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Marsh & JLT fully integrate Indonesian operations
5th February 2020
Another next step in the continued integration of JLT and Marsh has now completed, with PT Jardine Lloyd Thompson Indonesia now fully merged into PT Marsh Indonesia, effective February 3rd, 2020. The integration expands Marsh in the region by combining the strength and expertise of the two firms into one brokerage. ... Read the full article
Hyperion & JLT reach confidential settlement
22nd January 2020
A statement from international insurance broking groups Hyperion and JLT announced today that the pair have reached a settlement following a legal process which centred on the hiring of 47 staff from JLT Specialty to Hyperion. JLT started legal proceedings in the summer of last year after the broker accused Hyperion ... 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
JLT staff exits are “not a crisis,” says MMC’s Dan Glaser
17th September 2019
The series of staff defections at Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) following its acquisition by Marsh & McLennan (MMC) earlier this year is “not a crisis,” company CEO Dan Glaser has told the Financial Times (FT). Speaking in an interview with the publication, Glaser said that voluntary employee turnover at JLT since ... Read the full article
Lockton Re adds Simon Mills & Fraser Howard to London office
5th September 2019
Lockton Re, the reinsurance division of broker Lockton, has hired Simon Mills and Fraser Howard, previously of JLT, as part of its global healthcare reinsurance expansion. The pair will be based in London, and will be seeking to support collaboration across the reinsurance broker's international network to further develop a seamless ... Read the full article
Gallagher completes takeover of JLT’s aerospace business
3rd June 2019
Global insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the completion of its acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc’s (JLT) global aerospace operations. The transaction, which was first announced in March 2019, is expected to significantly expand Gallagher’s existing aerospace team. The broker’s global aerospace operations now includes offices ... Read the full article
Aon adds JLT’s Dave Barratt to its UK Risk Settlement team
2nd May 2019
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has appointed JLT's Dave Barratt as a Senior Consultant within its UK Risk Settlement team. Barratt joins after spending 13 years with rival broker JLT, where he was an experienced defined benefits settlement consultant within JLT Employee Benefits. Throughout his career, Barratt has advised numerous trustees and ... Read the full article
Marsh & McLennan finalises JLT acquisition
1st April 2019
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) has announced the completion of its acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT) for $5.6 billion in fully diluted equity value. The deal, first announced in September 2018, is expected to boost MMC’s position in insurance and reinsurance broking, health and retirement. It will ... Read the full article
European Commission clears Marsh-JLT takeover
25th March 2019
The previously-announced acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) by Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) has been approved by the European Commission. The Commission examined the proposed deal’s effect on competition in markets where the two companies' activities overlap. This includes the supply of insurance broking services for specialty sectors - such as ... Read the full article
JLT’s Howett to become Marsh Ireland CEO; Grogan made Exec Chairman
5th March 2019
The Managing Director of JLT Ireland Patrick Howett is to become the Chief Executive Officer of Marsh Ireland upon the completion of Marsh & McLennan Companies’ previously-announced $5.6 billion acquisition of JLT Group. Meanwhile, Joe Grogan has been appointed Executive Chairman of Marsh Ireland. Both Howett and Grogan will be based in ... Read the full article
JLT & Allianz partner on corporate reputation cover for SMEs
28th February 2019
JLT Specialty and Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) have partnered on the launch of a new corporate reputation insurance product targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. Reputation Protect Plus provides coverage against the loss of net operating profit from a reputational crisis combined with a crisis ... Read the full article
Further rate strengthening expected in U.S. commercial auto sector: JLT Re
5th February 2019
JLT Re (North America), a division of the reinsurance arm of global brokerage JLT Group, is anticipating further rate strengthening in the U.S. commercial auto sector in 2019 and through 2020. The broker recently published its Commercial Auto Market Briefing, a new report which analyses both accident frequency and severity, corrective ... Read the full article
MMC names Portalatin Vice Chair, Ferland becomes Mercer CEO
17th January 2019
In the wake of its $5.6 billion acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) Group, broking and advisory giant Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) has announced the appointment of Martine Ferland as President and Chief Executive Officer of its global consulting subsidiary Mercer, effective 1 March 2019. Ferland replaces Julio Portalatin, who served ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter restructures to accommodate JLT Re teams
17th January 2019
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has announced the establishment of a new Global Capital Solutions Group that will be led by the firm's Vice Chairman, David Priebe. At the same time, the firm has revealed a series of new appointments, all in relation to the acquisition of JLT Group by its ... Read the full article
London marine energy market “chaotic” but hardening: JLT
15th January 2019
The London marine energy re/insurance market continues to exhibit “chaotic and undisciplined” underwriting practices but finally seems to be emerging from a prolonged period of softening rates, according to analysts at JLT. The firm’s latest quarterly energy report observed that the predominately younger workforce in the London and Lloyd’s markets has ... Read the full article
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