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Broker Clements Worldwide Buys Dutch Financial Services Broker, The Financials

Clements Worldwide, a Washington, D.C.-based insurance broker for individuals and organizations who work across international borders, announced the acquisition of The Financials for an undisclosed amount. Amsterdam-based The Financials enhances Clements Worldwide’s presence in the Netherlands and expands its reach …

Business Leaders Spend Less Than 1 Day a Year Focusing on Cyber Risk: Marsh Survey

A majority of busy board members and senior executives, who are responsible for their organization’s cyber risk management, spent less than a day in the last year to focus on cyber risk issues, according to a new report published by …

Here’s How Aon’s New Reinsurance Auction Works

The broker Aon plc has launched an auction capability for the Jan. 1, 2020 reinsurance renewals, which is designed to provide additional options for insurer clients by reducing the timeframe around pricing negotiations while providing contract certainty to secure pricing …

Marsh Taps AIG’s Manson, Aon’s Mills for U.K. Mgmt Liability, Wholesale Placement Roles

Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, announced the appointments of Stephanie Pestorich Manson as chief client officer for Management Liability and head of Directors’ & Officers’ (D&O) Product and Jason Mills as wholesale leader in the U.K. Financial & …

Guy Carpenter Names Priebe as Chairman

Guy Carpenter & Co., LLC, the global risk and reinsurance specialist and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced that David Priebe has been appointed to the role of chairman, effective immediately. Priebe will continue to report …

Aon Launches Real-Time Loss Forecasting for U.S. Hurricanes, European Windstorms

Aon plc has launched Automated Event Response (AER), designed to enable insurers to view real-time portfolio risks from two of the costliest perils: U.S. hurricane and European windstorm. Insurers, which aim to indemnify customers as soon as possible after a …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires UK Property-Owner Insurance Broker, RGA Group

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-headquartered broker, announced the acquisition of three UK insurance intermediaries – Rentguard Ltd., Home & Travel Ltd. and RGA Underwriting Ltd. – collectively referred to as RGA Group. Terms of the transaction …

Canada Insurer The Co-operators Acquires Quebec Broker, Cadieux Beausejour Dupras

Canadian insurer The Co-operators has purchased the Saint Jérôme, Quebec-headquartered broker, Cadieux Beausejour Dupras Inc. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The brokerage’s portfolio includes personal and commercial insurance policies. Any existing insurance coverage will remain in effect …

New Specialty Broker McGill & Partners Forms U.S. Subsidiary

The new London-based insurance broker, McGill & Partners, is forming a Delaware-based subsidiary and is obtaining U.S. licenses to operate, the company’s founder Steve McGill has confirmed. When McGill & Partners announced its launch in May 2019, the London-based company …

Aon Forms Global Accident, Health & Life Group in Its Reinsurance Business

Aon plc has created a global Accident, Health & Life practice group in its Reinsurance Solutions business to help insurers take advantage of growth opportunities in this evolving sector. The group will be chaired by Roger Smith, who was previously …