Guy Carp poaches from Willis and Aon to bolster non-marine specialty unit

Reinsurance broker  Guy Carpenter has bolstered its non-marine specialty division with two new recruits from rivals  Willis and  Aon respectively.

James Johns joins as managing director in August and Joshua O’Donoghue as senior vice president, effective November 8, 2021, within its non-marine specialty division.

Johns joins from Willis Re where he was an executive director specializing in London Market property reinsurance. During his 30-year career, spanning both broking and underwriting, he was also Global Head of Property at both Talbot Syndicate and Marsh UK, where he worked for 22 years.

Johns will operate as a leading broker and account executive specializing in providing property risk and catastrophe reinsurance solutions for a broad range of direct and facultative clients. Based in London, he will report to Stephen Firmin, managing director, non-marine specialty, Guy Carpenter.

O’Donoghue joins from Aon where he was a Non-Marine Retrocession Broker and prior to this was a US Property Reinsurance broker at Willis Re. He has considerable expertise in the production and placement of property-specific business having worked across a wide range of client companies in London and Bermuda.

O’Donoghue will be a senior broker and account executive, focusing on property retrocession, as well as direct and facultative reinsurance placements. Based in London, he will report to Roland Morse, Managing Director, Non-Marine Specialty, Guy Carpenter.

Richard Morgan, head of Non-Marine Specialties, managing director, Global Specialties, Guy Carpenter, said: “I am delighted to welcome two incredibly skilled and highly respected market practitioners into our Non-Marine Specialty division. The combined experience and expertise that James and Josh bring to these roles will be vital in ensuring we continue to provide truly differentiated and extensive client value. They are joining a very strong and highly respected team and their introduction will help further elevate our standing in the Non-Marine Specialty sector.”

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