Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Edward Fyfe as Regional Specialist Leader for Latin America. He is based in Peru, and “will strengthen the linkage between Willis’ Latin America operations and its Global Specialties business in the region which …
Iberian and Latin American broker MDS Holdings has acquired broker Quorum Saude, Seguros e Previdência and has appointed its founder Hélio Novaes as CEO of its Brazilian operations. “Quorum is a well known multi-line broker in the Brazilian market with …
The European Union agreed on Thursday to sign a free-trade pact with South Korea and grant Pakistan trade concessions after floods, but a row over France’s deportation of Roma migrants marred a one-day summit. The agreement on trade issues was …
The United States will host a meeting of the world’s biggest economies in New York to discuss climate change on Monday and Tuesday [next week], the U.S. State Department said. The Major Economies Forum will bring together 16 of the …
Marsh announced that Eugênio Paschoal has been appointed as the new CEO of Marsh Brazil effective January 1, 2011. He will be based in São Paulo, and will be responsible for driving Marsh Brazil’s operating model and ambitious expansion strategy. …
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Ltd has affirmed the Best’s Syndicate Rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 510, which is managed by R.J. Kiln & Co Ltd. Best also affirmed …
The oil well may have been capped, but the fallout from the Deepwater Horizon spill is far from over for the offshore energy and insurance industry. However, as of right now, rates and capacity in the insurance marketplace have not …
Iran said on Monday it was ready to return to talks on a nuclear fuel swap, a surprise that came shortly after the European Union agreed tougher sanctions, including a block on oil and gas investment. EU foreign ministers approved …
Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Levene, speaking at a recent Lloyd’s seminar in Rio de Janeiro, gave high marks to the successful establishment the Lloyd’s market has made in Brazil, describing it as “uniquely qualified to support Brazil in its transformation into …
Brazil, China and India must use their growing economic might to help revive deadlocked global trade talks, a coalition of business lobby groups said in a letter to U.S. and European Union trade negotiators. The letter, sent on Wednesday, is …
