2022

March 2022

Peter Mullen, Jennifer Gallagher and Adrian Lynch: Power 50. Peter Mullen, Jennifer Gallagher and Adrian Lynch have been named to Captive Review's Power 50 list; 2022 is the first year that Captive Review recognized three Artex leaders in the Power 50. In addition, Devin O'Brien has been named to the publication's Ones to Watch list.

2021

November 2021

European Captive Review Awards. Artex receives the Captive Manager of the Year and Cell Captive Initiative awards.

October 2021

Bermuda Top Ten Employers. Our team in Bermuda was recognized as one of the island's Top 10 Employers by The Royal Gazette.

Hedgeweek Americas Awards. Our ILS team receives Best Offshore Administrator.

US Captive Review Award. Artex receives the Captive Manager of the Year — Over $1BN in GWP and Devin O'Brien receives the award for Emerging Talent — Service Professional.

September 2021

Trading Risk Award. Andre Perez, ILS Chairman of Horseshoe, received Trading Risk's Outstanding Contributor of the Year award.

August 2021

Rising Insurance Star Executive (RISE) Award. Devin O'Brien, VP — Financial Management Group Captives, received this award acknowledging his achievements thus far.

May 2021

Jennifer Gallagher and Steve McElhiney: Power 50. Jennifer Gallagher has been named to Captive Review's Power 50 list, while Steve McElhiney has been named to the Captive Review Hall of Fame.

April 2021

Kathleen Faries and Andre Perez. Kathleen Faries has become the new chief executive officer for Horseshoe and Andre Perez has stepped into the newly created role of Chair.

January 2021

Reinsurance expansion. Artex acquires Alize, with whom we formerly had a strategic alliance.

2020

December 2020

Cayman Captive Award. Artex has been named in the Captive Management Firm category as highly commended.

Kevin Poole. Kevin Poole has been highly commended within the individual awards for captive management provider at the Cayman Captive Awards.

October 2020

Peter Mullen and Bermuda's Risk Transfer Hall of Fame. Peter Mullen has been recognized by Bermuda Re + ILS, as a Hall of Fame recipient, celebrating the work he has done to help create Bermuda as a global risk transfer hub.

Hedgeweek 2020 US Award. Horseshoe received Best Offshore Administrator, for the third consecutive year.

September 2020

Trading Risk Award. Horseshoe received the Reinsurance Facilitator of the Year Award at Trading Risk Awards 2020.

February 2020

Steve McElhiney: Power 50. Steve McElhiney made the Captive Review 2019 Power 50 list, recognizing his work within the industry.

2019

December 2019

Cayman Captive Awards. Artex has been named in the Captive Management Firm category as highly recommended.

Kevin Poole. Kevin Poole has been recognized as the winner of the Individual Captive Manager of the Year in the inaugural Cayman Captive Awards, sponsored by Captive International.

November 2019

Single-Parent Captive expansion. Artex acquires EWI Re, Inc., creating additional synergy around the development of comprehensive risk management solutions for large, individual risk clients.

ILS expansion. Artex acquires Horseshoe Insurance Services Holdings Ltd., significantly strengthening ILS operations.

April 2019

Peter Mullen and David McManus. Peter Mullen returned to Artex to become chief executive officer and David McManus stepped into the newly created role of Chair.

February 2019

David McManus and Nick Heys: Power 50. David McManus has made the 2018 Power 50 List for the fifth time, along with Nick Heys who received his third consecutive listing.

2018

August 2018

US Captive Review Award. Artex receives the US Captive Review Award 2018 for Captive Management — Group Captive.

June 2018

Trading Risk Award. Artex receives the Trading Risk Award for Reinsurance Facilitator of the Year.

March 2018

Artex becomes an ICCIE trained organization. Artex Risk Solutions becomes an ICCIE trained organization.

January 2018

Office launched in Singapore. Artex Risk Solutions (Singapore) Pte Ltd. is our first office in the Asia Pacific region and will oversee the growth and development of Artex's captive and risk solutions strategy.

David McManus and Nick Heys: Power 50. David McManus has made the 2017 Power 50 List for the fourth time, along with Nick Heys getting his second consecutive listing.

2017

November 2017

Strategic alliance with Alize. Alize, an actuarial and underwriting reinsurance services company, is launched in Bermuda and has a strategic alignment with Artex, with a structured facility to provide A rated capacity.

October 2017

Cayman expansion. Artex acquires Chandler Insurance Management, expanding our platform in the Cayman Islands.

UK and European Captive Service Award. Nick Heys wins Outstanding Contribution by an Individual at UK and European Captive Services 2017 awards.

August 2017

US Captive Service Award. Artex receives Group Captive Manager of the Year at US Captive Review Awards 2017.

April 2017

Trading Risk Award. Artex receives Market Facilitator of the Year Award at Trading Risk Awards 2017.

January 2017

David McManus and Nick Heys: Power 50. David McManus and Nick Heys named to Captive Review's 2016 Power 50 list.

2016

August 2016

US Captive Service Award. Artex named Captive Manager of the Year at 2016 US Captive Service Awards.

July 2016

New brand platform launched. Artex launches new logo and brand platform, reinforcing the fact that Artex is the fastest-growing and most diverse insurance manager in the industry.

May 2016

European expansion. Artex acquires Quest Holdings (Gibraltar) Ltd., expanding foothold in European insurance market and expertise in the UK motor arena.

March 2016

ILS capability fortified. Artex acquires Hexagon Insurance PCC Limited, fortifying our ILS solution offering.

Global expansion and new solution offering. Artex acquires Kane's insurance management operations, strengthening our global presence. This deal brings scale to our Bermuda and Cayman operations, as well as new ILS capability to our solutions.

January 2016

David McManus: Power 50. David McManus named to Captive Review's 2015 Power 50 list.

2015

August 2015

US Captive Service Award. Artex receives the 2015 US Captive Service Award in Customer Care in Group Captive Management.

2014

December 2014

David McManus: Power 50. David McManus named to Captive Review's 2014 Power 50 list.

April 2014

Artex expands into Europe. Artex acquires Heritage Insurance Management, creating an international platform for growth and establishing Artex as one of the largest captive providers in the world.

March 2014

US captive experience deepens. Artex acquires Red Hook Services, deepening our experience in the captive marketplace.

2013

December 2013

Awards from Zurich. Artex receives three Spirit of Excellence Awards from Zurich Insurance Group, with recognition of our Non-Profit, Middle Market PEO and StaffGuard workers compensation programs.

2010

December 2010

Enterprise risk captive solution established. Artex acquires Tribeca. This acquisition expands our solutions to include an enterprise risk captive practice and further development of single-parent captives.

2009

Vermont expansion. Artex acquires Champlain Captive Management in Vermont, increasing our existing presence in the state.

2008

October 2008

Workers' compensation solution expansion. Artex acquires Cedar Hill Insurance Agency, expanding our solutions to include workers' compensation programs for professional employer organizations (PEOs) and temporary service industries in the U.S.

2006

Cayman expansion. Fair Winds Captive Management (Cayman) Ltd. is acquired, establishing our Cayman office.

2000

October 2000

Jennifer Gallagher. Jennifer Gallagher listed as one of Business Insurance's 100 Leading Women.

1997

September 1997

Artex is launched. Alternative Risk Transfer Exchange (Artex) is established in Bermuda, with Innovative Risk Services as its U.S. sales and marketing arm.

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