AJ Gallagher

At an event that brought together construction insurers, brokers, engineers and developers, delegates discussed an impasse over insuring sustainable development projects.

He will be responsible for oversight of all aspects of the practice and leading the firm's growth in the market.

Most of the broker’s clients have incurred losses below or about equal to ceded premiums and only one with losses exceeding ceded premiums.

The executive will move to the (re)insurer after almost two years at Gallagher Re, a company he joined after the acquisition of Willis Re in late 2021.

Carriers benefited from improved rate adequacy and the impact of interest rate rises on investment returns.

The repercussions of the war between Russia and Ukraine continue to affect several countries, including Egypt and Somalia, as a result of grain-supply interruptions.

The broker said that the Big Bend region towards which the storm is heading has a low exposure density.

The role was originally slated to be taken on by now retired James Kent, former CEO of Gallagher Re.

The executive will work out a long notice period at his current employer before joining the independent broker next year.

Gallagher Re's latest Global InsurTech report has shown that Q2 funding dropped below $1bn to the lowest quarterly investment level in three years.

WTW is quietly sounding out market executives for a potential relaunch into reinsurance once its two-year non-compete agreement with Gallagher Re ends in December, this publication can reveal.

Richard Webb will lead the new division.