Brokers & Distribution
Brokers provide a vital cog in the global specialty re/insurance marketplace, with their role continuingly evolving beyond a mechanism simply to place business. The advisory services provided by brokers now form a critical part of their value offering. The broking landscape is also shifting with major merger and acquisition activity creating opportunities for growing firms to expand in core markets and attract staff who have been displaced in the fallout from major deals.
Guy Carpenter refused injunctive relief in Willis Re poaching lawsuit
UK Hight Court denies reinsurance broker's request for injunctions, but finds defendants involved in ‘unlawful conduct’
Pinion appoints Selvig US CUO
Kyle Selvig will oversee Pinion’s MGA network build-out following the firm’s launch earlier this week
BMS opens A&H unit in London
Broker hires Miller executive James Early to lead build-out of new business
Specialty insurer Pinion launches backed by Barings Capital
Pinion will offer insurance capacity for managing general agents in the US, UK and Europe
Aon promotes Fraccalvieri to global facultative CEO
Promotion puts the EMEA facultative chief in charge of global strategy, digital capability development and talent initiatives across Aon’s facultative reinsurance operations
Specialty MGA appoints Tayler to lead A&H build out
Neil Tayler will be responsible for building a dedicated A&H book, focusing on both UK and global opportunities
Miller names Divakaram head of treaty for Asia
Sailesh Divakaram joins from Gallagher Re to lead broker’s regional treaty expansion
Climate risk demands a change of mindset: Marsh’s Surminski
Marsh’s climate thought leader explains why climate change is a strategic risk
Threat alerts surge as geopolitical volatility drives crisis incidents: WTW
Incidents involving threats to people and corporate assets accounted for 37% of crises in 2025
Aon names Peiser head of risk capital
Joe Peiser has been chief executive of Commercial Risk at Aon since 2023
Dual partners with Scor to expand in Brazil
Partnership provides underwriting capacity across property, casualty and financial lines
MGA Helix enters London D&F market
PartnerRe backs Bermuda-based managing general agent’s London market entry
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