Aon Benfield promotes strategy head to president

Global reinsurance broker Aon Benfield has appointed Andy Marcell as its president, reporting to chief executive officer Eric Andersen.

Based in New York, Marcell will have added executive Aon Benfield responsibilities and will play a wider role in managing the global business. According to the company, he will also take more of an active role with clients and colleagues across the business to support the firm’s ongoing growth strategies.

Prior to joining Aon Benfield in August 2015, Marcell was CEO of reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter’s US Operations and head of its global facultative business.

Most recently, Marcell was head of strategy at Aon Benfield and over the past two years he has focused on ways to grow the business across the firm’s existing client base. He has also worked on a range of strategies to attract new clients to the firm, the company said.

Andersen commented: "Andy has an admirable track record of industry experience and knowledge, and has an impressive skill set to become President of Aon Benfield. He will provide strong leadership to our teams and he brings an international perspective to the role as we continue to grow our global business."

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