Guy Carpenter has appointed Robert Johnston as chairman of the firm’s Bermuda operations, and Peter Komposch as head of casualty and specialty in Bermuda.
Johnston has almost 20 years of experience working in Bermuda, most recently as president of Aon reinsurance solutions.
In his new role, he will report to John Trace, CEO of North America, and Kevin Fisher, chairman of UK and global specialties and chairman of London/North America.
Komposch also has significant industry experience and was previously managing director of Aon reinsurance solutions, Bermuda. He will report directly to Robert Johnston and John Fletcher, CEO of Bermuda.
Guy Carpenter has also announced that John Fletcher, who has led the Guy Carpenter team in Bermuda since 2018, has been appointed as CEO of Bermuda. Fletcher will continue to report to James Boyce, CEO of global specialties.
Commenting on these appointments, Trace said: “I am delighted to welcome Johnston and Komposch to Guy Carpenter.”
He explained that “these appointments create an exciting opportunity to further build on our team, significantly increasing Guy Carpenter’s casualty expertise in Bermuda while deepening the connection to Guy Carpenter’s colleagues in North America and London”.
Fisher continued: “We see considerable opportunity for growth in Bermuda overall and specifically the casualty sector. By bringing together this exceptional team of broking talent under Robert Johnston and John Fletcher’s leadership we are perfectly positioned to access that potential.”
“Moving forward, we will continue to create market-advancing, client-centric solutions that will serve to boost our service delivery capabilities and help us strengthen existing relationships as well as forge new ones,” Fisher added.