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Reinsurance broker news, analysis and insight, covering reinsurance broking market developments, 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.
BMS Re acts as broker for Conifer Holdings LPT transaction
14th November 2022
BMS Re, the specialty reinsurance broker, has announced it has acted as broker and advisor for a bespoke Loss Portfolio Transfer (LPT) transaction on behalf of Conifer Holdings, Inc., a specialty insurance holding company. According to the broker, this transaction marks the latest from BMS Re’s thriving legacy and capital solutions ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter announces MetaRisk Live launch
10th November 2022
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has announced the launch of MetaRisk Live, a new tool to enable real-time reinsurance strategy optimization. With MetaRisk Live clients will be able to evaluate instantly the impact of changes to their reinsurance structure, creating a dynamic process that supports a better understanding of buying decisions. This tool ... Read the full article
Lockton Re hires Ben Ryan to new London role
10th November 2022
Lockton Re has hired Ben Ryan as a senior broker within its non-marine retrocession and property specialty team in London. The firm said in a statement that Ryan began his career as part of the graduate programme at Aon’s reinsurance solutions. He then joined the non-marine retrocession team in 2015 and ... Read the full article
Copper unveils $500m of cold storage insurance, led by Canopius & brokered by Aon
10th November 2022
Copper.co, a provider of institutional digital asset custody and trading solutions, has secured $500 million of insurance protection for digital assets in cold storage from a panel of carriers led by specialty insurer and reinsurer, Canopius, and arranged by re/insurance broker Aon. For Copper, obtaining this level of insurance coverage follows ... Read the full article
McGill and Partners adds Petersen to US Casualty team
9th November 2022
Specialist re/insurance broker McGill and Partners has appointed Casey Petersen Partner and Head of the US Casualty team. In his new role, Petersen will be responsible for building out and maintaining the US client base for large casualty; including general liability, workers compensation, auto liability, and umbrella/excess liability. Petersen has over 23 ... Read the full article
Aon acquires ERN to drive cat modeling & consultancy in LatAm
9th November 2022
Global professional services firm, Aon, has acquired ERN (Evaluación de Riesgos Naturales), a Mexico-based leader in risk assessment modeling. The acquisition will help drive and expand Aon’s catastrophe modeling and consultancy capabilities in Latin America. Founded in 1996, ERN has developed modeling capabilities that are specific to Latin America and backed by ... Read the full article
WTW welcomes new members to North America fac team
8th November 2022
Global advisory and broking solutions company, WTW, has appointed three new senior hires to its North America Facultative team. Ivan Breen has been appointed Head of North America Facultative, Chris Lynam as Head of Property, and Andy Murray as Head of Casualty. Breen is joining WTW from Canopius, where he operated as ... Read the full article
BRP losses worsen, but organic growth up 28%
8th November 2022
Independent insurance distribution firm BRP Group has reported a net loss of $46.7 million for the third quarter of 2022, worsening nearly twofold from the loss of $24.6 million that it reported for the same period last year. This includes an operating loss of $29.9 million, versus a loss of $6.9 ... Read the full article
McGill, Miller and Ardonagh join WBN
8th November 2022
McGill and Partners, Miller Insurance and Ardonagh Specialty Holdings (Bermuda) have become members of the Worldwide Broker Network (WBN). With these additions, the Network expands into the reinsurance and wholesale space. WBN also welcomes Unisure Group as an Employee Benefits sponsor, McAfee as an exclusive digital wellbeing partner, and the expansion of ... Read the full article
Marsh McLennan Agency acquires Focus Insurance
8th November 2022
Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, has announced the acquisition of Focus Insurance, a personal insurance brokerage firm based in Houston, Texas. All Focus employees, including Vice President at Focus Mickie Comiskey, will be joining Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA). Comiskey said, “Joining MMA is an opportunity for us to deliver even ... Read the full article
WTW brings Michael Holt back under its wing for new aerospace role
7th November 2022
WTW has said it has appointed Michael Holt to the role of associate director of client relationship management for aerospace. Holt is coming back into the WTW fold, re-joining the firm from McGill, where he served as Partner, Aviation and Aerospace since last February. Prior to McGill, Holt contributed to the growth ... Read the full article
WTW appoints Oliver Scarr to senior cargo role in Asia
7th November 2022
WTW has said that it is appointing Oliver Scarr to be its new head of cargo in Asia in its marine team within its corporate risk and broking business. The firm said in a statement that Scarr will be based in Singapore and report to Lewis Hart, head of marine Asia. ... Read the full article
Obsidian introduces PAR tool to be offered to MGAs, reinsurers & brokers
4th November 2022
Obsidian Insurance Group has announced the introduction of a Program Analytical Review (PAR) data analytics tool, that will be offered by Obsidian to its managing general agents (MGAs), reinsurers and reinsurance brokers. The level of detail and analysis that PAR provides will deliver keen insight into pricing, profitability, and loss trends ... Read the full article
Marsh McLennan Agency acquires Bradley Insurance
4th November 2022
Commercial insurance broker based in Tennessee, Bradley Insurance Agency, has been acquired by Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. According to the announcement, all Bradley Insurance employees will be joining MMA, including Kendall and Kevin Bradley who acquired the agency ... Read the full article
Canadian re/insurers turning to capital markets amid volatility: Aon
3rd November 2022
Analysts at Aon have reported that insurers and reinsurers in the Canadian market are increasingly to turning to the alternative capital markets to navigate challenging conditions. The broker notes that 2021 ended with positive results for the Canadian market, and profitable results for the global reinsurance market for the first time ... Read the full article
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