Talent

Michael Halsband was formerly a partner at Drinker Biddle & Reath.

Non-life insurers in Japan are anticipating a 300bn yen ($2.8bn) loss from Typhoon Faxai, the chairman of the General Insurance Association of Japan has said.

The carrier launched the retrocessional ILS fund this month with Andrew Barnard as CEO.

Former Verto Syndicate underwriter Peter Mills hope to raise quota share support for his planned treaty MGA.

Theo Butt moves up from his managing agency CEO role to take over from Martin Reith who has led the business for the past four years.

Managing director Philipp Graf said the new arrangement with Allen Partners would bring the full suite of Twelve’s products to institutional investors in Australia and New Zealand.

José Manuel González will lead the combined business as CEO.

Lawrence Cheng, underwriting managing director of Peak Re, says reinsurers could have done more to foresee Jebi loss creep.

The Corporation has committed to getting SIABs up and running in 90 days.

Richard Brindle also said the cat market is highly sensitive to an additional event, with widespread dislocation possible.

Piers Cantlay took on the role of chairman of Aon Global ReSpecialty in 2013.

Manoj Gupta will be taking the new title from Rob Bredahl, who left Third Point Re for TigerRisk in May.