Broker BMS Appoints Former Hannover Re Executive Henchoz as Chairman of Board April 8, 2025 BMS Group, the London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the appointment of Jean-Jacques Henchoz to the role of chairman...
Hannover Re’s Henchoz to Step Down as CEO, Succeeded by CFO Jungsthöfel November 8, 2024 Hannover Re announced that Chief Executive Officer Jean-Jacques Henchoz (60) is stepping down and will be replaced by the current...
Major Reinsurers Look to Exclude Coal from Treaty Policies, as Climate Pressure Grows June 17, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Simon Jessop Major reinsurers have already pulled back from providing bespoke cover for coal projects as part of efforts to meet global...
The New Digital Normal and the Future of Work in Reinsurance October 6, 2020 By L.S. Howard It’s been said that necessity is the mother of invention. That proverb was illustrated perfectly during the insurance industry’s successful...
Reinsurance Demand Rises, Along with Flight to Quality, Say Industry Experts September 28, 2020 By L.S. Howard Not only has reinsurance buying increased, but there also has been a flight to quality reinsurers by ceding insurance companies,...
Catastrophe Losses Driven Higher by Secondary Perils – And Climate Change September 23, 2020 By L.S. Howard Secondary perils, exacerbated by climate change, are driving catastrophe insurance losses, warn a growing chorus of reinsurers and brokers. Indeed,...
Global Re Forum Taps PartnerRe’s Clarke as Chair, Hannover Re’s Henchoz as Vice Chair June 8, 2020 The Global Reinsurance Forum (GRF) has appointed Emmanuel Clarke, president and CEO of PartnerRe for a two-year term. He succeeds...
Reinsurers Maintain Upward Pricing Momentum-But Will It Last? October 24, 2019 By L.S. Howard Positive pricing momentum—it’s the favorite phrase of many reinsurance executives, who are hoping that the momentum they’ve seen in 2019...
Henchoz Succeeds Wallin as Hannover Re’s Chief Executive Officer May 8, 2019 Hannover Re announced that Jean-Jacques Henchoz has stepped into the role of chief executive officer, succeeding Ulrich Wallin who is...
Swiss Re Names Higginbotham as CEO Reinsurance EMEA, Succeeding Henchoz August 24, 2018 Swiss Re announced that Russell Higginbotham has been appointed CEO Reinsurance EMEA and regional president EMEA and member of the...