Guy Carpenter News

JLT Re Hires Woolstenhulme in Philadelphia

JLT Re, a U.K. based reinsurance broking and consultancy provider, hired Micah Woolstenhulme in August as its Philadelphia, Pa., based head of risk and economic advisory. In his new role, he will report to the firm’s global head of analytics, …

Guy Carpenter’s Bueler Joins JLT Re

Reinsurance broker JLT Re has appointed Aaron Bueler as executive vice president and managing broker. He will be based in JLT Re’s Seattle office reporting to George Daddario, deputy CEO of JLT Re in North America. Bueler will join JLT …

Marsh Names South as President, US & Canada Unit; APAC, Middle East Realigned

Marsh announced that it has appointed Martin South as president, U.S. and Canada division, effective Sept. 1, 2016. South will report to John Doyle, president of Marsh, and will be based in Marsh’s New York office. He will oversee Marsh’s …

Sompo Canopius & Mexico’s GNP Form Strategic Partnership

Sompo Canopius AG and Mexico’s Grupo Nacional Provinical SAB formed a strategic partnership. This arrangement will help both parties to develop new business and insurance products for the Mexican market, “capitalizing on GNP’s position as a leading domestic insurer and …

Carpenter Forms Partnership with Symantec to Create Cyber Aggregation Model

Guy Carpenter & Co., the global risk and reinsurance specialist and wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., has formed a strategic alliance with cyber security specialist Symantec Corp. to create a cyber aggregation model. Cyber attacks are estimated …

Carpenter Promotes Stubbings as CEO of Bermuda Unit; Keegan Named Sr. VP

Guy Carpenter & Co. has promoted Peter Stubbings as CEO of the firm’s Bermuda operations, with immediate effect. In addition, Richard Keegan will join the Bermuda team as senior vice president in May. Previously chairman of the Bermuda office, in …

Insurance Claims from China’s Tianjin Port Blasts Rise to $3.5B: Swiss Re’s ‘sigma’

Insurance payouts from the chemical blasts at the Chinese Port of Tianjin last year could total up to $3.5 billion, reinsurer Swiss Re said on Wednesday, in what would be the largest ever man-made loss in Asia. The estimate of …

Carpenter Launches New Version of Client Portfolio, Risk Management Platform

Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the launch of GC AdvantagePoint® 2.0, the latest release of its client portfolio and risk management platform. With GC AdvantagePoint 2.0, clients are able to easily leverage the technology to make strategic decisions through the …

2015 Global Insured Losses Lowest Since 2009 Despite El Niño Effects: Carpenter

One of the strongest El Niño periods on record and a positive phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation were the climate drivers in 2015 that led to an exceptional season of Pacific tropical storms and severe windstorms and flooding in …

UK’s Pool Re Renews Reinsurance Cover for Another 3 Years

Pool Re announced it has renewed the reinsurance cover purchased in 2015, for a further three years. The renewed cover, which now includes an additional layer, provides £1.95 billion ($2.8 billion) of commercial reinsurance compared with £1.8 billion ($2.6 billion) …