ANNUAL DIRECTORY OF REINSURANCE INTERMEDIARIES (A,B)

A
Agnew International Inc.
14 Washington Road, Princeton Junction, N.J. 08550; 609-799-7373; fax: 609-799-2265
1996 1995
% Treaty 10% 10%
% Facultative 90% 90%
Gross revenues $622,000 $809,000
Total employees 6 7
Treaty 3 NA
Facultative 6 NA
Reinsurance brokering began: 1976.
Specialties: Property.
Conducts business: Internationally.
Officers: Patrick Agnew, president; W. James Cook, vp; Paul S. Kasian, Gustavo Bravo, assistant vps.
Contact: Patrick Agnew.
Am-Re Brokers Inc.
685 College Road E., Princeton, N.J. 08543-5212; 609-243-4900; fax: 609-243-4940
1996 1995
Premium volume $400,000,000 $370,000,000
% Treaty 100% 100%
Gross revenues $24,106,000 $20,415,000
Total employees 30 32
Treaty 30 32
Reinsurance brokering began: 1985.
Parent: Becher & Carlson Insurance Services.
Conducts business: Worldwide.
Membership: Brokers & Reinsurance Markets Assn.
Officers: Edward Noonan, chairman/CEO; Mahmoud M. Abdallah, president/director; Thomas B. Kendall, executive vp; Robert Henry, executive vp.
Contact: Timothy J. Schmidt, 609-243-4921.
Andrew Edwards & Co. Inc.
100 Crossways Park Drive W., Suite 101, Woodbury, N.Y. 11797; 516-364-3700; fax: 516-364-3791
1996 1995
Premium volume NA NA
% Treaty 100% 100%
Gross revenues $890,623 $674,650
Total employees 5 8
Treaty 5 8
Reinsurance brokering began: 1977.
Conducts business: Bermuda, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, United States.
Aon Re Worldwide
123 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Ill. 60606; 312-701-3000
1996* 1995
Gross revenues $543,700,000 $191,998,000
Total employees 2,693 824
*Figures are pro forma estimates and include Alexander Howden/Alexander Re, BEP International, Bain Hogg, Bloemers and Minet Re Worldwide.
Parent: Aon Corp.
Branch offices: San Francisco; Stamford, Conn.; Miami; Chicago; Boston; New York; Philadelphia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Melbourne and Sydney, Australia; Brussels, Belgium; Hamilton, Bermuda; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, Canada; Santiago, Chile; Beijing; Hong Kong; Bogota, Colombia; London; Paris; Hamburg, Germany; Mumbai, India; Genoa and Milan, Italy; Tokyo; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Seoul, Korea; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Mexico City; Casablanca, Morocco; Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Netherlands; Oslo, Norway; Lima, Peru; Manila, Philippines; Warsaw, Poland; Moscow; Singapore; Johannesburg, South Africa; Madrid, Spain; Basel and Zurich, Switzerland; Taipei, Taiwan; Bangkok, Thailand; Istanbul, Turkey; Kiev, Ukraine; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Caracas, Venezuela; Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Acquisitions: Alexander Howden Group/Alexander Re, December 1996; BEP International, May 1997; Bain Hogg, October 1996; Bloemers, June 1997; Minet Re Worldwide, April 1997.
Specialties: Property/casualty, aviation, marine & energy, accident & health, life.
Conducts business: Worldwide.
Membership: Brokers & Reinsurance Markets Assn.
Officers: Ron Iles, chairman-Aon Re Worldwide; Paul Davies, vice chairman-Aon Re Worldwide; Rocker Channell, president-Aon Re Worldwide; Dennis Mahoney, deputy chairman/CEO-Aon Group Ltd.; Mike Bungert, president/CEO-Aon Re Inc.
Contact: Rocker Channell, 312-781-8818.
