Since launching in August 2025, Howden has hired an estimated 500+ staff from rivals, triggering lawsuits from Marsh, Aon, WTW, Brown & Brown and Alliant. All names below are confirmed via court filings or multiple trade press sources. Click any row for detail.
Wave 1 – Launch Jul-Aug 2025
Wave 2 – Build-out Oct-Nov 2025
Wave 3 – Escalation Dec 2025
NameHowden roleFromDateLegal
Confirmed via court filings or trade press only. Sources: Insurance Journal, Business Insurance, The Insurer, Star Tribune. April 2026.
The new entrant at the eye of the storm
One firm generating a significant amount of litigation in 2025 was Howden US, the American retail broking operation that London-based Howden launched in August of that year. Within months of opening its doors, it was facing lawsuits from Marsh, Aon, Willis Towers Watson, Brown & Brown, and Alliant – five separate actions, each telling a version of the same story.
Based in New York, Stephen Freeman is a Senior Editor at Trending Insurance News. Previously he has worked for Forbes and The Huffington Post. Steven is a graduate of Risk Management at the University of New York.