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Howden Group Holdings
DUAL UK introduces Credit Risk Insurance solution to sustain cross-border transactions
25th March 2026
DUAL UK, the underwriting arm of Howden Group Holdings, has launched a new Credit Risk Insurance (CRI) solution aimed at helping clients manage the challenges associated with cross-border trade and investment. As a specialist managing general agent within the insurance market, DUAL UK provides underwriting expertise across a range of products. ... Read the full article
Charlie Pool joins Howden Group Holdings as Head of Carbon Insurance
8th June 2023
Carbon market veteran, Charlie Pool, has joined Howden Group Holdings as Head of Carbon Insurance. An experienced name across the industry, Pool brings nearly two decades of expertise towards his new role. In 2016 he founded the company Stowga, an on-demand warehousing marketplace. As well as being the founder, Pool also served ... Read the full article
Howden, SMI & R-Cities launch joint global partnership to address urban climate change vulnerabilities
24th May 2023
International insurance group Howden Group Holdings, The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), and Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities) have announced a “first of its kind” top talent secondment programme that this year will place five insurance professionals into five cities’ leadership teams for three to six months each. According to the announcement, this ... Read the full article
Howden set to unify its business under one single management structure
16th May 2023
Howden has announced that it will unify its structure under a single global executive, with insurance broking, reinsurance broking and underwriting reporting directly to the company’s CEO, David Howden. The restructure will be effective from October 1, 2023, and the holding company and broking operations will rebrand under the Howden name ... Read the full article
Howden raises over £875m through debt, equity; names head of M&A
24th April 2023
Howden Group Holdings has raised over £875 million through debt and equity, with more than £1 billion available for investment in new initiatives, M&A, and talent. On March 24, Howden obtained a $500 million seven-year term loan from over 60 lenders, including more than 10 new lenders, and expanded its revolving ... Read the full article
Howden sees record organic growth, 60% rise in revenue for FY22
30th January 2023
Global re/insurance broker, Howden Group Holdings, has announced record organic growth of 19%, and a 60% rise in revenue to £1.84 billion for the year ended September 30th, 2022. Organic growth of 19% is in line with the previous year and is a result of new client wins and fresh talent ... Read the full article
Howden completes acquisition of TigerRisk
12th January 2023
Howden Group Holdings has completed the acquisition of TigerRisk Partners (now Howden Tiger), with the firm stating, "Together, we are the world's fourth largest global reinsurance broker." Howden also suggested that following the acquisition, it has created the world’s largest programme, MGA and binding authority capability, which it calls Howden Tiger ... Read the full article
Howden warns of ‘tipping point’ for reinsurance market ahead of 1/1
8th September 2022
Climate, conflict, and capital are uniting to create a "tipping point" for the global reinsurance market ahead of the key, January 1st, 2023, reinsurance renewals, according to re/insurance broker Howden. As the market prepares to meet once again in Monte Carlo after a COVID-19 induced hiatus, Howden has released its latest ... Read the full article
Howden RE and TigerRisk to launch $6bn global MGA business
6th September 2022
Howden RE and TigerRisk have announced the creation of Howden Tiger SabRE (SabRE), a new group combining their MGA operations and programme capabilities. SabRE will come into form following the completion of Howden Group Holdings’ (Howden) acquisition of TigerRisk, which is expected to close in Q1 2023, subject to regulatory approval. The ... Read the full article
Howden names Mary O’Connor CEO of new capital advisory arm
4th July 2022
Global insurance broker Howden has appointed Mary O'Connor as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its new capital, advisory and placement business for financial institutions and corporates, HowdenCAP. The new proposition has been launched in response to the changing needs of financial institutions and corporate clients, and will for the first time ... Read the full article
Howden Tiger will be a breath of fresh air in reinsurance: David Howden
10th June 2022
For re/insurance broking group Howden, the recently announced acquisition of TigerRisk Partners transforms its position in the reinsurance space, with the enlarged business set to challenge the status quo and empower talent, according to Howden Group's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), David Howden. Yesterday, Howden announced an agreement to create the ... Read the full article
Howden acquires TigerRisk, creating “much-needed” fourth global reinsurance broker
9th June 2022
Howden Group Holdings is set to enhance the scale and depth of its reinsurance and capital markets offering with the acquisition of broker, TigerRisk Partners. The deal, which remains subject to regulatory approvals, represents almost $400 million of combined reinsurance revenues and provides clients with access to 450 experts across over ... Read the full article
Howden invests into data and analytics capabilities
17th March 2022
Howden Group Holdings has made a strategic alignment of its digital, data and analytics capabilities by embedding them directly into the client-facing business areas in which they support. HX was launched in 2019 to develop key areas of the group’s digital, data and analytics platform delivery and accelerate the growth of ... Read the full article
Howden Group’s 2021 organic growth hits new high
20th January 2022
Howden Group Holdings has reported record organic growth of 19% for the full-year 2021, alongside a 48% rise in revenue to roughly £1.2 billion, and a 50% increase in EBITDA to £335 million. Organic growth of 19% marked a notable improvement on the 6% posted for 2020. While revenue of almost ... Read the full article
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