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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.
Ample property cat reinsurance capacity available as order returned at mid-year renewals: Aon
29th June 2023
A sense of order returned to reinsurance renewals at the mid-year, helped by the catastrophe reinsurance market finding a new equilibrium with ample capacity available for property cat risks, according to insurance and reinsurance broker Aon. The broker's June and July 2023 Reinsurance Market Dynamics report dissects the mid-year renewals season, ... Read the full article
IRL becomes first ever InsurTech-focused broker to enter the Lloyd’s market
23rd June 2023
Innovative Risk Labs (IRL), a leading InsurTech specialist dedicated to launching, incubating and supporting start-ups in the insurance technology space, has secured a license to operate within the Lloyd’s market. This “ground-breaking achievement” makes IRL the only exclusive InsurTech-focused broker permitted to conduct trade within the Lloyd's market. Under the leadership of ... Read the full article
Marsh McLennan to help Ukraine access global insurance market
22nd June 2023
Re/insurance brokerage, Marsh McLennan, has announced it will work with the Ukrainian government to help it unlock access to the global insurance market. As part of the support, the broker said it will provide services on a pro-bono basis to design and deliver a risk data platform that will allow insurers ... Read the full article
Lockton names Mark Drummond-Brady as Advisor to Senior International Leadership Team
22nd June 2023
Global insurance broker Lockton has announced the appointment of Mark Drummond-Brady as Advisor to the Senior International Leadership Team, effective July 1, 2023. Drummond-Brady, a highly experienced insurance industry veteran with over 40 years of expertise, will provide valuable advice and counsel to support Lockton's ongoing growth plans. Drummond-Brady's career in the ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter hires Howden’s Vincenzo Cacia as CEO of Italy
20th June 2023
Guy Carpenter, the global risk and reinsurance specialist and a business of Marsh McLennan, has announced the appointment of Vincenzo Cacia as its next CEO of Italy. The company has also announced key appointments in Italy to further strengthen its position in the region. Cacia will be based in Milan, and ... Read the full article
Consistently high ROEs needed to attract fresh reinsurance capital: Lot, Swiss Re
16th June 2023
A positive track record of a high return on equity (ROE) is needed to attract fresh capital to the reinsurance industry, despite the substantially higher pricing seen throughout the year, according to Gianfranco Lot, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of P&C Re at global reinsurance giant Swiss Re. Pricing in the reinsurance ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter confirms Warwick’s hire as Head of GC Access Asia Pacific
9th June 2023
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has confirmed Steve Warwick's hire as Head of GC Access Asia Pacific. We previously reported Warwick's appointment earlier this month. GC Access is the firm's MGA Solutions Specialty Practice, working with expertise, analytical capabilities, global reach and a broad network of re/insurance relationships to efficiently match MGAs ... Read the full article
Miller names Nick Lockyer Chairman of Direct Marine
8th June 2023
Specialist re/insurance broker Miller has appointed Nick Lockyer to the newly formed role of Chairman of Direct Marine, working in collaboration with Andrew Challacombe in his role as Chairman of Marine. Lockyer most recently served as the joint Managing Director of Marine at Marsh, having been joint Managing Director and Joint ... Read the full article
Climate Resilient Development Bond proposed by Guy Carpenter
8th June 2023
Guy Carpenter, in collaboration with Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer from Queen Mary University of London, has announced the proposal of a Climate Resilient Development Bond (CRD Bond), a new re/insurance structure designed to address climate risk at scale. In a recently published briefing document, the reinsurance broker outlines a CRD Bond structure, ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter hires former SCOR CEO Rousseau as CEO EMEA and Global Capital Solutions
7th June 2023
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has announced a senior hire this morning, taking former SCOR CEO Laurent Rousseau to fill a newly created position of Guy Carpenter CEO of EMEA and Global Capital Solutions. Laurent Rousseau will join Guy Carpenter on September 4th and report to Dean Klisura, Guy Carpenter President and ... Read the full article
Lockton Re hires Cunningham from Liberty to lead NA Property Fac
5th June 2023
Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of the world’s largest privately held independent insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Gregg Cunningham as a Senior Broker and its new North American Property Facultative Leader. Cunningham will be based in New York and will be reporting to Rob McNamara, Senior Broker and North ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re names Linda Johnson as Vice Chairperson for North America
1st June 2023
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re appointed Linda Johnson as Vice Chairperson for its North American team, effective immediately. In her new role, Johnson will be responsible for generating new business opportunities for large casualty and structured reinsurance solutions across North America, with a particular focus on the regions of New York ... Read the full article
Miller appoints Lockton International’s Craig McCoig-Lees as part of Asia reinsurance expansion
1st June 2023
Specialist re/insurance broker Miller has appointed Craig McCoig-Lees as a Treaty and Facultative Casualty and Financial Lines specialist broker. In his new role, McCoig-Lees will support the continuing build out of Miller’s Facultative and Treaty reinsurance offering in Asia, with a particular focus on Casualty and Financial lines. The broker has confirmed ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re names new CEO for China & Hong Kong, and Head of Beijing
31st May 2023
Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has made senior appointments in China, with a new CEO for the Mainland China and Hong Kong business, as it hired Jia Lou from rival Guy Carpenter to take on the role. Jia Lou is a well-known figure in the China insurance and reinsurance marketplace, and has ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter acquiring Israel reinsurance broker Re Solutions
30th May 2023
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh McLennan, is set to acquire the leading independent operator in its field in Israel, a brokerage named Re Solutions. Re Solutions was founded in 2010 and has been Guy Carpenter’s correspondent broker in Israel since 2011, meaning this acquisition builds on a strong ... Read the full article
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