ILS Market Hits New Record of $70B in 2015: Willis Capital Markets & Advisory January 20, 2016 Total non-life insurance linked securities (ILS) capital reached a record $70 billion at year-end 2015 – topping the previous record...
JLT Re Launches New Division, JLT Fac; Macdonald-Smith Appointed as Head January 15, 2016 London-based JLT Re has launched a new division – JLT Fac – and appointed Vanessa Macdonald-Smith to lead the division....
Douglas at Willis Towers Watson Receives High U.K. Honor January 15, 2016 Willis Towers Watson announced that Rowan Douglas, head of Willis Towers Watson’s Capital Science & Policy Practice, has been made...
Climate Change, Migration Top List of Global Risks: WEF Survey January 14, 2016 By Thomas Penny Climate change and large-scale forced migration are the greatest risks facing the world according to a survey by the World...
Willis Towers Watson Appoints Financial Institutions Leader for CEEMEA January 14, 2016 Willis Towers Watson has appointed Alexander van Kuffeler as regional leader of Financial Institutions in Central & Eastern Europe, Middle...
Insured Nat Cat Losses 31% Below Average During 2015: Aon Benfield Report January 14, 2016 Global natural disasters in 2015 caused a combined total insured loss of $35 billion – 31 percent below the 15-year...
Guy Carpenter Launches EMEA Advisory Council to Support Its Regional Growth January 13, 2016 Guy Carpenter & Co. has established an EMEA Advisory Council to support its growth plans in the region. The council...
Ryan Direct Agrees to Acquire Northern Ireland MGA, Midas Underwriting January 8, 2016 Ryan Direct Group (RDG), the insurance services business and part of Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), has entered into agreement...
H.W. Kaufman Financial Group Acquires Toronto-Based Technical Risk Services January 7, 2016 H.W. Kaufman Financial Group, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich., has acquired Technical Risk Services (TRS), a Toronto, Canada-based specialist in...
Guy Carpenter Appoints Meyenhofer as Head of Global Partners for EMEA January 5, 2016 Guy Carpenter & Co. has appointed of Matthias Meyenhofer as managing director to lead the firm’s Global Partners client segment...