Howden
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The acquisition expands its global employee benefits business to ~4,000 global employees. -
The London D&F market will shoulder most of the losses.
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Kusche and Rosenberg will co-lead the firm’s global ILS business.
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Paul Poschmann joins from Gallagher Re, where he was a divisional director.
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Cat bonds were a key supply-side driver at 1 January 2025.
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In the best-case scenario, a Big Bend-landing storm could cost $3bn-$5bn, Howden Re said.
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The executive has held senior alternative capital roles at Aon and Guy Carpenter.
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The firms’ partnership preceded Japan's first ‘megaquake’ warning.
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Secondary market activity and hedging would be likely if a Beryl-sized storm tracked toward the US.
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The broker is entering the Japanese market with a focus on ILS.
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Sébastien Bamsey joins from JP Morgan, where he has worked for 18 years.
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Additional capacity for upper-layer coverage is driving rate reductions, the broker says.