Associated Intermediaries
P.O. Box 3306, Gainesville, Ga. 30503; 770-536-9800; fax: 770-536-0093
1996 1995
Premium volume $12,750,000 $9,500,000
% Treaty 100% 100%
Gross revenues* $850,000 $675,000
Total employees 3 5
Treaty 3 5
Reinsurance brokering began: 1982.
Parent: Associated Reinsurance Management Corp.
Branch Offices: Waynesville, N.C.
Specialties: Specific and aggregate stop-loss special risk, alternative risk funding, captive and rent-a-captive programs.
Conducts business: Bermuda, Cayman Islands, United Kingdom, United States.
Officers: Alph H. (Buddy) Browne, president; Diana D. Browne, executive vp/corporate secretary; Steve McFarland, vp; Alice Williams, vp.
Contact: Buddy Browne or Diana Browne.
*Estimate.
B
Benfield Ellinger Ltd.*
55 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 3AS, England; 44-171-578-7000; fax: 44-171-578-7001
1996 1995**
Premium volume $1,095,120,000Å $991,933,000Å
% Treaty 100% 100%
Gross revenues $62,556,000Å $71,280,400Å
Total employees 102 61
Treaty 81 48
*Merger with Greig Fester Group Ltd. pending. **Fiscal year ending 6/30/95. Å*Converted at applicable exchange rates.
Reinsurance brokering began: 1973.
Parent: The Benfield Group P.L.C.
Specialties: Financial institutions, excess of loss.
Conducts business: Bermuda, Europe, United Kingdom, United States.
Membership: Brokers & Reinsurance Markets Assn.
Officers: D.J. Coldman, managing director; G.D. Chilton, chairman; J.L.P. Whiter, finance director.
Contact: Andrew MacDonald.
Le Blanc de Nicolay Reassurances
134 rue Danton, Levallois-Perret, France 92304; 331/47/59-1111; fax: 331/47/59-9382
1996 1995
Premium volume $686,000,000 $804,000,000
% Treaty 96% 96%
% Facultative 4% 4%
Gross revenues $71,736,000 $75,978,000
Total employees 253 261
Treaty 243 251
Facultative 10 10
Reinsurance brokering began: 1928.
Parent: Groupe Le Blanc de Nicolay.
Branch offices: LBN Tokyo, Tokyo; LBN Nordica, Stockholm, Sweden.
Subsidiaries: LBN GmbH, Koln, Germany; LBN Asia, Singapore; LBN Iberica, Madrid, Spain; LBN Ri, Bologne, Italy; LBN US, New York; LBN Zurich, Switzerland; Suys & Janssens, Brussels, Belgium.
Conducts business: Worldwide.
Officers: Vincent Redier, chairman/CEO; Claude Marie, vice chairman/general director; Olivier du Passage, executive vp.
E.W. Blanch Co.
3500 W. 80th St., Bloomington, Minn. 55431; 612-835-3310; fax: 612-896-4646
1996 1995
Premium volume $2,700,000,000 $2,300,000,000
% Treaty 99.5% 99.5%
% Facultative 0.5% 0.5%
Gross revenues $94,300,000 $81,400,000
Total employees 431 395
Treaty 427 391
Facultative 4 4
Reinsurance brokering began: 1957.
Parent: E.W. Blanch Holdings Inc.
Branch offices: Los Angeles, Menlo Park and San Francisco, Calif.; Sarasota, Fla.; Atlanta; Chicago; Boston; Minneapolis; Hazlet, N.J.; New York; Philadelphia; Dallas.
Subsidiaries: EWB Co., Minneapolis; Swire Blanch Insurance Holdings, United Kingdom.
Acquisitions: Swire Fraser, London, February 1997.
Specialties: Property/casualty lines.
Conducts business: Australia, China, Denmark, England, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Singapore, United States, Vietnam.
Membership: Brokers & Reinsurance Markets Assn.
Officers: Chris Walker, CEO; Daniel O'Keefe, secretary; Ian Packer, CFO/treasurer; Rodman Fox, president; Ralph Flum, executive vp.
Contact: Timothy McGrath, vp-finance.