BMS Group News

People Moves: Bohm Head of US Capital Advisory at BMS Group; NIP Group Names Lindemann General Counsel; Stoik to Head Ascot Marine

BMS Group Appoints Andras Bohm as Head of U.S. Capital Advisory BMS Group announced the appointment of Andras Bohm as the head of its U.S. capital advisory business and the CEO of BMS Capital Advisory, Inc. (BMS Groups’ U.S. broker-dealer). …

BMS Taps Former PartnerRe CEO Clarke as Chair, Completes Investment From Eurazeo

BMS Group, the London-based independent specialty re/insurance broker, announced it has appointed reinsurance executive, Emmanuel Clarke, as chairman, effective Sept. 28, 2023. Clarke succeeds John Hastings-Bass, who remains with BMS as chairman of its UK and International operations. Formerly president …

People Moves: Dyer Appointed Chief Risk Officer for Aspen UK; Sompo Int’l Taps Walker From Allianz for Distribution Insurance, APAC; BMS Names Hewitt as Head of Japan

This edition of International People Moves detail appointments at Aspen Insurance Holdings, Sompo International, and BMS Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. Dyer Appointed Chief Risk Officer for Aspen UK Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. has appointed Andrew …

Severe Weather Causes First-Half 2023 Losses of at Least $1B in Seven States: Report

Seven states experienced at least $1 billion in total insured severe weather loss for the first half of 2023, according to an update from BMS Group. Texas led all states with insured severe weather loss of $7.2 billion while Illinois, …

BMS Group Acquires Australia’s Bluebook Insurance Brokers

BMS Group, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, has entered into an agreement to acquire Brisbane-based specialty broker Bluebook Insurance Brokers. The deal is the sixth Australian acquisition by BMS in the past 12 months as the company looks to …

BMS Group Acquires Australian MGA GARD Insurance

BMS Group, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, has acquired the Australian managing general agent GARD Insurance Pty Ltd., which includes ALE underwriting. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. GARD was founded in 2015 and provides public …

BMS Acquires Australian Specialist Austbrokers Coast to Coast

Global specialty insurance and reinsurance broker BMS reports it has acquired Austbrokers Coast to Coast (C2C), a specialist Australian corporate, business, and retail broker, effective 17 January. BMS is acquiring C2C in full, with staff and infrastructure transferring into BMS’ …

BMS to Get £355M Investment From PE Firm Eurazeo, Which Will Take BMS Stake

BMS Group, the London-based independent specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, announced it has signed an agreement with private equity firm Eurazeo to receive an investment of up to £355 million ($428 million). Eurazeo will also acquire up to 34% of …

BMS Acquires Spanish Specialty Broker Eisenar

BMS, London-based independent specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, announced it has signed a deal to acquire Eisenar, the Spanish specialty insurance broker. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Eisenar was founded in 2001 by Eugenio Sanchez-Belda and is …

Insurance Broker BMS Group’s Owners Weigh Its Sale, With £600 Million Valuation

British Columbia Investment Management Corp. and Preservation Capital Partners are considering a sale of BMS Group that could value the insurance broker at more than £600 million ($720 million), people familiar with the matter said. The investment firms are working …