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Reinsurance broker news, analysis and insight, covering reinsurance broker market trends and opportunities.
Reinsurance brokers have a core role to play in the market, so we frequently cover news related to their activities and also interview senior reinsurance broking executives as well.
Lockton names Debbie Goldstine EVP & U.S. Casualty leader
26th January 2018
Broker Lockton has announced the appointment of Debbie Goldstine as Executive Vice President (EVP) and U.S. Casualty leader. Goldstine has been with Lockton for 12 years, and most recently served as Senior Vice President (SVP) and U.S. excess casualty practice leader. In her new, expanded role, she will support the delivery of strategic ... Read the full article
Stéphane Debard appointed Brokerage and Solutions Manager, Cbp Group
25th January 2018
Cbp Group, the Insurance Brokerage Business Unit of Financière CEP Group, has appointed Stéphane Debard to Brokerage and Solutions Manager, to accelerate the European growth of the unit. Stéphane Debard started in his new role on January 2nd 2018 and reports ... Read the full article
Global insured losses from natural disasters hit $134bn in 2017: Aon Benfield
24th January 2018
Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe risk modelling unit of reinsurance broker Aon Benfield, has said that total natural disaster losses in 2017 reached $353 billion, while insured losses reached $134 billion. Of the $353 billion, a huge 97%, or $344 billion was due to weather-related events, which includes the impacts of hurricanes ... Read the full article
TigerRisk hires Marc Beckers of Aon Benfield to lead European operations
23rd January 2018
Reinsurance and risk capital advisory TigerRisk Partners LLC has made a senior hire from Aon Benfield, appointing Marc Beckers as its new head of European operations. Beckers takes on the role of Partner and Head of EMEA for TigerRisk Partners, a position that will see him tasked with growing TigerRisk's profile ... Read the full article
2017 catastrophes a “perfect opportunity” for reinsurers to showcase adaptability
22nd January 2018
Guy Carpenter's Vice Chairman David Priebe called the recent catastrophic events a "perfect opportunity" for reinsurers to showcase their ability to adapt solutions to the unique risk profiles of individual clients, a reminder that the flip side of every major disaster is an opportunity for the innovative and entrepreneurial. 2017's record ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Mike Smaje to Global Investment Practice partner
22nd January 2018
Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has named Mike Smaje, pensions investment consultancy and asset management expert, as a partner in its Global Investment Practice set to be based out of the firm's Leeds and Manchester offices. Smaje joins from a role as an investment specialist for Aberdeen Standard (formerly Standard Life ... Read the full article
JLT Re launches economic capital modelling solution ANSER
19th January 2018
Reinsurance broker JLT Re has launched its own economic capital modelling solution for clients, named ANSER, ANalytics Software for the Evaluation of Risk. ANSER has been developed with the help of Ultimate Risk Solutions (URS), a leading independent economic capital modelling (ECM) software developer and has been designed to provide a ... Read the full article
Paul Woodward joins JLT Specialty as Head of NA Casualty from Marsh
18th January 2018
Insurance and reinsurance brokerage JLT Group subsidiary, JLT Specialty, has announced the appointment of Paul Woodward as Head of North American Casualty. Woodward joins JLT Specialty from Marsh, having previously worked for JLT until 2011. In his new role he will work closely with the broker's international team, with the aim ... Read the full article
Reinsurance market demonstrates its resilience at 1/1: Guy Carpenter
18th January 2018
Commenting on the state of the global reinsurance market after the key January reinsurance renewals, broker Guy Carpenter notes how resilience the market has been and that little in the way of capital has evaporated despite the major losses of last year. In fact, Guy Carpenter's analysis shows that reinsurance capital ... Read the full article
AmWINS reveals new CEO & leadership changes
17th January 2018
AmWINS Group, Inc. has announced the appointment of Scott M. Purviance as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing M. Steven DeCarlo, effective May 1st, 2018. Currently the firm's Chief Operating Officer (COO), Purviance has been part of the AmWINS leadership team since 2001, and served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from ... Read the full article
Jeremy Fox to join JLT Re from Aon Benfield as Asia-Pacific CEO
15th January 2018
JLT Re, the global reinsurance arm of re/insurance broker JLT Group, has announced that Jeremy Fox has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of JLT Re's Asia-Pacific unit (APAC), and that he will also become a member of the Reinsurance Global Executive Committee. Most recently, Fox served as Chief Operating Officer ... Read the full article
Aon secured £900mn reinsurance protection for LV=/RGA transaction
15th January 2018
Global insurance and reinsurance brokerage, Aon, recently secured £900 million in reinsurance protection for London Victoria Friendly Society's (LV=) asset and longevity risk transaction. Reinsurance News discussed the £900 million deal between Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) and LV= when it was announced in December 2017, and Aon has now ... Read the full article
Modest market hardening across global specialty lines at 1/1: Willis Re
15th January 2018
Across multiple global specialty lines, a modest hardening of rates is expected in 2018, however, new capacity has entered the market in anticipation of the hardening market and will thus reduce the impact on rate growth, according to Willis Re's viewpoint report on January renewals. In the global specialty markets signs of ... Read the full article
Willis appoints Alex Steele & Russell Nicholson to Guernsey Financial Institutions Practice
15th January 2018
Willis Towers Watson has announced the appointment of Alex Steele and Russell Nicholson to their Guernsey Financial Institutions practice. Steele and Nicholson will assume joint responsibility for Client Relationships in Guernsey, while Anthony Kay will undertake the same role in Jersey. Chris Jackson, Global Head of FINEX FI Middle Market commented on ... Read the full article
Companies’ uptake of standalone cyber insurance to surge in 2018
12th January 2018
In 2018 uptake of standalone cyber insurance policies is expected to surge as companies respond to the growing cyber threat and regulators more strictly enforce and coordinate cybersecurity regulations, according to Aon's 2018 Cybersecurity Predictions report. As firms increasingly feel the heat of cyber attacks with reduced earnings, operational disruption and ... Read the full article