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Intact’s Brindamour: Why the hard market could last for up to two more years

August 20, 2020 by Greg Meckbach

A hard market in reinsurance is among three main reasons why primary insurance rates will continue to rise for brokers’ clients for at least another year or two, Intact Financial Corp. CEO Charles Brindamour suggests. In a recent virtual fireside…

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How COVID-19 could permanently alter Marsh & McLennan

August 19, 2020 by Greg Meckbach

Travel and entertainment spending could be down permanently for Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., though it’s sure to rise again somewhat later this year, suggests CEO Dan Glaser. “I am not sure we will go running back to hopping on…

News InsuranceMergers and Aqcuisitions

JLT shareholders approve merger with Marsh & McLennan

November 8, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

A US$6-billion deal that could form the world’s largest commercial brokerage is one step closer to reality. Britain’s Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc announced Wednesday that 99.9% of its shareholders voted in favour of having JLT acquired by Marsh &…