TigerRisk Partners News

TigerRisk Partners Appoints Gupta as Chief Operating Officer in New York

TigerRisk Partners LLC, a risk, capital and strategic advisor to the global insurance and reinsurance industries, has appointed Manoj Gupta as chief operating officer. Prior to joining TigerRisk, Gupta was president of Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.’s U.S. subsidiary. He held …

TigerRisk Adds Retro Specialist Hughes from Aon to London Retro Team

TigerRisk Partners LLC, the Stamford, Conn.-based insurance and reinsurance broker, announced it has appointed Jonathan Hughes as partner. Hughes will report to Alex Bridges, head of TigerRisk’s Retro Team, and will work in TigerRisk’s London office. Hughes joins TigerRisk from …

TigerRisk Names Beckers, from Aon, as Partner and Head of EMEA

TigerRisk Partners LLC, the Stamford, Conn.-based re/insurance broker, announced that Marc Beckers has been named partner and head of EMEA. Beckers, most recently head of Aon Benfield ReSolutions EMEA, is one of Europe’s foremost experts on non-traditional risk-transfer structures and …

QBE North America Forms Alliance with MGA Professional Risk Facilities

QBE North America, an operating division of QBE Insurance Group Ltd., announced a strategic program underwriting alliance with managing general agent Professional Risk Facilities (PRF), designed to offer coverage for miscellaneous errors & omissions (E&O) cover, media liability, tech E&O …

Neon Selects TigerEye for U/W Analytics as It Grows Treaty Reinsurance Book

Neon, the specialist Lloyd’s insurer, announced that it has selected TigerRisk Partners’ TigerEye platform as its pricing and roll-up tool to support the company’s increasing presence in the property reinsurance marketplace. As previously announced, after completing a strategic review of …

TigerRisk Hires Swiss Re’s Kusche as Partner in New York

TigerRisk Partners LLC, a reinsurance broker and risk/capital management advisory firm, has hired Philipp Kusche as partner and global head of Insurance-Linked Securities(ILS) and Capital Solutions. Based in TigerRisk’s New York City office, Kusche will develop next-generation ILS and other …

Aquiline Capital to Buy UK’s Simply Business, an Online Small Business Brokerage

New York-based private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners LLC on Monday entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Simply Business, an online brokerage service, which delivers tailored small business insurance policies in the United Kingdom. “Simply Business is an innovator …

Reinsurance Broker TigerRisk Hires Ex-AIG, Hanover Exec. Bensinger as Adviser

TigerRisk Partners has hired insurance-industry veteran Steven Bensinger, who oversaw American International Group Inc.’s finances during the early part of the global credit crisis, to advise clients. Bensinger, joining as a wave of consolidation reshapes insurers, will provide advice to …

TigerRisk Enters China Market with Opening of Hong Kong Office

TigerRisk Partners LLC announced its first presence in Asia with the opening of the Hong Kong office of its subsidiary TigerRisk China Partners. TigerRisk China Partners is a member of the Hong Kong Confederation of Insurance Brokers, effective July 30. …

TigerRisk Partners Appoints Ursano President

TigerRisk Partners LLC, the reinsurance broking and risk/capital management firm, announced that it has appointed Tony Ursano, a veteran investment banker and reinsurance expert, as its President. He will help “grow the firm’s business, identify and source the most efficient …