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Willis Group Leader Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on Construction Risks in New Orleans Recovery
Nov 8 2005 // Paul Becker, North American Construction Practice Group leader for Willis, the global insurance broker, testified Tuesday at a hearing held by the Senate Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management on the construction...
Willis Group Unveils Q3 Report
Nov 2 2005 // Willis Group Holdings Limited, the global insurance broker, reported results for the quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2005. Net income for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2005 was $49 million, or $0.30 per diluted...
People & Places
Oct 17 2005 // Vincent Liotta Willis Group Holdings has appointed Vincent D. Liotta as executive vice president and production director of the Willis Re U.S. Specialty Practice. Earlier this year Willis Re merged its Global Marine,...
Oct 17 2005 // Willis Group Holdings has appointed Vincent D. Liotta as executive vice president and production director of the Willis Re U.S. Specialty Practice. Earlier this year Willis Re merged its Global Marine, Aviation, Retro and...
Willis Group to Add S. African Broker
Oct 6 2005 // Willis Group Holdings has agreed to acquire the business and assets of Reinsurance Consultants and Intermediaries Ltd. (RCI), the reinsurance division of South African insurance broker Glenrand M.I.B. Limited...
Liotta Joins Willis Re U.S. Specialty Practice
Oct 3 2005 // Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, strengthening its Willis Re management team, has appointed Vincent D. Liotta as executive vice president and production director of the Willis Re U.S. Specialty...
Alexander to Head Willis Group Holdings Tennessee Operations
Aug 16 2005 // Ronald L. Alexander has been promoted to president and managing partner of Willis Group Holdings Ltd.’s Tennessee operations in Knoxville, Tenn. Alexander was formerly executive vice president and COO of...
Dutcher Joins Willis Re in San Francisco as Senior VP
Jul 12 2005 // Willis Re US in San Francisco announced that Samuel L. Dutcher was appointed as senior vice president. He will be responsible for expanding Willis Re’s Workers’ Compensation Practice, identifying new business...
Yelverton Joins Willis Group in San Diego Office
Jun 29 2005 // Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, announced that Jack Yelverton has joined Willis’ San Diego, California operations as managing partner (CEO). In this new capacity, Yelverton is charged with...
Willis Group Reports Results from Stockholder Meeting
Apr 29 2005 // Joe Plumeri, chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings Ltd., outlined the corporation’s progress through 2004, reflected on sweeping transformations taking place in the global insurance industry and the...
Willis Group Finalizes Sale Involving Stewart Smith Group to American Wholesale
Apr 14 2005 // Willis Group Holdings and American Wholesale Insurance Group Inc. (AmWINS) reported the closing of the previously announced acquisition by AmWINS of Stewart Smith Group, Willis’ U.S. wholesale unit. Terms of the...
Minn. AG, Willis Group Resolve Investigation; N.Y. Also Reports Agreement
Apr 8 2005 // Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch and Willis Group Holdings Ltd. Chairman and CEO Joe Plumeri on Friday announced an agreement relating to Willis’ insurance brokerage practices. Under the agreement, Willis will...
S&P: Willis Group Holdings Ltd. Ratings Removed from CreditWatch and Affirmed; Outlook Negative
Apr 8 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Rating Services said Friday that it affirmed its ratings on Willis Group Holdings Ltd., including the ‘BBB-‘ counterparty credit rating, and removed them from CreditWatch, where...
People & Places
Feb 21 2005 // Michael Miller The St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc., headquartered in Saint Paul, Minn., promoted Michael Miller andBrian MacLean to the newly created positions of chief operating officers. Miller is responsible for the...
People & Places
Feb 21 2005 // Rodolfo Revuelta Rodolfo Revuelta was elected senior vice president and chief investment officer of New Orleans-based Pan-American Life Insurance Company. In addition, Luis Inglés Jr., senior vice president for...
Willis Group Sees Growth in 2004
Feb 9 2005 // Willis Group Holdings Ltd. reported results for the quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2004. “Despite a declining rate environment and extraordinary challenges facing the global insurance industry, we were able to...
Hearn Named CEO of Willis RE US
Feb 3 2005 // Willis Re, the reinsurance unit of Willis Group Holdings, has announced the appointment of Peter C. Hearn to the position of CEO of Willis Re US. Hearn assumes the position previously held by George Reeth. Reeth has been...
Willis Group Adds Bay Area Benefits Broker
Jan 26 2005 // Willis Group Holdings Ltd. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PRIMARY Worldwide Corporation, an insurance broker based in Los Gatos, California. With annual revenues of approximately $4 million, PRIMARY provides...
Willis Group Releases Annual Forecast of Marketplace
Jan 13 2005 // Willis Group Holdings announced the release of its annual review and forecast of insurance marketplace conditions, Marketplace Realities and Risk Management Solutions. Exploring the theme “A World of Risk”, the...
Willis Group Hires Three Marsh Professionals
Dec 20 2004 // Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, announced that it has hired three former Marsh employees in its new Las Vegas office. Charles Halsey joined the company as senior vice president and office leader for the...