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Marsh Reports Q1 Growth of 2%; Guy Carpenter 3%

Apr 28 2016 // Global insurance, risk and consulting firm Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. reported growth across all of its companies in for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.Consolidated revenue in the first quarter of 2016 was...

Carpenter Promotes Stubbings as CEO of Bermuda Unit; Keegan Named Sr. VP

Apr 25 2016 // Guy Carpenter & Co. has promoted Peter Stubbings as CEO of the firm’s Bermuda operations, with immediate effect. In addition, Richard Keegan will join the Bermuda team as senior vice president in May.Previously...

Carpenter Launches New Version of Client Portfolio, Risk Management Platform

Mar 28 2016 // Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the launch of GC AdvantagePoint® 2.0, the latest release of its client portfolio and risk management platform.With GC AdvantagePoint 2.0, clients are able to easily leverage the...

2015 Global Insured Losses Lowest Since 2009 Despite El Niño Effects: Carpenter

Mar 25 2016 // One of the strongest El Niño periods on record and a positive phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation were the climate drivers in 2015 that led to an exceptional season of Pacific tropical storms and severe windstorms and...

Carpenter Appoints Miller-van der Schild as Managing Director of Benelux Unit

Jan 20 2016 // Guy Carpenter & Co. has appointed Susanne Miller-van der Schild as managing director, Guy Carpenter Benelux, effective 1 February.Miller-van der Schild will be responsible for further developing Guy Carpenter’s...

Guy Carpenter Launches EMEA Advisory Council to Support Its Regional Growth

Jan 13 2016 // Guy Carpenter & Co. has established an EMEA Advisory Council to support its growth plans in the region.The council is specifically designed to provide advice and to inform the EMEA regional leadership’s strategy...

Capital Stabilizes, Prices Keep Softening During Jan. 1 Renewals: Guy Carpenter

Jan 6 2016 // Reinsurance capital levels stabilized during the Jan. 1, 2016 renewals – showing no growth for the first time in several years – and prices continued to soften, according to Guy Carpenter & Co.’s global...

Guy Carpenter Appoints Meyenhofer as Head of Global Partners for EMEA

Jan 5 2016 // Guy Carpenter & Co. has appointed of Matthias Meyenhofer as managing director to lead the firm’s Global Partners client segment for EMEA.He will be responsible for improving and expanding the range of services...

Guy Carpenter Says Wildfire Losses May Exceed $1.75B

Nov 2 2015 // A briefing from Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC in late October shows more than 9 million acres were burned by wildfires so far this year, most of that occurring in the Western U.S, and that insured losses from wildfires...

Guy Carpenter Says Wildfire Losses May Exceed $1.75B

Oct 26 2015 // A briefing from Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC on Monday shows more than 9 million acres were burned by wildfires so far this year, most of that occurring in the Western U.S, and that insured losses from wildfires could...

Guy Carpenter Report Examines Major Emerging Risks Facing Re/Insurers

Sep 16 2015 // A report published by Guy Carpenter & Co., released Sept. 2015, identified four key areas of emerging risk for re/insurers: cyber risk, technology risk, casualty catastrophe and reserving, and life, health and...

Guy Carpenter Execs Discuss Reinsurance Trends at Rendez-Vous Panel

Sep 14 2015 // Challenging market conditions due to abundant capacity, the ongoing influx of new capital and limited loss experience, continue to put pressure on the reinsurance sector, while recent M&A activity is adding a new...

Cost of Tianjin Explosions Could Reach $3.3 Billion: Guy Carpenter

Sep 4 2015 // The two massive explosions which hit China’s Port of Tianjin last month could generate insurance losses of up $3.3 billion, according to a report published by Guy Carpenter.The report estimates damages between $1.6...

MMC CEO Glaser Surveys Competitive Landscape in Wake of Consolidation

Jul 29 2015 // Recent merger deals in the insurance industry among its competitors and carrier partners should not hurt Marsh & McLennan (MMC) and could instead make its insurance and reinsurance advisory services even more...

Guy Carpenter Predicts El Niño Event Will Bring Fewer Tropical Cyclone Landfalls

Jul 17 2015 // El Niño years bring disruptive weather, such as floods and drought, but have an added benefit of leading to fewer than average tropical cyclone landfalls, according to predictions issued by the Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific...

Guy Carpenter Confirms Slowing of Pricing Declines in June Renewals

Jul 1 2015 // Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, has reported that “after two years of price decreases averaging 15 percent on U.S. property catastrophe placements, risk-adjusted pricing moderated at the most recent June...

Guy Carpenter Names Summers as Head of International Facultative Re

Jun 11 2015 // Guy Carpenter & Company announced that Paul Summers will be joining the company as managing director and head of International Facultative Reinsurance, following completion of his current contractual notice period.He...

Price Declines Slow on June U.S. Reinsurance Renewals: Guy Carpenter

Jun 5 2015 // After two years of price decreases averaging 15 percent on U.S. property catastrophe placements, risk-adjusted pricing moderated at the most recent June renewals.Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Co. reported that the...

People – South Central

Jun 1 2015 // Texas-based Higginbotham hired Sean Bell as an associate of commercial property/casualty insurance for its practice in Austin.Bell has experience in brokerage with an independent agency and in claims with an insurance...

People – East

Jun 1 2015 // Benjamin M. Lawsky announced his plan to leave the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) in late June after four years serving as the newly created agency’s first superintendent.Lawsky was nominated...