Latest March JLT Headlines

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

Guy Carpenter’s Balderston to Join JLT Re Credit and Political Risk Team

Sep 12 2017 // Global reinsurance broker JLT Re has reported that Stephen Balderston will be joining its Credit and Political Risk team as a partner once he has completed his contractual obligations with his current employer, Guy...

Insurtech Firms Often Help, Not Disrupt, Traditional Reinsurers: JLT Re

Sep 12 2017 // A wave of insurtech startups are entering the re/insurance market – but that’s not necessarily a disruptive trend, according to a report published by JLT Re. Indeed, the report points to close collaboration between...

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Sep 4 2017 // Greenberg Traurig LLP has added insurance regulatory attorney John A. Sebastinelli as shareholder to its policy and insurance regulatory and transactions practices in the firm’s San Francisco, Calif.,...

JLT Re Taps Bardon as Bermuda Partner, Working with Industry Loss Warranty Team

Aug 21 2017 // JLT Re, the London-based reinsurance broker and consultancy, has appointed Nicolas Bardon as a partner in JLT Re’s Bermuda operation reporting to Guy Hengesbaugh. Bardon will work closely with Gary Reynolds and...

JLT Re Names Ferrier to Lead Western Region

Aug 15 2017 // JLT Re has named Andrew Ferrier executive vice president to lead the Western region with a focus on global, regional and MGA business. Ferrier is expected to join in September and will be based in JLT Re’s San...

JLT Re Appoints Ed’s Gray as Cyber Treaty Specialist, London & International Team

Aug 3 2017 // JLT Re, the global reinsurance broker and consultant, has appointed Ben Gray as a partner in JLT Re’s London & International Markets (LIM) team with a focus on cyber treaty. Gray joins from UK-based broker Ed...

JLT Specialty USA Adds O’Brien as Executive VP in Chicago

Aug 2 2017 // Chicago-based insurance and reinsurance services company, JLT Specialty USA, a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. (JLT), has appointed Michael O’Brien as executive vice president. O’Brien will...

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Jul 24 2017 // AF Group, headquartered in Lansing, Mich., has appointed Eric Halter director of AF Specialty, a new brand focused on providing fronting capacity to insurance carriers, managing general agents, reinsurance intermediaries...

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Jul 10 2017 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Metromile has named Carrie Dolan chief financial officer. Dolan most recently served as CFO of Lending Club, an online credit marketplace connecting borrowers and investors. Prior to Lending...

JLT Specialty Names Aon’s Schaeffer Senior Vice President in California

Jun 29 2017 // JLT Specialty USA has named Jennifer Schaeffer senior vice president. Schaeffer will be based in Based in San Francisco, Calif. She will focus on business development with specialties in technology, fintech and private...

JLT Re Appoints Chubb’s Williams as Partner in Bermuda Operation

Jun 23 2017 // JLT Re, the global provider of reinsurance broking and consultancy, has appointed Deanna Williams as a partner in JLT Re’s Bermuda operation. She will report to Charles Withers-Clarke, partner, JLT Re in Bermuda, who...

JLT Specialty Makes Leadership Changes at North America Aerospace Practice

Jun 20 2017 // Global specialty broker and risk advisor JLT Specialty USA has made several leadership appointments in its Aerospace practice in North America. The appointments include elevating Phil Gingell, who most recently served as...

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Jun 19 2017 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based GuideOne Insurance has named Jessica E. Clark as the company’s new chief executive officer. Bringing nearly 20 years of leadership experience in property and casualty insurance, Clark...

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Jun 19 2017 // Insurance Agents & Brokers (IA&B), a Mechanicsburg, Penn.-based professional trade association, will have a new president and CEO at the helm beginning in January 2018. Deputy CEO and Counsel Jason Ernest will take...

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Jun 19 2017 // Topa Insurance Co. has named Olive Chang assistant vice president of reinsurance and programs. Chang will be located in the Calabasas, Calif., office. Her duties include managing reinsurance and programs operation. Chang...

JLT Re Appoints Guy Carpenter’s Paulsen as Senior VP in Chicago

Jun 16 2017 // JLT Re (North America) Inc. (JLT Re), part of the global provider of reinsurance broking and consultancy, has appointed John Paulsen as senior vice president in Chicago, Illinois. He will focus on the continued expansion...

Aon’s Purdy Moves to JLT Specialty USA as Senior VP

Jun 8 2017 // Insurance broker and consultant JLT Specialty USA has appointed Mark Purdy as senior vice president. Purdy will be based in Houston, where his primary focus will be to help JLT’s clients improve their overall claims...

Topa’s Manzitto Joins JLT Re as Executive Vice President in California

Jun 5 2017 // JLT Re North America Inc. has named Tony Manzitto executive vice president in Los Angeles, Calif. Manzitto will focus on the expansion of JLT Re’s structured products team. Manzitto most recently held the positions...

Excess Capacity Continues to Drive Rate Cuts at June Renewals: JLT Re Report

Jun 5 2017 // Reinsurance rates fell for the sixth consecutive year at the June 1, 2017 renewals, according to a market commentary published by JLT Re. JLT Re cited its Risk-Adjusted Florida Property-Catastrophe (ROL) Index which fell...

JLT Re Appoints Sammur as Executive Vice President in Connecticut

May 31 2017 // JLT Re (North America) Inc. (JLT Re), part of the Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, the global provider of reinsurance broking and consultancy, has appointed Tony Sammur as executive vice president in Stamford, Conn. In...