May 9, 2023
The rollout of the Lloyd’s cyber war exclusions has received considerable criticism for the chaos and confusion caused in the weeks leading up to the March 31st effective date. But there are some certainties to keep in mind about the …
May 3, 2023
In striking contrast to last year’s double-digit rate hikes for public directors and officers liability insurance and 100-200% jumps for cyber coverage, some buyers renewing those coverages this spring won’t see their insurance bills increase at all. And many will …
May 2, 2023
WTW, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced the global launch of Neuron, a sophisticated digital insurance platform. Neuron uses cutting-edge technology to help underwriters and brokers connect and trade more easily, improving the speed and cost of doing …
April 18, 2023
WTW Names Doddington North America Proposition Leader WTW has appointed Laura Doddington as North America proposition leader – pricing, product, claims and underwriting personal lines for insurance consulting and technology. Doddington is based in Toronto, Canada. Doddington joins London, England-based …
April 4, 2023
Tanabe to Succeed Ruser as WCRI CEO The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has named Executive Vice President Ramona Tanabe as CEO as of May 1. She succeeds John Ruser, who has served in the position since 2015 and will …
March 14, 2023
U.S. commercial insurance prices grew in the fourth quarter of 2022 by an average of 4.8%, down from the rate of 5.2% in the previous quarter (Q3 2022), according to WTW’s most recent Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). The …
February 14, 2023
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Willis Towers Watson (WTW), and Lloyd’s insurer IQUW. A summary of these new hire follows here. AGCS Creates Delegated Authority, Portfolio & Facilities Team, Led …
February 9, 2023
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the MGA CFC Underwriting, Lockton, and WTW. A summary of these new hires follows here. CFC Taps Markel’s Bailey as Cyber Underwriting Leader CFC Underwriting, the London-based specialist managing general agent, …
January 30, 2023
A new excess layer cyber facility, called CyXS, was launched by WTW, providing excess layer cyber capacity for global clients. Key elements of the facility include: Capacity: Access to up to 50 million (USD/ GBP/ EUR) of excess layer capacity …
January 13, 2023
Insurance broker WTW announced the combination of its Asia and Australasia operations into one Asia Pacific region, effective Jan. 1, 2023. As part of the combination, former Head of Australasia Simon Weaver has taken on the new role as head …