All Howden articles
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‘Holiday from history’ is over – Howden geopolitical risk report
A record number of elections in 2024, amid escalating geopolitical risks, underscore the value of political violence and political risk insurance, Howden emphasised.
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BMS makes three hires to expand financial and professional risks division
A trio of hires join the London market financial lines team of the mid-sized independent re/insurance broker.
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BMS appoints Leahy cyber practice co-leader
The re/insurance broker announced Daniel Leahy joins from rival intermediary Howden.
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DUAL UK announces CUO, distribution and acuarial leadership appointments
Howden’s MGA arm DUAL said the trio of UK senior appointments add to its “leadership team bench strength”.
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Howden enters captive management market with ARM acquisition
Acquisition of ARM Group Holdings means re/insurance intermediary Howden now includes a fully owned, in-house captive management provider.
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Howden, SCOR launch carbon capture and storage insurance facility at Lloyd’s
The first-of-its-kind facility has SCOR as lead underwriter and other following markets at Lloyd’s have committed to support the facility, with further capacity anticipated, according to Howden.
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1/1 renewal stable, showing stronger supply dynamics – Howden
Reinsurance renewals in January 2024 saw a market adjusting to a period of extraordinary cyclical and structural change, according to Howden’s briefing.
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Howden addresses COP28 on the private sector’s role in protecting vulnerable countries
David Howden, founder and CEO of Howden, gave a keynote speech at the COP28 summit on the power of the private sector to protect vulnerable countries against the effects of climate change and unlock investment in their future.
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The most climate vulnerable countries could lose 100%+ of GDP from insurable cats – Cambridge, Howden study
Risk-sharing action plan to scale up loss and damage funding for Global South countries to inform COP28 discussions in Dubai.
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Howden Ventures innovation hub launches with £500m capacity
New incubator backed by delegated underwriting capacity from backed by Lloyd’s underwriters, including Tokio Marine Kiln, Chaucer, and Liberty Specialty Markets. Its first investment was named as CetoAI, a marine technology firm.
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DUAL appoint Harries group underwriting director
Harries joins DUAL, the MGA arm of Howden from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance.
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Howden’s DUAL completes David Ashby Underwriting MGA acquisition
The bloodstock business adds to DUAL’s growing MGA book of business.
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Howden appoints Agarwal as its India CEO
His predecessor Praveen Vashista steps up to be chairman of Howden’s India business.
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Howden Switzerland acquires specialist aviation broker Hudson Sky
Hudson Sky has established itself as a leading aviation re/insurance broker in the Swiss market, particularly focused on helicopter business.
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Global cyber premiums could exceed $50bn by 2030 – Howden
Some 45% of cyber premium gets ceded to reinsurers, cyber reinsurance premium is currently about $6bn, but the cyber reinsurance market will need to more than triple in size by the end of this decade to meet demand, according to Howden.
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Howden appoints IDF’s Douglas as climate risk and resilience CEO
Rowan Douglas has moved from his previous position of head of climate at WTW to assume a similar role at rival broker Howden.
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Howden, Fidelis MGU strike deal to transfer oil from tanker off Yemen
Tanker FSO Safer has been moored in a state of disrepair off war-torn Yemen since 2015, a ticking timebomb for an environmental disaster.
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Howden centralises management with restructure
The re/insurance broking and MGA group announced changes to its leadership structure.
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Howden war chest reaches £1bn with new investment
The London market broker has raised more than £875m from debt and equity to spend on “M&A, new initiatives and talent”.
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Political violence hotspots are matching nat cat losses – Howden Tiger
A political violence report from Howden Tiger warns that insured losses from strikes, riots and civil commotion in certain hot spot territories now comparable to major natural disasters.