BMS establishes world healthcare division

Specialist re/insurance coverage dealer BMS has introduced the institution of its new world healthcare legal responsibility division, appointing Rob Wendin (pictured above) as managing director.

This division goals to assist healthcare suppliers and their insurers by providing entry to BMS’s vary of insurance coverage, reinsurance, and danger administration providers and merchandise.

Wendin, who joined the corporate in December 2023, relies in London. His crew includes six members with additional additions anticipated.

Wendin brings over 4 many years of expertise throughout insurance coverage, reinsurance, and healthcare sectors. His earlier roles embrace managing director of healthcare at Man Carpenter, senior companion at JLT’s Healthcare Threat Companions, and managing director at Marsh’s EMEA Healthcare Observe.

Recognized for experience in healthcare legal responsibility and danger administration, Wendin has additionally established and led the European Healthcare underwriting platform at Allied World.

“BMS has been going from power to power and it exhibits no signal of slowing down on account of the way in which it places its colleagues and shoppers first. I’m delighted by the chance to steer this new division and stay up for being part of BMS’s implausible story,” Wendin mentioned.

The brand new division will focus on enhancing market capability, innovating options, and offering danger administration recommendation to BMS’s shoppers. It’ll additionally deal with recommendation and transactional providers associated to technical protection points for medical malpractice and related liabilities.

Wendin’s crew will even collaborate intently with BMS Re’s treaty healthcare legal responsibility crew, which is led by Clare Stenson. This collaboration goals to make sure that cedents, hospitals, built-in techniques, and captives proceed to obtain BMS’s exemplary service.

Andrew Wheeler, president and CEO at BMS Re, commented on the strategic significance of this new division.

“As we proceed to develop our industry-leading medical skilled legal responsibility follow, Rob’s unparalleled expertise throughout each insurance coverage and reinsurance shall be an enormous asset to BMS. Alongside Clare Stenson and her crew, the formation of Rob’s world healthcare division means we’ve a breadth and depth of expertise which spans insurance coverage, reinsurance, treaty, and facultative preparations, which – crucially – isn’t inhibited by geographical or organizational boundaries,” he mentioned.

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