January 23, 2020
Insured losses from major natural catastrophes in 2019 totaled roughly $53.0 billion, about 18% lower than the annual average since 2011, according to a report from Willis Re. This figure compares with Aon’s recently released total of $71 billion for …
January 23, 2020
J.C. Flowers & Co, the U.S. investment and financial services-focused private equity firm, is reviving plans for a potential sale of its French loan insurance broker Financiere CEP, according to people familiar with the matter. The firm is considering various …
January 15, 2020
Tysers, the London-based broker, announced it has taken a minority investment in Bermuda’s newly formed and first independent managing general agent Helix Underwriting Partners Ltd. “As we enter the 200th year of Tysers’ existence, we are delighted to be partnering …
January 13, 2020
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced it increased its stake in Capsicum Reinsurance Brokers from 33% to 100%, effective Jan. 1, 2020. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in December 2013 by …
January 13, 2020
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced it has acquired a 60% interest in Caribbean insurance broker Risk Management Services Ltd. (RMS). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Formed in 1978 and located in Port …
January 10, 2020
Chicago-based broker Hub International Ltd. announced it has acquired RHC Insurance Brokers Ltd. and RHC Insurance Brokers (Cranbrook) Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, with nine additional offices across the province, RHC …
January 9, 2020
Although parametric solutions have been generally available since the late 1990s, they have more recently found their way into corporate insurance. Parametric insurance solutions offer a means to guarantee direct payout after a qualifying event and protect against unpredictable but …
January 7, 2020
BGC Insurance Group (BGCI), a global broker and division of BGC Partners Inc., announced it has rebranded its global aerospace re/insurance brokerage as Piiq Risk Partners. Since the division was launched during the second half of 2019, it has been …
January 6, 2020
Integro Insurance Brokers Holdings Ltd., the parent of U.K.-based firm Integro Insurance Brokers Ltd., which trades under the Tysers brand, announced it has completed its acquisition of Risk Transfer Group (RTG), the privately owned principal parent company of RFIB, an …
January 6, 2020
The January 2020 reinsurance renewals saw significant variation in pricing and capacity depending on geography, line of business, cedents’ loss record and client relationships, according to two reports published by brokers Guy Carpenter and Willis Re. Indeed, the market demonstrated …