Newly Merged Willis Towers Watson Begins Operating January 5, 2016 Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co. began operating today following the successful completion of the merger of Willis Group Holdings...
El Niño Helped Reduce Natural Catastrophe Losses in 2015: Munich Re January 4, 2016 By Jonathan Gould Insurers paid out around $27 billion for natural disaster claims last year with weather causing 94 percent of incidents, underscoring...
Reinsurance Prices Continue Softening During January 2016 Renewals: Willis Re January 4, 2016 Despite the signs of some pricing stabilization in property catastrophe during the June/July 2015 renewals, hopeful forecasts for a “softening...
Willis Completes Acquisition of France’s Gras Savoye December 30, 2015 Willis Group Holdings plc, the global risk advisory, re/insurance broking, and human capital and benefits firm, announced the completion of...
Willis to Join S&P’s 500 Index on Jan. 4 December 29, 2015 By Sonali Basak Willis Group Holdings Plc, the insurance broker that’s planning a merger with consulting firm Towers Watson & Co., will join...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australia’s Strathearn Insurance Brokers December 28, 2015 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired 100 percent of the capital stock of Strathearn Insurance Group Pty Ltd., headquartered...
Why Specialist Brokers Need to Become Content Marketers: Commentary December 22, 2015 By Daniel S. Brettler If you’re only an occasional consumer of marketing advice, you might think it’s crucial to learn everything there is to...
P/C Industry Growing and Aligning Its Charitable Giving December 22, 2015 By Andrea Wells U.S. property/casualty insurers have increased their charitable giving by an average of 15 percent since 2011, to an industry total...
Towers Watson Shareholders ‘Should Reject’ New Willis Deal, Says Proxy Adviser December 4, 2015 By Katherine Chiglinsky Towers Watson & Co. shareholders should vote against an $8.9 billion merger with Willis Group Holdings Plc even after the...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires New Zealand’s Reid Manson December 2, 2015 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.* announced the acquisition of Reid Manson Ltd. located in Timaru, New Zealand. Terms of the...