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Howden Capital Markets & Advisory
Howden Capital Markets & Advisory establishes German entity
9th April 2026
Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA), Howden’s specialist risk, capital and strategic advisory business, is continuing its expansion across Continental Europe with the establishment of a German entity. Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (EU) GmbH has been granted a licence as an investment firm by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority ... Read the full article
Catastrophe bonds continued shift into mainstream reinsurance at 1.1: Howden
17th February 2026
Through 2025 and into the January 1, 2026 reinsurance renewals, catastrophe bonds firmly established themselves as a core component of clients’ risk management frameworks, according to Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA). HCMA noted that catastrophe bond issuance reached record levels in 2025, with volumes approximately 45% higher compared to 2024, ... Read the full article
Howden advises K2 on launch of Lloyd’s Syndicate 1954
24th December 2025
Howden Capital Markets & Advisory and Howden Capital Solutions will serve as financial advisors to MGA platform K2 Insurance Services as it launches Syndicate 1954 for the 2026 YOA, in partnership with Dale Underwriting Partners, the trading name of Dale Managing Agency Limited’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1729. Last month, Dale Underwriting ... Read the full article
Philipp Kusche named Chairman of Howden Capital Markets & Advisory Europe in expanded role
16th January 2025
Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA), the capital markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS) arm of the re/insurance broker, has announced that Philipp Kusche will expand his role as Global Head of ILS to include Chairman of HCMA Europe. In this expanded role, Kusche will further support both global and local expertise ... Read the full article
Private equity plays a significant role in current M&A landscape: Howden’s Madea
10th September 2024
In a recent interview with Reinsurance News, Jarad Madea, CEO, Howden Capital Markets & Advisory, discussed what the underlying drivers of the hard market conditions are, and how they are currently impacting the insurance sector, as well as how organisations have responded to them. Madea stated that the hard market conditions ... Read the full article
Howden Capital Markets & Advisory adds Des Potter as an Independent Non-Exec, UK
30th August 2024
Howden Capital Markets & Advisory, the re/insurance broker's capital markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS) arm, has strengthened its team by appointing Des Potter as an Independent Non-Executive Director in the UK. Potter has over four decades of experience in reinsurance broking, investment banking, and corporate finance having served in roles at ... Read the full article
Pool Re selects Aon Securities & Howden Capital Markets for ILS advisory contract
22nd August 2024
Pool Re, a UK terrorism reinsurer, announces that following a competitive tender process, it has selected Aon Securities Limited and Howden Capital Markets and Advisory for an insurance-linked securities (ILS) advisory contract. Previously, Pool Re has secured reinsurance protection through catastrophe bonds, successfully raising a total of £175 million in ILS ... Read the full article
Howden (HCMA) expands European team, names Sébastien Bamsey as Managing Director
27th June 2024
Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA), the risk, capital and strategic advisory arm of the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has appointed Sébastien Bamsey as Managing Director, based in London office, effective 15th July. This appointment is in line with the company’s planned expansion of its European team as it ... Read the full article
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