Ed bolsters Bermuda office with Marsh Finpro hireLondon market wholesaler Ed Broking has appointed Mark Simons as head of business development and production in its newly opened Bermuda office.
Cooper Gay France acquires TMK EuropeCooper Gay France (CGF), the only Ed Broking arm to retain its predecessor brand, has agreed to acquire Tokio Marine Kiln Europe, TMK’s Belgium-headquartered service company.
Ed names Aon’s Turner Bermuda chairBroking house Ed has named Aon’s John Turner as chairman of its Bermuda operation, Ed Bermuda.
Ed takes Price Forbes’ Laird for Risk Solutions unitGlobal reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker Ed has appointed Richard Laird as a divisional director in its Risk Solutions division.
Ed hires Faraday’s Stovell to build out Risk Solutions businessWholesale and specialty broker Ed has hired Simon Stovell as divisional director for its Risk Solutions team.
Disrupt from withinFor all the talk of collapsing the capital-to-risk chain, little has been accomplished.
Bermuda bellwether for market againFor a small island some 800 miles off the Carolinas, Bermuda has punched above its weight to carve out a position as a key (re)insurance center over the last 35 years.
Globe hires Pioneer’s Rossell to build engineering teamEd Broking-owned Globe Underwriting has hired Peter Rossell as head of engineering underwriting, as the MGA looks to build a portfolio of construction and operational power risks.
Ed hires Brit’s Lim to head Asian marineWholesale and specialist broker Ed has hired David Lim as head of marine for the Asia Pacific region, as well as CEO for retail in Singapore.
Ed hires Price Forbes’ D’Arcy to head facWholesale and specialty broker Ed has appointed marine cargo specialist Jennifer D’Arcy to the new role of executive vice president and head of facultative reinsurance.
Ed hires Barbican’s Kelley to lead property in BermudaGlobal wholesale and specialty broker Ed has named Carrie Kelley an executive vice president and head of property insurance at its newly opened operation in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Willis global head of broking resigns to co-lead BGC Insurance’s aerospace start-upLong-serving senior Willis Towers Watson (WTW) executive Philip Smaje has resigned to co-lead BGC’s ambitious new aerospace broker start-up with his former colleague Marcel Chad.
BGC lands JLT’s Chad to launch new global aviation brokerBGC’s insurance arm – which owns broking houses Besso and Ed – has hired aviation executive Marcel Chad to launch a new global aviation and aerospace (re)insurance intermediary.
Ed’s Clarkson joins boardEd’s divisional CEO of specialty Heather Clarkson has been named a director of the London-headquartered broking house, according to Companies House filings.
Globe Underwriting hires WSG’s Mackay to lead North American propertyEd Broking-owned MGA Globe Underwriting has lured former president Jennifer Mackay from Wilson Smith Group (WSG) Specialty Underwriters.
BGC Partners pulls out of RFIB sale processBGC Partners has pulled out of the sale process for RFIB Insurance Brokers, The Insurer can reveal. In late March, this publication revealed that BGC Partners and AmWINS were frontrunners in the Calera Capital-run process.
BGC Partners completes purchase of EdBGC Partners has completed its acquisition of Lloyd’s broker Ed.
Ed drives forward PPL usageBroking house Ed placed 67 percent of its of firm orders through the London market’s e-placement platforms at Lloyd’s between August and November last year.
D&F writers face $30mn US Ecology lossLondon underwriters are facing their share of a $30mn loss after an explosion at a hazardous waste facility in Grand View, Idaho last month, The Insurer can reveal.
Ed to open Bermuda operationGlobal wholesale and specialty broker Ed is to expand its international footprint by setting up a broking platform in Bermuda to develop business in the important (re)insurance hub.