Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. completed the acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT) for $5.6 billion in fully diluted equity value, furthering its role as the world’s preeminent professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. “Today marks the beginning of a new era with Marsh & McLennan and JLT coming together. This is a …

Mexico: Latin American Cyber Risks Seminar  Confirmed speakers are: Zurich (Belén Navarro), Willis (Natalia Char y Marcela Visbal), MDD (Jessica Reyes), AMIS (Juan Riveroll, Asociación Mexicana de Insituciones de Seguros) and Insuralex Latin American Insurance Lawyers. (See brochure) Insuralex is a group created by independent law firms that specialise in Insurance and Reinsurance coverage, defence, litigation and all other related legal services. …

“Given their GDP per capita levels, we expect countries like Brazil, China, Mexico, Russia and Turkey to be at the forefront of premium growth in the medium term”. “Latin America is lobbying for free trade as the region tries to hedge against potential lost trade   “China is set to become the largest insurance market in the world by the …

Role definition: As a Sr. Treaty Account Executive you will be responsible for day-to-day account handling technical support for Proportional and Excess loss treaty, including but not limited to accounting, negotiating with reinsurers, placing business, renewing policies and maintaining files, in addition to performing a variety of administrative tasks. You will also be expected to assist brokers in maintaining their …

This is one of those things that seems so obvious that you would have prepared for it. If you are the only one who has the encryption keys to a big stash of cryptocurrency, wouldn’t you take precautions to mitigate the possibility of your death? In what must be one of the worst nightmares of cryptocurrency investors, news sources report …

Chubb announces the appointment of Ulisses Soares as the new Vice President of Life for Chubb Latin America. In his new role, Ulisses Soares will be responsible for the growth and profitability of the Life business line in the region, executing plans to continue with the increase of existing channels, expand the product offer, develop strategic alliances and develop new …

São Paulo, February 2019 – In December 2018, Cnseg – the National Confederation of General Insurance, Private Pension and Life, Supplementary Health and Capitalization Companies – gathered the great names of the Brazilian insurance sector in order to recognize and celebrate the best practices of the field. In an event at Copacabana Palace Hotel, in Rio de Janeiro, one of the …

Natural disasters seem to be occurring more frequently and with more intensity than they did fifteen years ago. According to a 2018 report, Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight, from Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, 42 individual billion-dollar natural disaster events occurred in 2018, which was above the average of 31 events dating to 2000 and higher than the 36 events in 2017. …

According to the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index “Brazil dropped two points since last year to 35, also earning its lowest CPI score in seven years”, since 2012 Chile has significantly declined and Argentina has improved.  The 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International reveals that the continued failure of most countries to significantly control corruption is contributing to a crisis of democracy …

ConsiliumRe the International Facultative division of Direct Insurance Group Plc, an international speciality Lloyd’s broker; has announced its intentions to expand its operation into Miami, servicing the needs of the Latin American market. The London based Reinsurance Broker has had significant traction in the region since its formation 18 months ago. Fernando Rojas Castillo, Head of International Facultative Reinsurance, will …

The Miami Reinsurance Week is the most important Miami networking week of the year for the Latin American Insurance Industry. Insurance professionals from different countries travel to Miami in order to participate in insurance seminars, golf tournaments, cocktails, meetings and other insurance related events. If you check the February month at the iNLIP calendar you will see almost all of the …

THE RISKS involved with ITM servicing and replenishment are complex and far-reaching. Yet, the opportunity for carriers to successfully mitigate the risks and employ sound operating practices can reap them more business from banks as ITM deployment continues to increase. How ITMs are Changing the Business of CIT It was not too long ago that CIT carriers operated armored vehicles …

Job description Job Summary: You will help large companies across Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain / Portugal to protect their assets and their business income, by providing (Re)Insurance protection against unforeseen damage of their assets due to risks like fire, natural perils, machinery breakdown, etc.  As a Junior Property Lines underwriter, you will receive on-the-job training and development, working …

Business interruption (BI), including supply chain disruption, is the top risk for companies for the sixth consecutive year, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2018, with 42% of responses rating it as one of the three most important risks in 2018. Whether it results from factory fires, destroyed shipping containers, or increasingly, non-physical damage risks like cyber, political violence, product …

Aspen Re Temp Accounting Proportional (Insurance Industry job offer in Miami or Rocky Hill Conn) Spanish (Portuguese desirable) The candidate should also have experience working in Excel spreadsheets. Basic knowledge of core (re) insurance principles, premium recognition and types of contract wordings Basic knowledge of product features, e.g. adjustments, swing parameters and contract types (Pro Rata, Binding Authorities/Excess of Loss) …