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Willis Re: ILS market growth slows for two consecutive quarters

Growth in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market has slowed for the second quarter in a row, according to the Willis Re ILS Market Update.   7 May 2019

Insurance

JLT Re's Pete Chandler joins BMS Group as president of US reinsurance

Specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has appointed Pete Chandler as president of its US reinsurance operations. Chandler is the latest in a series of recent high-profile hires from JLT.   7 May 2019

Insurance

McLarens picks Cunningham Lindsey's Pigot as global head of specialty, London markets director

Global loss adjuster McLarens has hired David Pigot for the newly created role of director of London markets & global head of specialty.   3 May 2019

Insurance

The Hartford strikes $300m ADC deal for Navigators with Berkshire Hathaway

US-based property/casualty insurer The Hartford has agreed a $300 million aggregate excess of loss reinsurance treaty with National Indemnity Company (NICO), a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.   2 May 2019

Insurance

BMS Capital Advisory swoops on JLT's Chris DeMuth as senior vice president

Specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has appointed Chris DeMuth as senior vice president of BMS Capital Advisory, the company's investment banking division.   2 May 2019

Insurance

Aquiline-backed broker Relation beefs up leadership team to drive growth

US broker Relation Insurance Services has hired former Swiss Re executive Chris McKechnie as CFO and ex-Waller Helms managing director Tim Hall as head of M&A as it targets growth both organically and through accretive acquisitions.   2 May 2019

Insurance

Specialty insurance CRC Group buys MGA and surplus lines broker Argenia

US wholesale specialty insurance firm CRC Group has acquired Argenia, an MGA and surplus lines broker based in Arkansas, US.   2 May 2019

Insurance

Lloyd’s broker EC3 hires first head of broking from Integro

London-based EC3 Brokers has appointed James Murphy to the newly-created role of head of broking.   2 May 2019

Insurance

Convex will benefit from 2020 hardening triggered by losses and Lloyd’s crisis: Catlin

The market is now well overdue a fundamental correction in pricing, something Stephen Catlin will look to capitalise on with his new venture Convex Group, unveiled yesterday (Tuesday May 1). He claims that losses in the industry have been so severe in recent years they are on the verge of destroying capital – something that should prompt a radical change.   1 May 2019

Insurance

Aon: reinsurance ‘resilient’ despite unprecedented nat cat losses in 2018, 2017

Reinsurance sector earnings have remained buoyant in the face of unprecedented natural catastrophe losses over the past two years, Aon’s Reinsurance Aggregate (ARA) report has found.   1 May 2019

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