Specialist (re)insurance broker BMS, has launched its new global healthcare liability division with Rob Wendin as managing director. According to the firm, Wendin and his team will work with BMS Re’s long-established treaty healthcare liability team, led by Clare Stenson, to ensure cedents, hospitals, integrated systems and captives, continue to benefit from services provided by the company. Wendin, who joined the company in December 2023, will report to Andrew Wheeler, president and CEO at BMS Re. He has over 40 years of experience in (re)insurance and healthcare, having previously served as managing director of healthcare at Guy Carpenter and Marsh's EMEA Healthcare Practice. The new division will provide solutions and guidance to healthcare providers and their insurers, and provide access to BMS’s broad range of insurance, reinsurance and risk management services and products. Furthermore, the unit will focus on working with BMS’s clients to develop and provide access to new market capacity, innovative solutions and risk management advice, as well as provide advice and transactional services, including technical coverage issues for medical malpractice and associated liabilities. Wheeler says: “As we continue to grow our industry-leading medical professional liability practice, Rob’s unparalleled experience across both insurance and reinsurance will be a huge asset to BMS. "Alongside Clare Stenson and her team, the formation of Rob’s global healthcare division means we have a breadth and depth of experience that spans insurance, reinsurance, treaty, and facultative arrangements and isn’t inhibited by geographical or organisational barriers.” Wendin adds: “BMS has been going from strength to strength, and it shows no sign of slowing down as a result of the way it puts its colleagues and clients first. I am delighted by the opportunity to lead this new division and look forward to being a part of BMS’s fantastic story.”
