CRC Group is continuing its drive of hiring senior wholesale talent with the hire of Andrew Grim, one of Brown & Riding’s biggest producers and also its national casualty practice leader, E&S Insurer understands.

Russ McGuire and Daniel Bilot have departed BMS Re in the US as part of what has been described as a small number of redundancies as the reinsurance intermediary repositions its business strategy for growth under new leadership, The Insurer can reveal.

Aon has sued two former employees – Eric Braverman and Douglas Richmond – now senior vice presidents at Lockton, for breaching non-solicitation covenants, along with Lockton for encouraging them to do so.

Gallagher Re has named Mathieu Loisel as lead for casualty and motor for EMEA and coordinator for its International Casualty Practice Group (ICPG).

The British insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has unveiled a new six-point plan to achieve a more proportionate regulatory environment which it said would enable firms to better serve policyholders and help achieve the government’s growth ambitions.

Juniper Re, the reinsurance broking arm of the Baldwin Group, has confirmed the appointment of Nick Hawke as head of its newly opened London office.

Former Agile Risk director Raj Jadeja has re-emerged to launch Altor Re, a London-based specialty reinsurance broker and advisor for ILS placements.

Utah-based Trucordia has acquired Colorado brokerage Boulder Insurance Solutions, which serves small and mid-sized businesses.

Reinsurance intermediary Lockton Re has made two senior hires for its international P&C division.

Private equity-backed broker consolidator PIB Group has continued to bolster its European leadership with the appointment of Aon Germany’s Michael Hendriks as chief commercial officer (CCO) in Europe.