20 July 2020Insurance

Guy Carpenter attracts senior talent from Lockton & Willis Towers Watson

Reinsurance broker  Guy Carpenter & Company, a part of  Marsh & McLennan Companies, has made three senior appointments within its GC fac division from Lockton and  Willis Towers Watson.

Stephen Wilkins has been appointed head of UK property. He brings 24 years of re/insurance industry experience to the role with a focus on global property. Most recently, he was a senior vice president at Lockton Companies, having spent 14 years at the company.

Paul Hargis has been named deputy head of UK property. Hargis joins from Willis Towers Watson where he was head of UK and Rest of World within the firm’s facultative division. He has over 21 years of industry experience, including 16 years in the UK facultative sector.

Both Wilkins and Hargis will be based in London and Wilkins will report to Richard Della, head of property, GC fac.

Lastly, James Goodwin has been appointed head of power and mining within the property team. Based in London, he will report to Dominic Samengo-Turner, global head of facultative, Guy Carpenter. Most recently global head of broking for natural resources, facultative at Willis Towers Watson, Goodwin has over 23 years of industry experience. During his career, he has also worked at Lockton Companies, Jardine Lloyd Thompson and Heath Lambert.

The appointments are a part of a wider realignment at GC fac, a process that will see the structuring of product teams around geographic regions aimed at delivering client-centric solutions.

Samengo-Turner said: “At GC Fac, our clients benefit from the breadth of experience across our teams that ensures the consistent delivery of innovative solutions to their fast-evolving challenges. The appointments of Paul, Steve and James will add yet further depth to our facultative proposition as demands increase during a time of substantial change in the marketplace.”

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