Reinsurers

Willis Towers Watson’s global head of broking for natural resources, facultative, James Goodwin is to join Guy Carpenter’s facultative reinsurance division (GC Fac).

Markel International has cut back its personal accident, contingency and entertainment (PACE) portfolio, within the wholesale operation, to concentrate solely on entertainment business.

The early renewal approach has been met with opposition from Lloyd’s reinsurers.

Carrier says it will propose new CEO well in advance of 2021 AGM.

Antares Underwriting CEO Joe Battle and head of ceded reinsurance Richard Anson are expected to leave the firm following a strategic review of the business by parent company QIC.

Uniting our offerings for the US market will create a solution with unrivalled breadth of coverage.

This comes after Everest Re previously let a mid-year renewal lapse, with ILS capacity scarce.

The activist investor has called on the Scor board to consider a merger.

Far Horizons Capital is also suing JP Morgan for misrepresenting the reinsurer’s prospects when it was founded.

The execs are set to leave the firm after a combined 26 years at Argo and its predecessor companies.

The first-time financial strength rating comes with stable outlook.

The London chief seeks leadership positions but may contemplate pivoting most of Syndicate 1955 to follow.