placement News

Marsh Taps Cooke (Former NAPSLO President) as Vice Chair of Global Placement

Marsh has appointed Jeremy Cooke as vice chairman of Global Placement, effective immediately. Based in London, Cooke will report to Dean Klisura, global head of Industry Specialties and Placement. In his new role, Cooke will focus on critical growth areas …

Ebix Acquires Online Insurance Tech Provider TriSystems

Atlanta-based Ebix, Inc, a supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance industry, announced that it has acquired London-based TriSystems Ltd., an online insurance trading hub that facilitates commercial insurance and reinsurance transactions between London intermediaries and insurance …

Q1 Insurance-linked Securities at Record $1.49 Billion: Aon Benfield Study

Aon Benfield Securities, the investment banking division of global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor Aon Benfield, has issued its latest report on the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, which reviews the key trends witnessed during the first quarter of 2012. The”Insurance-Linked …

UK Gov’t. Minister Lauds Willis Tech Product; Stresses Innovation Importance

In a rapidly changing world, new innovations that keep global companies competitive are an extremely important resource โ€“ none more so than in the UK’s insurance sector. The Rt. Hon. David Willetts, the UK’s Universities and Science Minister, demonstrated just …