He joins with 23 years’ experience and most recently ... Read the full article
BMS Group adds duo to Private Equity, M&A and Tax division
9th March 2020
Independent specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has announced the appointment of Sophie Wallace and Dean Andrews as Divisional Directors in the recently established Private Equity, M&A and Tax division. Andrews has also been appointed Head of Tax Liability Insurance, effective immediately. Both Wallace and Andrews will report to Tan Pawar, who will ... Read the full article
BMS hires senior financial lines broker Kennell-Webb in Australia
3rd February 2020
BMS has continued to expand its footprint in the Australian insurance and reinsurance market, announcing the addition of senior financial lines broker Kirsty Kennell-Webb. Specialist insurance and reinsurance broker BMS said that Kennell-Webb will be based in its Sydney office once here current contractual obligations are fulfilled. Kennell-Webb has more than 12 ... Read the full article
BMS names StarStone’s Jani Kohonen senior vice president
22nd January 2020
Independent re/insurance broker BMS Group has announced the appointment of Jani Kohonen as senior vice president and Atlanta branch manager. Effective January 29, Kohonen will report to BMS Re US president and Chief Executive Officer Pete Chandler. He brings over 15 years’ experience to the role and joins from StarStone Insurance having ... Read the full article
BMS names Alejandro Ceron as COO, Latin America & Caribbean
13th January 2020
Alejandro Ceron has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, BMS Group's Latin American & Caribbean division, effective immediately. In his new role, Ceron will be based in Miami, U.S. and will report to the CEO of BMS Latin America & Caribbean, Jose ... Read the full article
BMS adds senior trio to US reinsurance analytics team
19th December 2019
BMS Group, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, has announced the addition of three senior hires to its US reinsurance analytics team in Philadelphia. Firstly, Nick Dranchak has joined as Executive Vice President, Capital Management of BMS Re US. Reporting to Chief Analytics Officer Kirk Conrad, Dranchak will lead the team’s rating agency ... Read the full article
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