Latest March JLT Headlines

All the headlines from our March JLT Topic Page, ordered by recency.

JLT Specialty USA Appoints Levitt as Executive Vice President in New York

May 23 2017 // JLT Specialty USA, a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. (JLT), has appointed Gabe Levitt as executive vice president. Based in New York, Levitt will join JLT’s New York office and focus on servicing...

Kaloudis Joins JLT Specialty USA Team for Restructuring Clients

May 22 2017 // JLT Specialty USA announced the appointment of attorney Denise Kaloudis as senior vice president. Based in New York, Kaloudis will work with JLT’s Special Situations Group (SSG) to assist the restructuring community...

Messenger Moving to JLT Re as Executive Vice President

May 18 2017 // JLT Re (North America) Inc. has appointed Greg Messenger as executive vice president in Chicago where he will focus on the development of JLT Re’s regional, mutual, and national global practices. He joins JLT Re with...

JLT Re Appoints Lockton’s Barden and Warner to Aviation Team

May 17 2017 // JLT Re, the London-based reinsurance broker and consultant, has appointed Graham Barden and Jon Warner as partners in its aviation team. Barden has over 40 years of experience in the aviation market having worked in both...

People – East

May 15 2017 // Eastern Insurance Group, a Natick, Mass.-headquartered subsidiary of Eastern Bank, has hired William F. Gross as executive vice president of commercial lines. Gross, who works out of the Natick office, brings more than 17...

JLT Specialty Names Nichols as Senior Vice President

May 8 2017 // JLT Specialty USA, a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, announced the appointment of Grant Nichols as senior vice president. Based in Philadelphia, Nichols will focus on brokering complex environmental...

RIMS 2017: Why Cyber Should Be Treated as Standalone Insurance

Apr 24 2017 // Treating cyber risk as a standalone insurance market holds the promise of unlocking the potential for meaningful coverage for both insurers and buyers, according to a new report by JLT Re and JLT Specialty...

JLT Specialty USA Hires Beecher Carlson’s Nolan in Massachusetts

Apr 24 2017 // JLT Specialty USA, a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. (JLT), has appointed Molly Nolan as senior vice president. Nolan comes to JLT with more than 20 years’ experience in providing insurance...

Aon, JLT, Marsh, UIB, Willis Investigated by UK Regulator over Aviation Broking

Apr 21 2017 // Britain’s financial watchdog is investigating five insurance brokers over information-sharing on aviation insurance, the companies said, in one of the first cases of its kind by the watchdog. Aon, Jardine Lloyd...

People – West

Apr 17 2017 // Kristin S. Palmer has been named senior vice president and head of communications at the Insurance Information Institute. Palmer previously was vice president of media relations for the AARP. Prior to that, Palmer was the...

JLT Specialty Names Shiels Senior Vice President in California

Apr 6 2017 // JLT Specialty USA has named Gavin Shiels senior vice president. Shiels will be based in San Francisco, where his primary focus will be on client development within JLT’s real estate practice. Shiels has more than a...

JLT Re Partners with KatRisk to Expand Modeling Capability in Canada

Mar 22 2017 // JLT Re, the London-based reinsurance broker and consultancy, has combined forces with flood modeling company, KatRisk, to enhance its flood risk modeling capabilities for clients across Canada. Berkeley, Calif.-based...

People

Feb 20 2017 // U.S. Risk, a global property/casualty wholesaler and managing general agency based in Dallas, named Wayne H. Carter III as president of U.S. Risk Underwriters Inc., its programs group. Carter assumes senior level...

Business Moves

Feb 20 2017 // Markel, SureTec Markel Corp. has agreed to acquire surety firm SureTec for approximately $250 million, inclusive of a three-year earn out. SureTec is one of the largest privately owned surety companies in the U.S....

Moussaid Named Senior VP in JLT Speciality’s Dallas Office

Feb 6 2017 // JLT Specialty USA, a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. (JLT), has appointed Robert Moussaid as senior vice president focused on the power sector. He is based in Dallas. Moussaid comes to JLT with more...

People

Feb 6 2017 // Hub International Northeast (Hub Northeast), a subsidiary of Hub International Limited, has promoted executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), Michael Sabanos, to the newly created position of chief...

JLT Re Appoints Pang as Philippines Managing Director

Feb 1 2017 // JLT Re, the global provider of reinsurance broking and consultancy, announced the appointment of William Pang as managing director for JLT Re Philippines, subject to regulatory approval. Pang will be relocating to Manila...

JLT Acquires Majority Stake in Construction Risk Partners

Jan 30 2017 // Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT), a provider of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits related advice, brokerage and associated services, has acquired a majority stake in Construction Risk Partners LLC (CRP), a...

1/1 Renewals Saw Some Price Stabilization, Record Capital, Demand Uptick: JLT Re

Jan 24 2017 // The challenging operating environment confronting reinsurers has led to some price stabilization at the Jan. 1, 2017 renewals, as they face the reality of deteriorating results and margin compression, according to JLT Re...

Business Moves

Jan 23 2017 // AIG, Arch Capital American International Group (AIG) has completed the $3.4 billion sale of its mortgage guaranty unit to Arch Capital Group. The deal to sell United Guaranty Corp. closed on December 31. AIG has been...