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Tool to Measure Workplace Mental Health Backed by 40 Corporate Partners (Including AXA, Aon)

A coalition of corporate, academic and nonprofit partners including Bank of America Corp. and insurer AXA SA has developed a tool that employers can use to measure and improve the mental health of their workers. The assessment, known as the …

People Moves: Gallagher Hires Nexus’ Wright for Aerospace Practice; Aon Names Head of ESG Transaction Advisory Services; Sompo Int’l Taps Generali’s Chiurlo for Europe A&H

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Gallagher, Aon and Sompo International. A summary of these new hires follows here. Gallagher Hires Wright from Nexus for Aerospace Practice Gallagher has appointed Tim Wright as a consultant in its …

Scientist: Climate Change Plus 3rd Straight La Niña ‘Not a Good Thing’

Climate change combined with a third consecutive La Niña is “not a good thing,” a scientist is warning. Jonathan Overpeck, a climate scientist, professor and dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan, wrote this …

Gallagher Re Taps Aon’s Bowen as Chief Science Officer; Aon Names Jursa CEO of Commercial Risk, Czech Republic; Gridel Joins Howden M&A to Lead Europe Biz Devel

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Gallagher Re, Aon and Howden M&A. A summary of these new hires follows here. Gallagher Re Names Aon’s Bowen as Chief Science Officer Gallagher Re, the global reinsurance broker, announced it …

Aon Launches Strategy and Technology Group, Aiming to Build Re/Insurer Resilience

Aon plc, the global professional services firm, has launched a Strategy and Technology Group (STG) to bring together a wide range of expertise and technology solutions — designed to help property & casualty and life re/insurance clients build resilience. Developed …

People Moves: BMS International Names Aon’s Gillett as CEO; Aon Taps WTW’s Bruce to Lead Climate Risk Consulting

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at brokers BMS and Aon. A summary of these new hires follows here. BMS Names Aon’s Gillett CEO of BMS International BMS, the independent specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the appointment …

People Moves: AXA XL New Heads of E&S Property, Middle-Market; Aon Chief Innovation Hire

AXA XL promotes Chris Lee to Head of E&S property; Mathew Waters to Lead Middle Market AXA XL has promoted Christopher Lee to lead its excess & surplus property insurance business. Based in New York, he reports to Michele Sansone, …

U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council to ID More Climate-Related Risks

The Financial Stability Oversight Council convened on Thursday to identify and address climate-related financial risk. The FOC last year published an extensive report on climate-related financial risk and issued dozens of best-practices recommendations to U.S. financial regulators to identify and …

Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $39B During H1 2022, 18% More Than Average: Aon

Insured losses from global natural disaster events were estimated at $39 billion during the first half of 2022, 18% higher than the 21st century average of $33 billion, driven by persistent severe convective storm (SCS) events, according to Aon in …

People Moves: AXA XL Names Ensurance’s Burgess as U/W, Construction, UK & Lloyd’s; Aon strengthens M&A and Transaction Team With 3 Hires

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL and Aon. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Names Ensurance’s Burgess as Sr. U/W, Construction, UK & Lloyd’s AXA XL Insurance announced it has appointed …