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Howden Tiger Fac appoints Sandy Warne to lead Terrorism & Political Violence division

5th May 2023

Howden Tiger Fac, a broking division of Howden Tiger, has appointed Sandy Warne as the head of its Terrorism & Political Violence division. With more than 20 years of experience in the industry, Warne has previously held various roles specializing in Terrorism & Political Violence with companies such as Munich Re ... Read the full article

Howden Tiger names Ruff to lead Legacy team

23rd March 2023

Seth Ruff, Head of Structured Reinsurance at Howden Tiger, the reinsurance arm of international re/insurance broker Howden Broking Group, has assumed the additional role of Head of Legacy. Furthermore, the Legacy and Investment Banking divisions have come under common management, reporting to Jarad Madea, CEO, Howden Tiger Capital Markets & Advisory ... Read the full article

Howden Tiger hires Jani to lead treaty reinsurance team in Middle East, Africa & India

8th March 2023

Howden Tiger, the reinsurance arm of international re/insurance broker Howden, has appointed Minesh Jani to lead its Treaty Reinsurance team in the Middle East, Africa & India region. In the role, Jani will hold responsibility for growing Howden Tiger’s international platform within the Middle East, Africa & India, with a particular ... Read the full article

Howden Tiger appoints Smith and Walsh to Casualty division

7th February 2023

Howden Tiger, the reinsurance arm of international re/insurance broker Howden Broking Group, has announced the appointment of Garrick Smith and Jim Walsh as Senior Brokers to its Casualty division. Based in North Carolina, Smith will focus on the Casualty and E&S Casualty space, while Walsh, based in Stamford, CT will focus ... Read the full article

Howden Tiger announces creation of new broking division, Howden Tiger Fac

23rd January 2023

Howden Tiger has announced the creation of a new broking division, Howden Tiger Fac, which merges Facultative, Consortia, Facilities expertise and Specialty Reinsurance capabilities from across the newly combined business. Gordon Craig, who has been named President of Howden Tiger Fac, will lead the new division in London. Howden Tiger states that ... 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 names Ivo Gugolz CEO for Reinsurance, Switzerland

6th December 2022

International insurance broker Howden has hired Ivo Gugolz from Aon, as its Chief Executive Officer for Reinsurance in Switzerland, to be effective April 1st 2023. According to the broker, Gugolz appointment signals a further European focus for Howden in reinsurance, as with this senior hire the company has secured a well-known ... Read the full article

Howden & Fidelis study shows ESG ratings lead to improved underwriting

2nd December 2022

A joint study between international insurance broker, Howden and leading specialty insurer and reinsurer, Fidelis, shows that higher ESG ratings lead to better underwriting performance. The study of loss ratios across 30,000 policies from both Howden and Fidelis’ datasets, comprising a premium value of around $9 billion against third party ESG ... Read the full article

Howden Re sets up new L&H reinsurance division, names leaders

24th October 2022

Howden RE, the reinsurance arm of international insurance intermediary, Howden Group, has announced the establishment of a new Disability, Life & Health Reinsurance division. Richard Vuurman, Theo Lutgendorff and Thomas Trompert have been appointed to set up and lead the new division, effective 1 October 2022. Based in the Netherlands and reporting ... Read the full article

Howden Re hires Tan from Aon as Director, ASEAN Treaty & Retro

5th October 2022

Howden Re, the reinsurance arm of the global broking group, has hired Doreen Tan from Aon Reinsurance Solutions Asia as Director, ASEAN Treaty / Retrocession, based in Singapore and reporting to Stephen Warwick, Head of Treaty for Asia Pacific. In her new role, Tan takes on responsibility for servicing clients and ... 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 RE hires Carsten Thienel to establish reinsurance operations in Germany

26th July 2022

Howden RE has announced the appointment of Carsten Thienel as Head of Treaty Reinsurance, Germany. Thienel will establish Howden RE’s operations in the country, via a new office in Hamburg, enabling it to better service German and international reinsurance buyers. With over 30 years of experience in international reinsurance, ... 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 Re recruits Matt Beard as President of Global Programs

10th June 2022

Howden Insurance Brokers Limited has appointed Matt Beard as Managing Director and President of Global Programs at its reinsurance broking arm, Howden Re. The hire follows news that Howden is planning to acquire TigerRisk Partners in a $400 million deal as it looks to create a “much-needed” fourth global reinsurance ... Read the full article