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Revenues up at Willis Towers Watson as all segments perform in Q3
2nd November 2018
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has reported its results for the third-quarter of 2018, which includes an increase in net income of $139 million and organic revenue growth of 5%. Reported revenue increased 3% to $1.9 billion when compared with the same period in 2017, and net ... Read the full article
Flood most significant under-modelled peril for Asia Pacific: Guy Carpenter
2nd November 2018
Flood is the most significant under-modelled peril and of particular concern for the Asia Pacific region, where in excess of $500 billion of GDP is exposed to flood risk every year - the majority of which is not insured - according to a new report by reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter. Furthermore, ... Read the full article
Willis Towers Watson names Sales Leader for Corporate Risk & Broking GB Retail business
2nd November 2018
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson has hired Adrian Willmott, formerly of Marsh, as Sales Leader of its Corporate Risk & Broking GB Retail business. Willmott will ... Read the full article
LIIBA CEO outlines key post-brexit challenge
1st November 2018
The Chief Executive of the London and International Insurance Brokers Association (LIIBA), Christopher Croft, has told insurance brokers that the key challenge facing them post-brexit remains the uncertainty around the proposed models for brokers to maintain access to London for European risks. Speaking at a joint LIIBA-Lloyd’s brexit seminar Croft said ... Read the full article
Global re/insurance M&A deal value hits $42bn, highest since financial crisis
31st October 2018
A “slew of megadeals" have pushed the deal value of global re/insurance mergers and acquisitions to $42 billion (€37 billion) in the first half of 2018, the highest since the financial crisis, according to a new report from Willis Towers Watson and Mergermarket. Indeed, this past week has seen a succession ... Read the full article
Asia’s cyber re/insurance market set for growth: Guy Carpenter
31st October 2018
The cyber re/insurance market continues to be dominated by the U.S, but markets in Asia are beginning to see steady growth, which is likely to accelerate as new regulations are implemented and as understanding of the risk develops, according to analysts at reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter. Approximately 85% of global cyber ... Read the full article
U.S homeowners’ growth to fall short of overall economy: Aon
30th October 2018
The latest Homeowners’ RoE Outlook report from Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions business has forecast continued growth in U.S homeowners’ insurance premiums, but suggested that it may not be enough for the market to keep pace with the overall U.S economy. Aon found that U.S homeowners’ direct written premiums increased from $91 billion ... Read the full article
Clyde & Co’s Simon Kemp joins BMS Group as Chief Legal Counsel
29th October 2018
Independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, BMS Group Limited, has announced that Simon Kemp has been appointed Group Chief Legal Counsel, effective November 1st 2018. He joins from global law firm Clyde & Co, where he is partner, and will be based in London, reporting to BMS Group Chief Executive Officer ... Read the full article
Re/insurance broker Ed to be acquired by BGC Partners
29th October 2018
Global insurance and reinsurance brokerage, Ed, is to be acquired by a subsidiary of BGC Partners, Inc., a global broker and financial technology firm, subject to numerous conditions, including regulatory approvals. According to an announcement on the deal, under the terms of the agreement, a BGC subsidiary will acquire 100% of ... Read the full article
Brexit stockpiling leaves suppliers at risk of trade credit insurance shortfall: Marsh
26th October 2018
Suppliers of vital goods such as non-perishable food produce and medical supplies are at risk of having insufficient trade credit insurance as some British firms such as retailers and manufacturers begin stockpiling goods amid mounting concerns of a no-deal Brexit, according to Marsh. Traditionally, buyers purchase goods on credit terms before ... Read the full article
London is “insurance sector equivalent of Silicon Valley”, says Aon’s Hennessy
26th October 2018
London’s insurance market has survived multiple challenges over the past 300 years and will not be derailed by issues such as brexit, according to Chief Executive Officer of Carrier Solutions at Aon, Karl Hennessy, who went on to describe London as the “insurance sector equivalent of Silicon Valley." Speaking at the ... Read the full article
Aon reports 8% organic reinsurance revenue growth
26th October 2018
Insurance and reinsurance broking powerhouse Aon has reported 8% organic revenue growth for its reinsurance broking operations during the third-quarter of 2018. Aon's results show that total revenue was flat across the company at $2.3 billion, but that factors in a decrease of $117 million, or 6%, related to the FASB's ... Read the full article
Alliant appoints Brendan Quinlan Senior Vice President in California
26th October 2018
Alliant Insurance Services, the U.S specialty insurance brokerage firm, has added Brendan Quinlan to its San Francisco team as Senior Vice President. Quinlan joins from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., where he'd served as Area Senior VP since 2003. Quinlan has targeted expertise working with clients in the technology industry, and has developed ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter Q3 underlying revenue up 11%, MMC up 3% at $1.6bn
25th October 2018
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broker and wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, recorded $215 million of revenue in the third quarter, an 11% increase on an underlying basis, according to MMC's Q3 2018 results. For the nine months ended 30 September, Guy Carpenter's underlying revenue growth was 7%. Meanwhile, MMC's ... Read the full article
Pace of China re/insurance market likely to accelerate, says JLT Re
25th October 2018
The recent regulatory changes in China all points to a highly dynamic environment not just within the country's boarders but also in Asia-Pacific and globally, according to JLT Re’s Asia Pacific Chief Executive Officer, Jeremy Fox. In a report examining some of the more impactful changes seen in China, JLT Re ... Read the full article
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