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Howden’s capital markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS) specialist unit, Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA), has announced that Philipp Kusche, who serves as the firm’s Global Head of ILS & Capital Solutions, will take on an expanded role as Chairman of HCMA, Europe, with Mitchell Rosenberg becoming Co-Head of Global ILS.

Altor Re Ltd, a new London based brokerage that specialises in placing insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance business globally, has officially been launched by founder Raj Jadeja. 

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) John Neal is to depart from the Lloyd’s market to join broking giant Aon as its new Global CEO of Reinsurance and Global Chairman of Climate Solutions.

Augment Risk, the risk capital and reinsurance solutions broking firm, has announced the hiring of Alejandro Solorzano from XS Global, who joins the company to help it expand its parametric risk transfer offering for the Latin America region.

Today, broking group WTW has confirmed its re-entry to the treaty reinsurance broking sector, through a joint venture established with specialist private investment firm Bain Capital.

Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the independent brokerage, has announced the hiring of Edward Tyler from rival Gallagher Re, who joins the company in London as a Senior Retrocession and Property Specialty broker.

Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has made a key appointment, hiring senior executive Lara Mowery, the Global Head of Distribution at Guy Carpenter, the company confirmed today.

Broking giant Aon has hired Teresa Gallant from Canopius to become the Chief Operating Officer for its Marilla Investment Management Ltd. entity that offers reinsurers and investors a route to access returns from a globally diversified book of reinsurance. It also appears some capital may have been raised for a Marilla private fund this year.

Miller, the independent and private equity funded broking group, has announced the acquisition of a European capital advisory focused broking business that has operated at the intersection of reinsurance and capital markets, with Marc Hannebert’s 4809 Brokers AG now its third continental European purchase.

Ardonagh Specialty, the a holding company and growth platform for independent brokers, has rebranded its reinsurance broking units under the Price Forbes Re name, with the Inver Re and Equinox Re brands to be retired.