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Canary Islands’ Volcanic Eruption Reminds Insurers of Challenges of Non-Modeled Perils

The ongoing eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, located on the La Palma Island in the Canary Islands archipelago of Spain, is a reminder to insurers of the challenges posed by non-modeled perils,” commented Michal Lörinc, senior catastrophe analyst for …

People Moves: Aon Names WTW’s Forsgård as CEO, Nordic Region; Marshmallow Hires Gillard as Chief People Officer; Sedgwick Appoints Norman for Biz Development

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at broker Aon, insurtech Marshmallow, and loss adjuster Sedgwick. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Appoints WTW’s Forsgård as CEO for Nordic Region Insurance broker Aon plc announced the …

U.S. Property Insurers Could be Facing $12.5B in Hidden Cyber Losses

The U.S. property insurance market is accumulating cyber exposures that could result in $12.5 billion in non-physical damage losses and cause capital adequacy ratios for some carriers to deteriorate. A study conducted by CyberCube, AM Best and Aon found that …

Activist Investors Starboard Value, Elliott Management Take Stakes in Willis: WSJ Report

Activist investors Starboard Value LP and Elliott Management Corp have taken stakes in insurance broker Willis Towers Watson PLC, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Starboard, Elliot and Willis Towers did not immediately …

Aon Combines Facultative Reinsurance Broking Teams in APAC, Led by Lambrou

Aon plc announced that the facultative reinsurance broking team within Aon’s Singapore Broking Centre and Reinsurance Solutions’ APAC facultative team have combined to create a united facultative reinsurance broking team to serve Aon’s clients in the Asia Pacific region. The …

People Moves: Howden Names Willis’ Everling as CEO Netherlands, Corporate; Carpenter’s Christian to BMS Re; Aon Reins Hires TigerRisk’s Jackson in U.S.

This edition of International/Reinsurance People Moves details appointments at three brokers: Howden, BMS Re and Aon with roles in the Netherlands and the U.S. A summary of these new hires follows here. Howden Appoints Willis’ Everling as CEO Netherlands, Corporate …

Hacking, But Make It Ethical: How ‘The Good Guys’ Are Boosting Cybersecurity

Sometimes, real life can be like the movies. At least, that’s according to two ethical hackers in this episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast. Dr. Ondrej Krehel, founder and CEO of LIFARS – a New York City-based incident response and …

Concerned Scientists Outline What U.S. Should Do to Deal with Climate Change

Six insurers have ruled out Arctic refuge drilling, according to a report out this week from the Gwich’in Steering Committee. The Gwich’in are the northernmost Indian Nation living in 15 villages scattered across an area from northeast Alaska to the …

While Aon and Willis Were Focused on Merger, Marsh Attracted Producer Talent

While Aon and Willis Towers Watson were trying for many months to land their merger, their competitors were able lure away some of their producer talent – capitalizing on the “distraction and uncertainty” that existed for both brokers. Aon’s proposed …

Aon’s Price Tag for Scrapped Deal to Buy Willis Rises to $1.4B

Insurance broker Aon Plc said on Friday it could have to expend up to $400 million in additional costs tied to the termination of its mega merger deal with Willis Towers Watson, over and above the $1 billion it was …