Global: BMS appoints new managing director

BMS has appointed Mr Rob Wendin as managing director of its newly created global healthcare liability division. In his new role, he and the division will work with BMS Re's treaty healthcare liability team to ensure cedents, hospitals, integrated systems and captives continue to benefit from the best-in-class service.

Mr Wendin and the division will also work with BMS’s clients to develop and provide access to new market capacity, innovative solutions and risk management advice. He and the division will also provide advice and transactional services such as technical coverage issues for medical malpractice and associated liabilities.

Mr Wendin brings more than 40 years of experience in insurance, reinsurance and healthcare. He is also a respected veteran on healthcare liability and risk management issues, and brings a deep understanding of how underwriters think and operate, having established and led Allied World’s successful European Healthcare underwriting platform. He has worked with JLT’s Healthcare Risk Partners and Marsh’s EMEA Healthcare Practice. Most recently, he was managing director of healthcare at Guy Carpenter.