Latest Willis Towers Watson Headlines

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WTW Taps Rowley from Brit, Harvey from Aon to Boost London P/C Arm

Dec 11 2018 // Willis Towers Watson has appointed Tom Rowley as senior vice president, North American Property, and named Matt Harvey as senior vice president, International Property. Both will sit within the Property & Casualty...

Willis Towers Watson Launches New Version of Radar Pricing Software

Dec 11 2018 // Willis Towers Watson announced the launch of the latest version of its Radar pricing software. With the speed of change and disruption across markets and products accelerating, Radar 4.2 provides insurers with “a...

Willis Towers Watson Announces Ganzi Will Succeed McCann as Board Chairman

Nov 20 2018 // Willis Towers Watson announced that James McCann will be succeeded as chairman of the board by Victor Ganzi, effective Jan. 1, 2019.McCann will step down as chairman three years after the merger of Willis and Towers...

Willis Towers Watson Launches Cyber Solution for Airports

Nov 19 2018 // In response to cyber and digital risk being identified as the top concern facing airports today¹, Willis Towers Watson has introduced CyFly for Airports, an insurance solution specifically tailored to cover cyber...

Willis Towers Watson Opens Office in Kazakhstan for Re/Insurance Business

Nov 14 2018 // Willis Towers Watson has boosted its presence in Kazakhstan by opening a new operation to serve clients in the country.Following recent regulatory approval, Willis Towers Watson Kazakhstan is able to conduct insurance and...

Casualty Losses Provide Impetus for 2019 Rate Firming: Willis Towers Watson

Nov 7 2018 // Commercial insurance buyers are facing upward pricing pressure across most lines of business in 2019, driven in part by escalating losses in the casualty insurance market, according to a report by Willis Towers Watson.The...

Insurance Linked Securities’ Issuance Reaches Record $1.6B in Q3: Willis Re

Nov 6 2018 // The issuance of non-life insurance linked securities during the third quarter reached a record $1.6 billion, according to a report published by Willis Re.The total exceeds the former Q3 record of $1.4 billion achieved in...

Willis Towers Watson Taps Marsh’s Willmott as Sales Leader for UK Corporate Retail

Nov 2 2018 // Willis Towers Watson announced the appointment of Adrian Willmott as sales leader for its Corporate Risk & Broking GB Retail business.Based in London, Willmott will be responsible for developing Willis Towers...

Willis Research Network Renews Partnership with Global Earthquake Model Foundation

Oct 31 2018 // The Willis Research Network (WRN) announced it has renewed its partnership with the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation.The agreement represents a continued commitment to working collaboratively in order to develop...

Insurance Linked Securities Move from ‘Alternative’ to Mainstream: WTW Survey

Oct 24 2018 // The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is here to stay, said a new survey from Willis Towers Watson.End investors, ILS funds, and buyers – the three groups active in ILS – have predominantly weathered 2017 loss...

Willis Towers Watson Names Kinzer Head of Construction Brokerage

Oct 12 2018 // Insurance broker and advisor Willis Towers Watson has named Kelly Kinzer as head of Construction Broking in its Corporate Risk and Broking segment. Kinzer, a 15-year industry veteran, joined Willis Towers Watson in 2015...

Willis Towers Watson Hires Hay, Walker in Connecticut

Oct 11 2018 // Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has appointed Jeffery Hay and Kathryn Walker as senior directors of consulting services within its Insurance Consulting and Technology, Americas...

Willis Towers Watson Appoints Thomson-Hall as Head of CEEMEA Region

Oct 9 2018 // Willis Towers Watson announced the appointment of Pamela Thomson-Hall as the head of the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEEMEA) region of Willis Towers Watson.Thomson-Hall also has been named as the...

Geopolitical Tensions Cause Rise in Political Risk Losses: Willis Towers Watson Report

Oct 1 2018 // Increasing geopolitical concerns are causing a rise in political risk exposures with 55 percent of global organizations with revenues greater than $1 billion experiencing at least one political risk loss exceeding a value...

Geopolitical Tensions Cause Rise in Political Risk Losses: Willis Towers Watson Report

Sep 24 2018 // Increasing geopolitical concerns are causing a rise in political risk exposures with 55 percent of global organizations with revenues greater than $1 billion experiencing at least one political risk loss exceeding a value...

Willis Towers Watson Launches Property Loss Modeling Platform

Sep 20 2018 // Willis Towers Watson has launched a new technology platform to help organizations analyze potential property losses across a global portfolio with the aim of optimizing risk transfer and insurance strategies. The new...

Guy Carpenter Taps Sinniah from Willis Re as Head of Strategy & Client Engagement

Sep 5 2018 // Guy Carpenter & Co., a global risk and reinsurance specialist and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the appointment of Shaun Sinniah as head of Strategy and Client Engagement for the...

Cybersecurity Tops D&O Liability Risks: Willis Towers Watson

Aug 6 2018 // Cybersecurity is the top directors and officers (D&O) liability concern for organizations today, while claims brought by employees, including claims for harassment or discrimination, and regulatory enforcement risks...

Willis Towers Watson Launches Captive Financial Modeling Tool

Aug 2 2018 // Willis Towers Watson has launched a digital tool to help organizations analyze financial feasibility and future profitability of their captive insurance strategies.The new system, Captive Quantified, is a web-based,...

Willis Towers Watson Strengthens Facultative Reinsurance Team in France

Jul 25 2018 // Willis Towers Watson announced it has reinforced its existing facultative reinsurance business in France by strengthening and growing its Paris-based team.The global advisory, broking, and solutions company has...