March 28, 2016
Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the launch of GC AdvantagePoint® 2.0, the latest release of its client portfolio and risk management platform. With GC AdvantagePoint 2.0, clients are able to easily leverage the technology to make strategic decisions through the …
March 25, 2016
One of the strongest El Niño periods on record and a positive phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation were the climate drivers in 2015 that led to an exceptional season of Pacific tropical storms and severe windstorms and flooding in …
March 7, 2016
Pool Re announced it has renewed the reinsurance cover purchased in 2015, for a further three years. The renewed cover, which now includes an additional layer, provides £1.95 billion ($2.8 billion) of commercial reinsurance compared with £1.8 billion ($2.6 billion) …
February 4, 2016
Flood Re, the UK’s new flood reinsurance scheme, has successfully secured a £2.1 billion ($3 billion) multi-year reinsurance program. Flood Re, based in London, will begin operating in April. In an oversubscribed second phase of the tender process, Flood Re …
January 27, 2016
While property and casualty catastrophe bond primary issuance levels were “uncharacteristically low” in the fourth quarter of 2015, totals at year-end were only slightly lower than the all-time high levels reported in 2014, according to GC Securities, a division of …
January 20, 2016
Guy Carpenter & Co. has appointed Susanne Miller-van der Schild as managing director, Guy Carpenter Benelux, effective 1 February. Miller-van der Schild will be responsible for further developing Guy Carpenter’s platform in the region, and in particular strengthening its position …
January 13, 2016
Guy Carpenter & Co. has established an EMEA Advisory Council to support its growth plans in the region. The council is specifically designed to provide advice and to inform the EMEA regional leadership’s strategy and its implementation, said Guy Carpenter …
January 8, 2016
Reinsurance rates in the marine sector continued to fall at the start of the year, in spite of the huge cost of explosions at China’s Tianjin port last August, reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter said on Thursday. Rising competition to offer …
January 6, 2016
Reinsurance capital levels stabilized during the Jan. 1, 2016 renewals – showing no growth for the first time in several years – and prices continued to soften, according to Guy Carpenter & Co.’s global January renewal report. The scarcity of …
January 5, 2016
Guy Carpenter & Co. has appointed of Matthias Meyenhofer as managing director to lead the firm’s Global Partners client segment for EMEA. He will be responsible for improving and expanding the range of services provided to large clients across the …