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Willis Towers Watson appoints new UK & Ireland leader for insurance consulting and tech business

Broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Tammy Richardson to take on the role of UK and Ireland leader for life and property and casualty (P&C) in the company’s insurance consulting and technology business.   1 May 2019

Insurance

BMS hires CFO from JLT Re to drive next phase of strategic expansion

Specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has appointed Nick Moss as its new chief financial officer (CFO), reporting to CEO Nick Cook.   1 May 2019

Insurance

Munich Re appoints Von Bomhard as new chairman of supervisory board

Reinsurer Munich Re has elected former CEO Nikolaus von Bomhard as the new chairman, and Anne Horstmann as deputy chairman of the supervisory board.   1 May 2019

Insurance

Argo hires new Brazil CEO from Swiss Re to drive strategic expansion

Argo Seguros, the Brazilian underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products and a member of Argo Group, has appointed Newton Queiroz as its new CEO.   25 April 2019

Insurance

Cyber security readiness ‘stalls’ as attacks intensify, finds insurer Hiscox

Global cyber security has “stalled” despite a sharp rise in attacks and soaring costs from the fall out, according to the Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report 2019.   24 April 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

Prudential closes $2.6bn longevity reinsurance deals in pre-Brexit rush

Prudential Retirement, a unit of Prudential Financial, has completed approximately $2.6 billion in previously undisclosed longevity reinsurance contracts, assuming the longevity risks of about 16,000 pensioners, ahead of Brexit.   24 April 2019

Insurance

Aon merges construction and inland marine groups in growth strategy

Re/insurance broker Aon is merging its construction & engineering and inland marine teams into a single global unit within its reinsurance solutions business, in a move it hopes will enhance its growth opportunities.   24 April 2019

Insurance

Axon makes strategic move into Latin America with $10m backing from Asian partners

Specialty lines programme administrator Axon Underwriting has launched a new reinsurance unit, Axon Re, to expand its cargo and stock throughput reinsurance programme across Latin America.   24 April 2019

Insurance

Broker Brightside appoints new COO from Swinton Group

UK broker Brightside Group has appointed Richard Beaven as group chief operating officer (COO), reporting to group CEO Brendan McCafferty.   24 April 2019

Insurance

MarketScout invests in cyber insurtech start-up Wingman

MarketScout, the electronic insurance exchange and specialty managing general agent (MGA) in the US, has invested in cyber insurtech platform Wingman.   24 April 2019

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