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Howden Re is the global reinsurance broking division of the Howden Group, one of the largest insurance intermediaries in the world.
Operating as a global reinsurance, risk, capital and strategic advisory, Howden Re works with the world’s largest insurers to design, structure, arrange and place complex reinsurance programs.
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Howden Tiger makes additions to Cyber Reinsurance division
17th July 2023
Howden Tiger has made two new appointments within its Cyber Reinsurance division, naming Toby Lampier as Executive Director, and Cecilia Assmundson as Divisional Director. Lampier joins Howden Tiger from Aon, where he spent almost a decade, most recently serving as Head of Broking Strategy & Markets - Cyber Reinsurance. Before this, he ... Read the full article
Reinsurance capital beginning to recover: Flandro, Howden Tiger
5th June 2023
David Flandro, the Head of Industry Analysis & Strategic Advisory at re/insurance broker Howden Tiger, has noted early signs of recovery in the market after capacity was largely impaired last year. During a briefing on reinsurance trends held on June 1st, Flandro noted it hasn't fully undergone a change yet, but ... Read the full article
Reinsurance capital is rising again: Howden
2nd June 2023
Amidst a changing market, reinsurance capital is rising again as events that caused its decline through last year start to slowly reverse, Howden Tiger stated in a recent report. A number of global factors are reshaping the reinsurance market landscape. Financial market volatility, inflation and geopolitical tensions, as well as recent ... Read the full article
Property-cat rates up 33%, index hits record high at June 1: Howden Tiger
1st June 2023
Howden Tiger reports a significant increase in reinsurance rates, with risk-adjusted property-catastrophe pricing up 33% on average at June 1 renewals, reaching its highest level since inception. The rate increase fell within the range of 25% to 40%, with variations depending on the specific layer. This follows a 25% increase ... Read the full article
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
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