All the headlines from our Aon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 1 2018 // Reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the promotion of John Fletcher to chairman of the firm’s Bermuda operations.The firm also appointed a former Aon Bermuda executive to its Bermuda team. In his...
Apr 18 2018 // Global reinsurer capital continued to rise in 2017, despite the US$136 billion in insured losses from natural catastrophes last year, according to a reinsurance market report published by Aon Benfield.Indeed, capital...
Apr 11 2018 // MJ Insurance has named Dan Zentgraf director of analytics of the Phoenix, Ariz. office. Zentgraf will oversee the development of the analytics program to help extrapolate and interpret biometric data. Zentgraf previously...
Apr 6 2018 // A series of winter storms and severe weather in the United States during March brought economic damages of US$3 billion, with public and private insurers covering roughly two-thirds of the cost, according to a report...
Mar 26 2018 // Artex Risk Solutions announced that Peter Mullen will be re-joining the company in March 2019 as CEO-elect. He will step into the role once he has fulfilled his contractual obligations to Aon Captive & Insurance...
Mar 22 2018 // Aon Benfield announced a new hire and expanded roles for its reinsurance team in Bermuda.Matthias Meyenhofer will join the firm on Sept. 1, in accordance with his existing contractual requirements, as chief executive...
Mar 20 2018 // Aon has announced the promotion of Lurline Craig-Burke to managing director in its Atlanta office. Craig-Burke previously served as a member of the firm’s leadership team responsible for engaging clients’...
Mar 8 2018 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital adviser of Aon plc, announces two new high profile appointments to lead its Capital Advisory and Terrorism Specialty divisions: Eric Paire and Emma Karhan,...
Mar 1 2018 // Aon plc announced that Dominic Christian has been appointed as global chairman of Aon Benfield. At the same time, Julie Page has been promoted to chief executive officer of Aon UK Ltd., subject to regulatory approval.Most...
Feb 9 2018 // European windstorms Friederike, Eleanor and Carmen wreaked widespread damage in January, causing insured losses of more than $2 billion, according to a report published by Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s...
Feb 7 2018 // Aon Securities, the investment banking division of reinsurance intermediary and capital adviser Aon Benfield, has assisted the World Bank in structuring the largest-ever catastrophe bond covering earthquake, which provides...
Feb 6 2018 // Leonora Siccardi has been appointed chief operating officer of Aon Benfield UK, reporting to Nick Frankland, UK CEO of Aon Benfield, and Maggie Westdale, CFO of Aon Benfield.Siccardi will oversee the strategy, leadership,...
Feb 5 2018 // Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. have teamed up with insurer Allianz SE to offer discounts on cyber insurance to businesses that primarily use equipment from both technology companies, they said on Monday.The arrangement,...
Feb 2 2018 // As cyber attacks increasingly threaten business and grow in volume and scale, companies will be forced to take new measures to address cybersecurity risk holistically, integrating it more aggressively into their enterprise...
Jan 29 2018 // Bermuda-based Artex announced the creation of Artex Risk Solutions (Singapore) Pte Ltd., its first office in the region, which will oversee the growth and development of Artex’s Asia Pacific captive and risk...
Jan 24 2018 // Insured losses for last year’s 330 natural catastrophes reached US$134 billion, or 38 percent of their economic price tag of $353 billion, according to a report published by Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s...
Jan 23 2018 // 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...
Jan 22 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Joe Cafferelli executive vice president.Cafferelli will be based in Phoenix, Ariz., and he will provide insurance and risk management solutions to clients throughout the region....
Jan 18 2018 // Dominic Christian, executive chairman of Aon Benfield International, has been appointed chair of ClimateWise, an organization that aims to help the insurance industry respond to the risks and opportunities of the...
Jan 11 2018 // Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria represented the first real test of the staying power of the alternative capital sector, which has responded with a show of strength by continuing to fund reinsurance capacity, according to...