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Tony Grippa joins BMS Re as Chief Strategy Officer for its US business
27th January 2026
BMS Re, the reinsurance arm of independent re/insurance broker BMS Group, has appointed Tony Grippa as Chief Strategy Officer for its US business. Grippa holds extensive industry experience, having previously served as a senior advisor to Dowling Hales, Executive Chairman and CEO of RYZE Claim Solutions, Executive Chairman of Risk Transfer ... Read the full article
Janine Seifert named Managing Director, Strategy and Advisory at BMS Re
2nd July 2025
BMS Group, an independent global insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Janine Seifert as Managing Director of Strategy and Advisory at BMS Re, the reinsurance division of BMS Group. In her new role, Seifert will be based in BMS Re’s Miami office. She brings nearly two decades of reinsurance ... Read the full article
BMS Re appoints Manoela Barbi Kukli as Head of Fac Reinsurance for Brazil
4th April 2025
Insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group has announced the appointment of Manoela Barbi Kukli as the new Head of Facultative Reinsurance for its Brazilian office, effective April 1st, reporting directly to Jose Leão, CEO of BMS Brazil. Kukli, who has been with BMS Re for nearly two years, previously served as ... Read the full article
BMS Re adds Howden Re’s Hughes and Bartell to non-marine reinsurance team
27th February 2025
BMS Re, the reinsurance arm of independent re/insurance broker BMS Group, has announced two new senior appointments: Jonathan Hughes as managing director - non-marine reinsurance and Martin Bartell as director - non-marine reinsurance. Based in London, both executives will be reporting directly to Hannah Watkins, Chief Growth Officer. Hughes brings three decades ... Read the full article
Kris Westall named COO of BMS Re US
17th February 2025
BMS Group has announced the appointment of Kris Westall as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of BMS Re US, effective immediately. She will be taking over the role from John Canavan, who is retiring. “We also extend our sincere thanks to John Canavan, who is retiring as COO of BMS Re US. John ... Read the full article
BMS welcomes Heath Jose to global facultative practice in Asia
29th October 2024
BMS Group (BMS), an independent specialist re/insurance broker, has announced Heath Jose has joined BMS Re as Business Development Lead, a Singapore-based role, as part of the company’s growing global facultative practice in Asia In his new position, Jose will be responsible for developing the business in conjunction with teams based ... Read the full article
RVS Roundtable: The market’s in a decent position, but it’s at that pivotal point
19th September 2024
Reinsurance News held its second Monte Carlo Roundtable at the 66th Rendez-Vous de Septembre last week, during which six experienced reinsurance industry executives debated a range of topics including property and casualty market conditions, structural changes, models, technology, cyber, and more. Sponsored by reinsurance broker BMS Re and professional services firm, ... Read the full article
BMS Re names Anthony Mirabal as CEO of LatAm & Caribbean division
9th September 2024
BMS Re, the reinsurance division of global broker BMS Group, has announced the appointment of Anthony (Tony) Mirabal as CEO of its Latin America and Caribbean Division, effective November 2024. Mirabal will report to Nick Gillett, CEO of BMS International, and remain based in Miami. In his new role, he will collaborate ... Read the full article
BMS Re welcomes Aon’s Brad Melvin as President and CEO, US
5th September 2024
BMS Re, the reinsurance division of global broker BMS Group, has appointed Brad Melvin as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BMS Re, US, effective from November, subject to regulatory approval. In the meantime, Group CEO Nick Cook and Andrew Wheeler, President and Co-CEO of BMS Group, will continue to ... Read the full article
BMS Re appoints Aon’s Farah Nelson as US CFO
10th July 2024
BMS Re, the reinsurance division of global broker BMS Group, has announced the appointment of Farah Nelson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in the US and as a new member of the company’s Board, based in New York. In her new role, Nelson will directly report to Charlie Rozes, Group CFO ... Read the full article
Hurricane Beryl makes Texas landfall as Cat 1, reinsurance impact likely limited
8th July 2024
After hammering Caribbean islands last week and battering Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, Hurricane Beryl strengthened again to a Category 1 storm and recently made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, although the impact to reinsurers is expected to be minimal. At one stage, Hurricane Beryl became the earliest Category 5 storm ever recorded, and ... Read the full article
BMS Re adds six hires to MGA ProLink Solutions
9th May 2024
BMS Group's reinsurance broking arm, BMS Re, has added six new hires to ProLink Solutions, its dedicated MGA business which was founded within the company last year. Launched in mid-2023, ProLink has expanded to become a large broker in the programs sector, with almost $6 billion of premium across more than ... Read the full article
BMS Re names John Canavan as US COO
24th April 2024
Global broker BMS Group's reinsurance division, BMS Re, has hired John Canavan as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) in the US, reporting to Chris Brook, Group COO, and Andrew Wheeler, President of BMS Re. Canavan is a senior reinsurance operations professional with a solid and proven track record, and joins ... Read the full article
BMS Re announces new co-CEOs as Pete Chandler transitions to vice-chair
31st January 2024
Global reinsurance broker BMS Re has appointed Andrew Wheeler and Russ McGuire as co-Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) following the transition of Pete Chandler to vice-chair of the company. Chandler led the reinsurance broker for more than four years, and will remain a director on the US board as he assumes a ... Read the full article
BMS Re hires Swiss Re’s Daryl Polenz as EVP of Origination
12th January 2024
BMS Re, the specialty reinsurance arm of global broker BMS Group, has appointed Daryl Polenz as Executive Vice President (EVP) of Origination, where he will work closely with Russ McGuire, Head of Origination. Polenz will also have a key focus on accelerating BMS Re’s growth strategy with balance sheet businesses. Based in Kansas ... Read the full article
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