JLT News

JLT Specialty USA Appoints Turner as Vice President in New York

JLT Specialty USA has appointed David Turner as vice president in its Financial Institutions Practice in New York. The firm is a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. (JLT), a specialty-focused provider of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits …

Western Growers Partners with JLT

Western Growers Insurance Services has formed an alliance with JLT Specialty USA. The alliance provides Western Growers the ability to offer agribusiness and food clients access to global insurance carriers. Additionally, Western Growers and JLT collaborated to create a cargo …

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Appoints Viswanathan as CEO, UK Employee Benefits

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc announced the appointment of Bala Viswanathan as CEO of JLT’s UK Employee Benefits business, subject to the necessary regulatory approval. Viswanathan succeeds Duncan Howorth, who has decided to retire for personal reasons. Viswanathan joined JLT …

JLT Acquires South Africa’s Eikos Risk Applications

Jardine Lloyd Thompson has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the shares of South Africa-based Eikos Risk Applications (ERA) from Eikos Holdings (Pty) Ltd., part of the Eikos Group. ERA provides specialist marine, transportation and logistics risk consulting and broking …

JLT Employee Benefits to Buy Corporate Unit of Close Brothers Asset Mgmt

JLT Employee Benefits has agreed to acquire the corporate business of Close Brothers Asset Management Limited for an undisclosed value. JLT EB said the deal will boost its client portfolio and strengthen its market share in pension administration, investment consulting …

JLT Risk Solutions Hires 2 Execs for Credit, Political & Security Risks, M&A Division

JLT Risk Solutions AB, a member of the Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, has appointed Magnus Toftgård and Magnus Lindgren to strengthen the Credit, Political and Security Risks (CPS) and M&A Insurance (M&A) division, based in Stockholm. Magnus Toftgård joins …

Jardine Lloyd Sues Rival Howden Over Mass Resignation in Singapore

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc sued Howden Insurance Brokers in a bid to thwart plans by the rival to poach 17 of its Singapore staff. The broking arm of Hyperion Insurance Group, headhunter Huntington Search Partners Pte, JLT Singapore Managing …

JLT Australia Deploys NetSuite Cloud Solution to Run Entire Business Life Cycle

Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) Australia, a subsidiary of the London-based insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits firm, has deployed NetSuite OpenAir cloud professional services automation (PSA) solution to run the entire business life cycle of its consulting practice, according to a …

JLT’s Thistle Insurance Appoints Williams as Managing Director, Robinson as COO

Thistle Insurance Services Limited, part of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, the UK-based provider of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits-related advice, brokerage and associated services, announced two key appointments to its executive board. Paul Williams has been appointed managing director …

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Appoints Rozes as Group Finance Director

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, a global provider of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits-related advice, brokerage and associated services, announced it is appointing Charlie Rozes as group finance director, to succeed Mike Reynolds. JLT announced in August 2014 that Reynolds …