Tysers Broking News

US DOJ Slaps Criminal Fines on UK Brokers Tysers and H.W. Wood for Bribery

The US Department of Justice has slapped criminal penalties on UK reinsurance brokers Tysers Insurance Brokers Ltd. and H.W. Wood Ltd. as a result of their participation “in a corrupt scheme to pay bribes to Ecuadorian government officials,” the DOJ …

Buesnel to Step Down as CEO of Tysers as 1st Phase of AUB Ownership Is Completed

Tysers, the London-based insurance broker and subsidiary of AUB Group, announced that CEO Clive Buesnel is stepping down at the end of August. As CEO since June 2020, Buesnel managed the company through its acquisition by AUB, a deal that …

People Moves: Acrisure Re Hires Ed Broking’s D’Arcy for Fac Team; MS Amlin Names Carpenter’s Turner to Lead Risk Analytics; Tysers Taps Primassure’s Moore for Energy

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Acrisure Re, MS Amlin and Tysers Broking. A summary of these new hires follows here. Acrisure Re Hires Ed Broking’s D’Arcy for Facultative Team Acrisure Re, the re/insurance division of top-10 …

Insurers to Pay Bangladesh Shipping Corp. $22.48M for Vessel Hit by Missile in Ukraine

Insurers are about to pay state-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corp. (BSC) $22.48 million for its vessel that was hit by a missile during fighting in Ukraine, two officials involved said on Tuesday. The expected settlement is one of the first shipping …

Tysers Sells Bloodstock Broking Team and Bloodstock Managing Agent to Howden

Tysers, the independent Lloyd’s broker and part of AUB Group, announced the sale of its bloodstock broking team and the bloodstock managing agent, Galileo, to Howden. “We had built an exceptional bloodstock business but, as our focus is no longer …

People Moves: Tysers Insurance Brokers Names Former Chubb Exec Kendrick as Chair; Tokio Marine HCC Int’l Promotes Herrero as CEO for European Operation

Tysers Insurance Brokers Names Former Chubb Exec Kendrick as Chair Tysers Insurance Brokers, the London-based broker, announced the appointment of Andrew Kendrick as non-executive chair. The appointment is effective Dec. 1, 2022, and subject to regulatory approval. Peter Haynes will …

Australia’s AUB Completes Acquisition of Lloyd’s Broker Tysers from PE Firm Odyssey

Australia’s AUB Group Ltd. (AUB) announced it has completed its acquisition of leading Lloyd’s wholesale broker Tysers from Odyssey Investment Partners. The acquisition, which was first announced in May 2022, has a purchase price of A$880 million (US$570.3 million) with …

Australia’s AUB Group Agrees to Purchase UK Broker Tysers for US$615.2 Million

Australia’s AUB Group has entered into a binding agreement to purchase UK insurance broker Tysers for A$880 million (US$615.2 million) from private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners. AUB Group recently raised A$350 million (US$244.7 million) from existing institutional investors and …

London Insurance Brokers Probed for Bribery and Corruption by UK Serious Fraud Office

A handful of London insurance firms are being investigated for bribery and corruption by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office, according to people familiar with the probe. The fraud cops are examining the way firms, including Marsh & McLennan Cos.’ Jardine …

Bangladesh Files $22.4M Insurance Claim After Missile Hits Ship in Ukraine

State-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corp. is seeking $22.4 million from its insurer for a cargo ship hit by a missile in March, government officials with knowledge of the talks said, in the first major marine insurance claim from the conflict in …