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The treaty specialist has also worked at QBE Re, Aspen and Swiss Re.

The deal comes only months after the acquisition of Franz Gossler.

Chris Harris and Fiona Woodcock join the US liability and international liability teams in London, respectively, while Andrew Halls has joined Howden’s Bermudian property casualty team.

The Big Three reinsurance brokers face a number of factors that could challenge their supremacy.

The decaying oil tanker FSO Safer is holding over a million barrels of oil and is at risk of explosion.

Some cedants paid more than 40% increases depending on Florida concentration and Hurricane Ian losses.

The first cohort of insurance professionals will embark on their secondments to cities such as Melaka in Malaysia, Surat in India and The Hague in The Netherlands next month.

Gallagher Re is looking to increase its presence in the North American large-account space, where it is underweight compared with rivals.

The broker is trialling a contract-checker tool provided by Morning Data to support adoption of the core data record and MRC v3, as foundational reforms for the Blueprint Two programme accelerate across the market.

Artificial Labs is developing a pilot with several carriers and brokers that integrates a generative AI model, including the use of ChatGPT, into its algorithmic underwriting platform.

The senior hires will help Howden CAP’s surety team to expand across new markets and develop new products for the broker’s surety clients.

Howden’s insurance broking, reinsurance broking and underwriting outfits will all report directly to David Howden under the restructure.