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Guy Carpenter Forms New Division, Makes Post-JLT Merger Leadership Appointments

Jan 17 2019 // Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the formation of a new Global Capital Solutions Group as well as a series of leadership appointments that will become effective upon the closing of the acquisition of...

Jan. 1 Renewals Saw ‘Muted Impact’ from 2018’s Catastrophes: Guy Carpenter

Jan 14 2019 // The overall impact of catastrophe losses on property rates was muted at the Jan. 1, 2019 reinsurance renewals, but the fourth highest annual catastrophe loss year on record did create questions over pricing adequacy,...

Aon Taps Jones from Guy Carpenter as Exec. Chairman, Asia Reinsurance Solutions

Nov 21 2018 // Aon plc has appointed Richard Jones as executive chairman of its Reinsurance Solutions business in Asia. Jones will be responsible for business development and supporting clients across the Asia region. Based in Singapore,...

JLT Re’s Chairman Howard Named Vice Chairman of Guy Carpenter

Nov 21 2018 // Guy Carpenter & Co., the global risk and reinsurance specialist and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC), announced a new leadership appointment from Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc...

Can Commercial Auto Insurers Get to Profit Before Autonomous Vehicles Arrive?

Nov 9 2018 // Commercial auto insurance hasn’t produced an industrywide combined ratio below 105 in the United States since 2010, according to a Guy Carpenter analysis, which says the line’s poor performance is a key factor...

Changing World for P/C Insurance Underwriters: Guy Carpenter

Nov 5 2018 // Property/casualty insurers’ operating environment today is very different than just a few short years ago.Lines that were stable are now volatile and those that have struggled are looking profitable, reinsurance...

It’s a Very Different World for P/C Insurance Underwriters, Says Guy Carpenter

Oct 29 2018 // Property/casualty insurers’ operating environment today is very different than just a few short years ago.Lines that were stable are now volatile and those that have struggled are looking profitable, reinsurance...

Guy Carpenter Taps O’Brien from Marsh as Head of Cyber Centre of Excellence

Oct 1 2018 // Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the appointment of Siobhan O’Brien as head of the Cyber Centre of Excellence for International and Global Specialties, with effect from Oct. 1.Based in London, O’Brien will...

GC Genesis, Guy Carpenter’s Insurer-Insurtech Matchmaker, Aims to Prevent Bad Relationships

Sep 11 2018 // Insurtech is often touted as the cure that will solve the insurance industry’s inefficient and antiquated processes – from distribution, to underwriting, to claims. While many insurers want to investigate the...

Guy Carpenter Taps Sinniah from Willis Re as Head of Strategy & Client Engagement

Sep 5 2018 // Guy Carpenter & Co., a global risk and reinsurance specialist and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the appointment of Shaun Sinniah as head of Strategy and Client Engagement for the...

Guy Carpenter Partners with RPC Consulting to Offer Re/Insurance Analytic Platform

Aug 22 2018 // Guy Carpenter & Co., the global risk and reinsurance specialist and wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced a multi-year, global strategic partnership with Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Consulting...

Guy Carpenter Licenses the CoreLogic U.S. Inland Flood Model

Aug 20 2018 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.2017 was a game-changing year for the insurance industry. Between the catastrophic deluge of water dumped in Texas from Hurricane Harvey and the unprecedented...

JLT Re Hires Guy Carpenter’s MacColl to Head Credit, Surety for North America

Jul 16 2018 // JLT Re (North America) has appointed Scott MacColl as head of Credit and Surety for North America. In addition to his role in North America, he will be working with global teams to help build out this specialized practice...

AXA Liabilities Managers Acquires Gothaer Re Run-Off Portfolio

Jul 9 2018 // Specialist run-off acquirer and manager AXA Liabilities Managers (AXA LM) has acquired the legacy assumed portfolio of Cologne-based Gothaer Finanzholding A.G., which is been in run-off since it ceased trading in 2004.The...

Goldman Sachs Insurance Head Kumar Joins Guy Carpenter’s GC Securities

Jun 4 2018 // Reinsurance intermediary Guy Carpenter & Co. said it has hired Shiv Kumar as president and global leader of GC Securities, Capital Markets. Kumar was previously global head of Insurance Structured Finance at Goldman,...

Aon’s Carver Joins Guy Carpenter’s UK Non-Marine Team as Managing Director

May 23 2018 // Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the appointment of Richard Carver as managing director and senior broker in the firm’s UK non-marine division. Carver has 30 years of experience in the reinsurance...

Guy Carpenter Promotes Fletcher to Bermuda Chairman; Hires Aon’s Morris

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...

Aon Benfield Taps Paire & Karhan from Carpenter for Capital Advisory, Terrorism Specialty Units

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,...

Pool Re Extends Retrocession Program to $2.9B with Cyber Terrorism Now Covered

Mar 1 2018 // Pool Re announced it has renewed its retro program and extended the cover to include material damage and direct business interruption (BI) caused by acts of terrorism “using remote digital interference.”The...

Guy Carpenter Chairman Newhouse to Retire at Year End

Nov 28 2017 // Guy Carpenter Chairman Britt Newhouse is retiring at the end of 2017, a company spokesperson has confirmed.Newhouse has been chairman of the reinsurance broker/strategic advisory firm as part of leadership changes at the...