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Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $99B in Q3, With Economic Losses of $227B: Aon

Oct 21 2022 // Global natural disaster events to the end of Q3 2022 caused total economic losses estimated minimally at $227 billion – of which $99 billion was covered by public and private insurers, which means that insured losses...

People Moves: Aon Announces New Lineup for UK Commercial Risk Team; Zurich Appoints Seach as Group CUO, Succeeding Robinson

Oct 13 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Zurich Insurance. Aon Announces New Lineup for UK Commercial Risk Team A summary of these new hires follows here. Insurance broker Aon plc has...

People Moves: O’Leary Named CEO RSA Luxembourg; Northcourt Appoints Pool Re’s Butler as Nuclear Industry Adviser; Aon Taps WTW’s Dell’Aglio for Strategy & Tech Unit

Oct 12 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RSA Luxembourg; Northcourt (the MGA and underwriter of nuclear risks), and Aon. A summary of these new hires follows here. O’Leary Named CEO of RSA...

People Moves: IQUW Taps Carpenter’s Fisher as President; Consilium Snags 6 for Financial Lines From Ed Broking; Aon Commercial Risk Solutions Promotes 2 in EMEA

Oct 10 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at IQUW, Consilium, and Aon Commercial Risk Solutions in EMEA. A summary of these new hires and promotions follows here. IQUW Taps Former Carpenter Exec...

People Moves: Arch Ins. Int’l Names Lockton’s Stallard as Cargo U/W; Beazley Hires van Ommeren as Financial Lines U/W; Aon Reinsurance Taps Sompo’s Shedden for Analytics

Oct 6 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance International, Beazley, and Aon Reinsurance Solutions. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance Int’l Names...

Tool to Measure Workplace Mental Health Backed by 40 Corporate Partners (Including AXA, Aon)

Oct 4 2022 // A coalition of corporate, academic and nonprofit partners including Bank of America Corp. and insurer AXA SA has developed a tool that employers can use to measure and improve the mental health of their workers. The...

People Moves: Gallagher Hires Nexus’ Wright for Aerospace Practice; Aon Names Head of ESG Transaction Advisory Services; Sompo Int’l Taps Generali’s Chiurlo for Europe A&H

Sep 23 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Gallagher, Aon and Sompo International. A summary of these new hires follows here. Gallagher Hires Wright from Nexus for Aerospace Practice Gallagher has...

Gallagher Re Taps Aon’s Bowen as Chief Science Officer; Aon Names Jursa CEO of Commercial Risk, Czech Republic; Gridel Joins Howden M&A to Lead Europe Biz Devel

Sep 19 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Gallagher Re, Aon and Howden M&A. A summary of these new hires follows here. Gallagher Re Names Aon’s Bowen as Chief Science Officer Gallagher...

People Moves: MS Amlin’s Beazley Named CEO of SCOR UK, SCOR Syndicate; Aon Reinsurance Solutions Hires Goodman as UK President

Sep 14 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at SCOR and Aon Reinsurance Solutions. A summary of these new hires follows here. Former MS Amlin Exec Beazley Appointed CEO of SCOR UK, SCOR Syndicate SCOR...

Aon Launches Strategy and Technology Group, Aiming to Build Re/Insurer Resilience

Sep 8 2022 // Aon plc, the global professional services firm, has launched a Strategy and Technology Group (STG) to bring together a wide range of expertise and technology solutions — designed to help property & casualty and...

IICF Midwest Honors Accenture, Aon, and Zurich at Blazing the Trail Benefit

Sep 7 2022 // Founders of Chicago Apprentice Network headline benefit supporting regional nonprofits CHICAGO (Sept. 7, 2022) – The Midwest Division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit...

People Moves: BMS International Names Aon’s Gillett as CEO; Aon Taps WTW’s Bruce to Lead Climate Risk Consulting

Sep 6 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at brokers BMS and Aon. A summary of these new hires follows here. BMS Names Aon’s Gillett CEO of BMS International BMS, the independent specialty...

People Moves: TigerRisk Hires Aon’s Rosenberg for ILS Team; Gallagher Re Appoints Delacroix in France; BMS Re Taps Carpenter’s Torres-Ortíz for Caribbean Fac

Aug 31 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at TigerRisk, Gallagher Re and BMS Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. TigerRisk Hires Aon’s Rosenberg for ILS Team TigerRisk Partners LLC,...

People Moves: CNA Hardy Taps Zurich’s Crew, Chubb’s Devenish for Mgmt Liability; Aon Strengthens Capital Advisory Unit to Drive Legacy Reinsurance Growth

Aug 25 2022 // CNA Hardy Taps Zurich’s Crew, Chubb’s Devenish for Management Liability Team CNA Hardy has appointed Edward Crew as senior technical underwriter, and Oliver Devenish, as underwriter, to the London/Lloyd’s...

People Moves: AXA XL New Heads of E&S Property, Middle-Market; Aon Chief Innovation Hire

Jul 29 2022 // AXA XL promotes Chris Lee to Head of E&S property; Mathew Waters to Lead Middle Market AXA XL has promoted Christopher Lee to lead its excess & surplus property insurance business. Based in New York, he reports to...

Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $39B During H1 2022, 18% More Than Average: Aon

Jul 27 2022 // Insured losses from global natural disaster events were estimated at $39 billion during the first half of 2022, 18% higher than the 21st century average of $33 billion, driven by persistent severe convective storm (SCS)...

People Moves: AXA XL Names Ensurance’s Burgess as U/W, Construction, UK & Lloyd’s; Aon strengthens M&A and Transaction Team With 3 Hires

Jul 25 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL and Aon. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Names Ensurance’s Burgess as Sr. U/W, Construction, UK & Lloyd’s AXA XL...

People Moves: Beazley Chair to Step Down; Miller Forms Farms & Estates Team With 2 Hires From Aon; AXA XL Names HDI’s White as Senior PI Underwriter

Jul 21 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details board changes at Beazley and appointments at Miller and AXA XL. A summary of these new hires follows here. Beazley’s Chair Roberts to Step Down Beazley plc announced...

People Moves: Aon Adds 3 to M&A; Shing Heads AXA XL International Casualty; UIB Marine Welcomes Waller

Jul 14 2022 // Aon Adds 3 to M&A and Transaction Practice in the UK Global broker Aon has strengthened its Mergers & Acquisitions and Transaction Solutions team in the UK with the appointments of Sam Bridges, Tanya Hickson, and...

Midyear Prop-Cat Reinsurance Capacity Down For First Time in Decades: Aon

Jul 5 2022 // For the first time since the devastating U.S. hurricanes of 2004 and 2005, property-catastrophe capacity contracted during the June/July reinsurance renewal period, Aon said in a recently released report. While the...