This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Blenheim Underwriting’s Syndicate 5886 and the MGA Pen Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows here. Blenheim Syndicate 5886 Taps Barber From Fortegra as Sr. Liability Treaty U/W Blenheim Underwriting …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Gallagher Re and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions. A summary of these two promotions follows here. Gallagher Re announced the appointment of Ian Kerton to the role of CEO of the reinsurance …
Gallagher, the insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, announced that James Kent, currently global CEO of Gallagher Re, has been promoted to a new role with Gallagher as CEO, Global Insurance Strategic Relationships. In this role, Kent will …
With buyers’ needs for capacity stable and remaining within the collective appetites of reinsurers, April 1 reinsurance renewals were orderly, according to a broker report, which points to inflation discussions and sanction exclusion wording as notable highlights. “Inflation remains a …
Frustration is setting in for commercial insurance buyers subjected to multiple years of price rises, especially those that have improved their risk profiles by de-risking and elevating risk management, according to a recent report published by Howden. And that frustration …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has completed the $3.25 billion acquisition of nearly all of the treaty reinsurance brokerage operations of Willis Towers Watson plc. Together with Gallagher’s existing reinsurance operations, the combined businesses will trade as Gallagher …
Total capital dedicated to the global reinsurance industry measured US$605 billion at year-end 2019, reflecting robust 15% year-on-year growth, according to Willis Re’s latest Reinsurance Market Report. This was primarily driven by 2019’s strong investment market performance and was achieved …
UK Insurance industry leaders have combined to form a steering group, which will work with terrorism reinsurer Pool Re, with the primary objective to ensure that, working alongside the industry to support customers and communities in the current crisis, the …
The January 2020 reinsurance renewals saw significant variation in pricing and capacity depending on geography, line of business, cedents’ loss record and client relationships, according to two reports published by brokers Guy Carpenter and Willis Re. Indeed, the market demonstrated …
Strengthening primary insurance market conditions underpinned improvements to reinsurance prices, terms and conditions at the June 1 and July 1, 2019 renewals, according to the latest 1st View renewals report from Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Towers Watson. …
