BMS Group News

BMS Harris & Dixon Marine Taps H.W. Wood’s Hoare as Managing Director

BMS Group Ltd., the independent, re/insurance broking arm of Minova Insurance, announced that John Hoare has been appointed managing director of BMS Harris & Dixon Marine, BMS’ specialty marine division. Hoare succeeds current managing director Tony Pryce, who will remain …

BMS Group Posts 2012 Revenue Growth through Expansion

Independent broker BMS Group announced that it has “continued the momentum of its expansion in 2012 confirming revenues in excess of £63 million [$95 million], up 20 percent on 2011. Over the past two financial years this equates to 27 …

BMS Group Appoints Executive VP for Philadelphia Office

The U.K.-based broker BMS Group appointed industry veteran Mike Hollenbach as executive vice president within its specialty casualty team. He will be based in Philadelphia. Hollenbach joins BMS from Towers Watson where he served as a senior account executive for …

U.K.-based Broker BMS Group Opens New York Office

The U.K.-based broker BMS Group said it has opened an office in New York City. The firm said the Park Avenue office in Manhattan will be the base of Group CEO Carl Beardmore, who will now be spending the majority …

UK’s Pioneer Appoints Comes New Senior Underwriter

The UK-based Pioneer Underwriting Ltd, the MGA subsidiary of the independent specialist broker BMS Group, announced the appointment of Peter Coles as its new Senior Underwriter. He has 25 years of insurance experience and expertise, specializing in Personal Accident and …

BMS Group’s Pioneer Underwriting Adds Personnel

The UK’s BMS Group announced that its Lloyd’s Managing General Agent subsidiary, Pioneer Underwriting and JH Intermediaries have added two new employees: John Andrews, as Business Development Director and Jade Bolton, as Business Development Assistant. BMS noted that it had …

Fu Joins Pioneer Underwriting at BMS Group as Marine Underwriter

Pioneer Underwriting, BMS Group’s recently launched Lloyd’s MGA, announced that Amy Fu joins the team as a Marine Underwriter. BMS launched Lloyd’s Managing General Agent, Pioneer Underwriting, in April 2011 to “underwrite a diverse portfolio of business with an initial …