facultative reinsurance News

Lloyd’s Broker Ed Taps Ulhaq from RFIB to Expand Int’l Facultative Reinsurance Offering

Ed, the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced the appointment of Assad Ulhaq as senior broker and producer with immediate effect. In this role Ulhaq will focus on international property facultative reinsurance, primarily in Europe, the Middle East and …

Guy Carpenter Names Lawrence from Willis Towers Watson as Head of GC Fac UK

Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance brokerage division of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the appointment of Henry Lawrence as a managing director, GC Fac UK, effective August 17. Lawrence will be responsible for the U.S. region at GC Fac …

Sirius Expands Facultative Cover, Tapping Underwriters from Asia Capital Re

Bermuda-based Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd. announced it is expanding its facultative product offerings in the Asian region to better service its clients, beginning in early 2020. Through its office in Singapore, Sirius Group will onboard a team of key …

Guy Carpenter Names Samengo-Turner as Global Facultative Leader

Guy Carpenter & Co., a reinsurance broker and subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the appointment of Dominic Samengo-Turner as global facultative leader. At the same time, insurance broker Marsh has appointed Simon Delchar as head of Marsh JLT …

Guy Carpenter Names Guerriero as Interim Head of International Facultative Operations

Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance broker and wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced that Frank Guerriero has been appointed as interim head of International Facultative Operations, reporting to James Nash, CEO, International, Guy Carpenter. Guerriero takes …

Marsh, Guy Carpenter and JLT to Merge Latin America Facultative Reinsurance Units

Marsh and Guy Carpenter, both wholly owned subsidiaries of Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC), announced that, subject to regulatory approvals, they would combine their Latin American facultative reinsurance operations with those of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT), which was acquired …

Markel India Is Now Open for Business, Providing Specialist Facultative Reinsurance

Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer and reinsurer, announced that its Mumbai office is now open and actively writing business. Markel said it provides specialist facultative reinsurance to local Indian insurers, in a broad range of commercial classes including marine, …

Willis Towers Watson Strengthens Facultative Reinsurance Team in France

Willis Towers Watson announced it has reinforced its existing facultative reinsurance business in France by strengthening and growing its Paris-based team. The global advisory, broking, and solutions company has strengthened its proposition by creating an independent and dedicated team of …

JLT FAC Taps RSA’s Melbourne as Producer; Carpenter’s Vitale as Head of Casualty

JLT FAC, part of JLT Re, a global provider of reinsurance broking and consultancy, has appointed two senior executives in London and its U.S. team. In London, Nikki Melbourne will join the firm as partner. She joins from RSA where …

Qatar Re to Stop Writing, Renewing Facultative Business in Dubai

Qatar Reinsurance Co. Ltd. (Qatar Re) has announced it will suspend the writing of all new and renewing facultative business from its branch office in the Dubai International Financial Centre. However, facultative coverage will continue to be provided by the …