Latest Willis Towers Watson Headlines
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Reinsurers Can Expect Another Difficult Year, Seeking Price Stabilization: Willis Re
Jan 3 2017 // Despite a 50 percent increase in insured losses from natural catastrophes during 2016, the global reinsurance industry achieved profitable results for the third quarter and remains on track to close out another profitable...
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Dec 19 2016 // Gary J. Gruber has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of Great American Insurance Co., effective Jan. 1, 2017. Gruber will become the 17th president in Great American’s 145-year history, assuming...
D&O Prices Down, Auto Up in Q3; Other Commercial Lines Stable
Dec 19 2016 // Price decreases accelerated for directors and officers insurance in the 2016 third quarter, a period during which commercial insurance prices generally remained flat once again overall. The latest Willis Towers...
D&O Prices Down, Auto Up in Q3; Other Commercial Lines Stable
Dec 13 2016 // Price decreases accelerated for directors and officers insurance in the 2016 third quarter, a period during which commercial insurance prices generally remained flat once again overall. The latest Willis Towers...
Willis Towers Watson Adds Lawrence, Gunn in Midwest Region
Dec 2 2016 // Willis Towers Watson announced two key appointments in Midwest regional offices. Tom Lawrence has been appointed market leader for the Missouri/Kansas market, which includes key offices in Kansas City and St. Louis. He...
Willis Re Appoints Kent as Global Deputy CEO
Nov 29 2016 // Willis Re, the reinsurance business of Willis Towers Watson, announced the promotion of James Kent – co-president of Willis Re and President of Willis Re North America – to the position of Global Deputy CEO, Willis Re,...
Willis Towers Watson Launches Cyber, Fidelity Coverage for Financial Institutions
Nov 4 2016 // Willis Towers Watson has launched CyFI, or “cyberinsurance and fidelity,” for financial institutions that addresses coverage gaps between cyberinsurance policies and fidelity bonds. As financial institutions...
Willis Towers Watson Makes Additional Senior Management Changes
Oct 27 2016 // Willis Towers Watson has announced additional leadership changes one day after confirming that Dominic Casserley, president and deputy CEO of Willis Towers Watson, will be leaving the firm at the end of the...
JLT Re Taps Willis Re’s Punch as MD, APAC, for Regional Clients & Retrocession
Oct 27 2016 // JLT Re, the London-based reinsurance broker and consultant, has appointed Stephen Punch as managing director, Asia Pacific, for Regional Clients and Retrocession. Punch is expected to join JLT Re in early 2017 after he has...
Casserley to Leave Willis Towers Watson
Oct 26 2016 // Dominic Casserley, president and deputy CEO of Willis Towers Watson, will leave the company when his employment agreement ends on Dec. 31, 2016, the global advisory and broking company confirmed on Tuesday. Casserley took...
Willis Re and SpatialKey Partner to Launch European Windstorm App
Oct 24 2016 // Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Towers Watson, has collaborated with SpatialKey Inc. to launch a new European Windstorm app. “This powerful new event response application integrates data from multiple...
Willis Re Appoints Hannover Re’s Carroll to Western Europe Team
Oct 14 2016 // Willis Re has appointed Ronnie Carroll as head of Structured Solutions for Europe West and senior UK client advisor. He will report to Alkis Tsimaratos, managing director, head of Europe West. Carroll joins from Hannover...
Sothinathan Is Appointed Head of Willis Re Specialty Analytics
Oct 7 2016 // Willis Re has appointed Printhan Sothinathan as managing director, head of Willis Re Specialty Analytics. Sothinathan will begin his role in January 2017 and will report to Graeme Moore, chief executive officer of Willis...
PartnerRe Taps Willis Re’s Beedle to Head Asia-Pacific
Sep 13 2016 // James Beedle will be appointed to the position of head of Asia-Pacific and CEO of Partner Reinsurance Asia Pte. Ltd. to head up PartnerRe’s business operations in that region. Subject to regulatory approval, Beedle...
Willis Towers Watson Establishes North America Public Entity Practice; Goode to Lead
Sep 7 2016 // Willis Towers Watson has established a North America Public Entity practice under the leadership of Mark Goode. The Public Entity practice will provide risk management, consulting and insurance brokerage services to a...
Willis Re Taps Aon’s McDowell to Lead Bermuda Unit; Harden as APAC President
Aug 23 2016 // Willis Re announced the appointment of Chris McDowell as CEO of Willis Re Bermuda. Effective Jan. 1, 2017, he will succeed Michael Harden, CEO of Willis Re Bermuda since 2014, who is returning to the Asia Pacific region as...
Willis Towers Watson Launches New Version of Pricing Software Radar 2.0
Jul 28 2016 // Willis Towers Watson has released a new version of its Radar pricing software to enhance support for the growing demand for pricing sophistication from property and casualty (P&C) insurance markets around the...
Non-Life Cat Bond Issuance Hits $2.8B During 1H 2016: Willis Towers Watson Report
Jul 12 2016 // Total non-life catastrophe bond market issuance for the first half of 2016 rose to $2.8 billion, according to the latest ILS market update from Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA), the investment banking business...
Market Softening Slows but Rate Stabilization Is Elusive: Willis Re
Jul 6 2016 // The June/July 2016 renewal season has seen a continuation in market softening, though the magnitude of rate reductions is slowing, according to the latest 1st View Renewals report from Willis Re, the reinsurance business...
Willis Towers Watson CEO Haley Sees ‘Upside’ to Brexit
Jun 30 2016 // John Haley, who merged his U.S. consulting firm with an insurance broker this year to form London-based Willis Towers Watson Plc, said the company is well-equipped to deal with disruption from U.K. voters’ decision...
