Guy Carpenter & Co. News

Guy Carpenter Launches Updates to MetaRisk Capital Modeling Tools

Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the launch of MetaRisk Reserve 5 and MetaRisk 9, the latest updates to its suite of capital modeling tools. MetaRisk Reserve 5 adds a rich application program interface (API) that embeds within each client’s existing …

Guy Carpenter Launches EMEA Advisory Council to Support Its Regional Growth

Guy Carpenter & Co. has established an EMEA Advisory Council to support its growth plans in the region. The council is specifically designed to provide advice and to inform the EMEA regional leadership’s strategy and its implementation, said Guy Carpenter …

Guy Carpenter Execs Discuss Reinsurance Trends at Rendez-Vous Panel

Challenging market conditions due to abundant capacity, the ongoing influx of new capital and limited loss experience, continue to put pressure on the reinsurance sector, while recent M&A activity is adding a new dynamic to the mix. These were the …

Marcell Exits Guy Carpenter; Newhouse Named Interim CEO of U.S. Operations

Reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Co. has appointed of Britt Newhouse, chairman, to the additional role of interim CEO of U.S. Operations. This appointment is effective immediately. At the same time, the firm announced the departure of Andrew Marcell, former …

Global Insurers, Brokers Establish Micro Insurance Consortium

A group of global insurance companies and brokers took advantage of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos to announce that they have established a micro insurance consortium and micro insurance venture incubator (MVI). Among the companies taking part in …

Guy Carpenter Appoints de Haas CEO of Benelux Region

Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, the global risk and reinsurance specialist and member of Marsh & McLennan Companies, announced the appointment of Roelant de Haas as CEO of the Benelux region, effective as of September 1st. He succeeds Wim Raeymaekers …

Guy Carpenter Says Reinsurance Prices Squeezed by Oversupply

Reinsurance prices declined on policies renewed for July 1 amid low losses and as record levels of catastrophe bonds drove an oversupply of capital, according to Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC. There were “price decreases across virtually all geographies and …

Guy Carpenter Launches Satellite-Based Catastrophe Evaluation Service

Guy Carpenter & Co., the global risk and reinsurance specialist and member of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has announced the launch of its new satellite-based catastrophe evaluation service, GC CAT-VIEWSM. It has already “started using the service to provide clients …

Guy Carpenter Launches Specialty Practice for Excess and Surplus Lines Carriers

Guy Carpenter & Co., a global risk and reinsurance intermediary specialist and member of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the launch of its new Excess & Surplus Lines Specialty Practice. Guy Carpenter said the new unit will focus on the …

Guy Carpenter Acquires Maine-Based Disability Reinsurance Risk Manager

Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC, a global risk and reinsurance intermediary division of N.Y.-headquartered Marsh & McLennan Companies, announced last week its acquisition of Smith Group, a disability reinsurance risk manager and consultant in South Portland, Maine. Guy Carpenter said …