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News on Guy Carpenter’s activities in reinsurance and insurance-linked securities markets, as a broker, originator, adviser and structurer of reinsurance risk transfer transactions.
“Asymmetrical” renewal reflects ample capital supply: Guy Carpenter
3rd January 2020
Levels of available reinsurance capital continued to exceed demand at the January 1, 2020 renewals, according to analysts at Guy Carpenter, meaning rate increases only materialised in the most constrained areas of the market. The reinsurance broker said that the loss environment and shifting views of risk had been crucial factors ... Read the full article
Patrick Schepens to take over as CEO of the Benelux region, Guy Carpenter
24th December 2019
Global reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has announced the appointment of Patrick Schepens as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Benelux region, effective April 2020. In his new role, Schepens will be based in Brussels and will take responsibility for all of the company's activities in the Benelux region. At the same ... Read the full article
Carlos Rivera named CEO of Marsh’s LatAm Fac division
6th December 2019
Carpenter Marsh Fac, Marsh and Guy Carpenter's Latin American facultative reinsurance intermediary, has announced the appointment of Carlos Rivera as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), based in Bogota, Colombia. In his new role, Rivera will report to Dean Klisura, President, Global Placement and Advisory Services, Marsh and Ricardo Brockmann, CEO of Marsh ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter & Victor target enhanced US public entity offering
5th December 2019
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh & McLennan, has announced that Victor US, which is the US business of affiliate Victor, is to offer Guy Carpenter clients who are members of US public entity insurance pools with a range of property and casualty (P&C) solutions not traditionally offered ... Read the full article
Consider parametric solutions for the more intangible losses: GC’s Franco
22nd November 2019
While parametric insurance solutions provide rapid payout post-event, offering welcomed transactional speed and transparency, risk transfer mechanisms that are structured this way might be best-suited to covering direct and well-defined physical damage, according to Guillermo Franco, Global Head of Cat Risk Research at reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter. Under a parametric insurance ... Read the full article
Aon’s Johnston & Komposch join Guy Carpenter, Bermuda
12th November 2019
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has appointed Robert Johnston as Chairman of its Bermuda operations, and Peter Komposch as Head of Casualty and Specialty, Bermuda. The appointments are effective immediately and both Johnston and Komposch join Guy Carpenter from rival brokerage Aon. Johnston brings almost two ... Read the full article
Michael Sevi named as Global Counsel for Guy Carpenter
6th November 2019
Marsh & McLennan has announced the appointment of Michael Sevi as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of its reinsurance broking subsidiary, Guy Carpenter. Sevi will succeed Michael Borik, who has served as General Counsel of Guy Carpenter for the past four years. Going forward, Borik will move into a joint business ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter results boost Marsh & McLennan growth in Q3
29th October 2019
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC), has reported 13% revenue growth and 5% underlying revenue growth in the third quarter of 2019, supported by a strong performance from its reinsurance broking subsidiary, Guy Carpenter. Consolidated revenue came to $4.0 billion in Q3, an increase of 13% compared with the same period ... Read the full article
Market competition demands distinctive strategies: John Trace, Guy Carpenter
23rd October 2019
With competition and change still the defining factors in today’s market, re/insurers must carve out “distinctive strategies” to maximise their potential for success, according to John Trace, CEO, North America, at Guy Carpenter. Commenting of the broker’s annual review of property and casualty (P&C) results, Trace noted that new sources of ... Read the full article
TRIPRA uncertainty may impact re/insurance availability: Metropoulos, Guy Carpenter
21st October 2019
Uncertainty regarding the future of the US Terrorism Risk Insurance Protection and Reauthorization Act (TRIPRA) may impact the “nature and availability" of re/insurance coverage, according to Emil Metropoulos, Terrorism Center of Excellence Practice Leader at Guy Carpenter. Metropoulos does not foresee major resistance to a reauthorisation of TRIPRA, which is currently ... Read the full article
Reinsurance leaders reflect on Industry 4.0 readiness at Baden-Baden
21st October 2019
At a symposium hosted by reinsurance brokerage Guy Carpenter at this year’s Baden-Baden conference, senior re/insurance figures provided a range of insights into the industry’s readiness to adapt and harness the benefits inherent to the tech-driven Industry 4.0. With the needs of clients in constant flux and business efficiency and interconnectedness ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter appoints Samengo-Turner as Global Facultative Leader
17th October 2019
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has announced the appointment of Dominic Samengo-Turner as Global Facultative Leader, while Simon Delchar takes over as Head of Marsh JLT Specialty, Asia. Samengo-Turner will relocate to London and will report to John Trace, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), North America, ... Read the full article
Shift in risk curve inevitable, mitigation vital: Mowery, Guy Carpenter
11th October 2019
There are things that governments, insurers, reinsurers and policyholders can do to significantly mitigate losses as the risk curve continues to shift, according to Lara Mowery, Head of Global Property Practice at reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter. Speaking during a panel session yesterday at the ILS Bermuda Convergence 2019 conference, Mowery underlined ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter names Guerriero Interim Head of International Fac
7th October 2019
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has announced the appointment of Frank Guerriero as Interim Head of International Facultative Operations. Guerriero succeeds Paul Summers who has left the firm to pursue other opportunities. In his new role, he will report to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), International, Guy Carpenter, James Nash. Guerriero has been with ... Read the full article
Reinsurers remain “strongly positioned” in shifting risk landscape: Guy Carpenter
2nd October 2019
The reinsurance market remains “strongly positioned” to support insurers even as the risk landscape continues to undergo rapid change, according to a new report from Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance arm of Marsh. Guy Carpenter observed that the risks at the top of re/insurers’ agendas have shifted from largely economic concerns 10 ... Read the full article