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Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Lovitt & Touché in Arizona

Apr 2 2019 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC has acquired Phoenix, Ariz.-based Lovitt & Touché.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Charlie Touché, Lovitt & Touché CEO since 1998, will lead MMA’s operations in Arizona...

Marsh & McLennan Completes $5.6 Billion Acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson

Apr 1 2019 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) completed its $5.6 billion acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT).“Today marks the beginning of a new era with Marsh & McLennan and JLT coming together. This is a...

Marsh & McLennan Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle to Close on Buying JLT on April 1

Mar 25 2019 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) announced on Friday, March 22 that the European Commission has approved its $5.6 billion acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc.All regulatory and competition authority approvals...

Lockton Expands Reinsurance Brokerage Globally; Hires 3 Guy Carpenter Executives

Mar 11 2019 // Global insurance broker Lockton has formed a global reinsurance business, Lockton Global Re, and hired several Guy Carpenter executives as part of its leadership team.In addition to Lockton CEO Ron Lockton, the leadership...

Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Maryland’s Employee Benefits Group

Mar 5 2019 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Employee Benefits Group Inc. (EBG), a Bethesda, Md.-based independent insurance agency specializing in employee benefits and...

Marsh, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Agree to Sell JLT’s Aerospace Unit to Gallagher

Mar 4 2019 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) and Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) have entered into an agreement to sell JLT’s aerospace business to Arthur J. Gallagher.The agreement provides for the acquisition of all assets within...

January 1 Renewals Saw ‘Muted Impact’ from 2018’s Catastrophes; Results Partially Off-Set by Plentiful Capacity: Guy Carpenter

Feb 4 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,...

Big deals

Feb 4 2019 // Marsh/JLT, Brown & Brown/Hays Topped 2018 P/C Agency MergersA handful of big deals dominated the very busy property/casualty insurance agency and broker merger news cycle for 2018. Based on Insurance Journal reporting,...

MMC Acquisition of JLT on Track to Close in Spring

Jan 31 2019 // Marsh & McLennan Cos.’ $5.6 billion acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group is on track to close this spring.MMC CEO Dan Glaser, who described the deal as one of “strength on strength,” told...

Marsh & McLennan Agency to Acquire Bouchard Insurance of Florida

Jan 22 2019 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has reached agreement to acquire Clearwater, Fla.-based Bouchard Insurance, a full-service agency in Florida. Terms of the transaction,...

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,...

Marsh Makes Post-JLT Merger Leadership Appointments

Dec 19 2018 // Global insurance broker Marsh announced the appointments of key leaders for its regional, specialty and placement teams worldwide that will be effective upon closing of the pending acquisition by Marsh’s parent...

Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Minnesota’s Otis-Magie Insurance Agency

Dec 11 2018 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Otis-Magie Insurance Agency Inc., a privately owned independent agency headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota.Terms of the...

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...

Marsh & McLennan’s $5.6B Acquisition of Broker JLT Gets Shareholder Nod

Nov 7 2018 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. announced that its £4.3 billion ($5.6 billion) acquisition of broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc has been approved by JLT’s shareholders.Of those shares voted, 99.9 percent voted...

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...

Rodrigues Named CFO for Marsh & McLennan Agency’s Southwest Region

Nov 2 2018 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has appointed Moroni Rodrigues chief financial officer for the Southwest Region.Rodrigues will oversee the finance, treasury and...