Risk Appetite Statements Driving Shift in Reinsurance Buying Decisions: Willis Re March 22, 2016 By L.S. Howard The rising adoption of formal risk appetite statements is having a dramatic effect on reinsurance buying decisions, with purchasing power...
Willis Re Joins with Tech Firm, Measure, to Raise Drone Usage for Insurers February 2, 2016 Willis Re, the reinsurance business of Willis Towers Watson, announced a strategic partnership with technology company Measure to advance the...
Costly Tianjin Blasts Have No Effect on Marine Reinsurance Prices: Carpenter January 8, 2016 Reinsurance rates in the marine sector continued to fall at the start of the year, in spite of the huge...
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 Re Unveils ‘Enhanced Approach’ for Catastrophe Risk Exposure October 19, 2015 Willis Re, the reinsurance brokerage division of Willis Group Holdings plc, announced that it has released the “Willis Re View...
Waiting List for Insurers to Get Seats on Lloyd’s Underwriting Floor Hits Record October 8, 2015 By Sarah Jones The waiting list for an insurer to get a spot on the underwriting floor of Lloyd’s of London is the...
Reinsurance Execs at Rendez-Vous Question Recent High-Priced M&As September 15, 2015 By Sarah Jones Global reinsurance executives who met in Monaco questioned whether a frenzy of mergers in Europe means buyers of Lloyd’s of...
Reinsurers Expect Continued Downward Pressure on Pricing During 2016 September 14, 2015 By Sarah Jones The world’s largest reinsurers and brokers see little relief in pricing in 2016 amid a relentless influx of alternative capital...
Willis Re Report: Capital Growth Eases as M&A, Capital Mgmt. Accelerate September 10, 2015 In its most recent Reinsurance Market Report Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Group Holdings plc, notes: “Faced with...