All the headlines from our Willis Towers Watson Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Jul 19 2018 // Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced that its board of directors has extended the contract of its chief executive officer, John Haley, until Jan. 1, 2021.“We are pleased...
Jul 16 2018 // Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Mary Botkin, as health care industry lead in its Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) segment.Botkin will be responsible for delivering the company’s integrated risk...
Jul 13 2018 // Willis Towers Watson has launched tailored cyber insurance coverage for the construction industry.CyCon was developed in close cooperation with specialty cyber insurance provider NAS Insurance Services and is available...
Jul 11 2018 // Willis Towers Watson has launched an updated version of its Radar software, which harnesses the latest technology to improve commercial lines’ pricing and underwriting.The enhanced features of Radar 4.1 include:...
Jul 2 2018 // Momentum for rate increases on loss-free reinsurance accounts dissipated during the June/July property catastrophe renewals, and in some cases, pricing declined, according to a report published by Willis Re.For example,...
Jun 22 2018 // A majority of executives around the world feel their organizations can do better when it comes to learning from their past cyber mistakes, according to the results of a global survey conducted by The Economist Intelligence...
Jun 22 2018 // Willis Towers Watson has launched a new version of its loss-reserving software, ResQ. ResQ 4.1 provides property and casualty (P/C) insurers with new reporting capabilities to further advance the software’s technical...
Jun 18 2018 // Insurtech investment deals reached a new high in the 2018 first quarter, with older insurers and reinsurers increasingly committing financing right along with traditional venture capitalists, Willis Towers Watson...
Jun 4 2018 // Insurtech investment deals reached a new high in the 2018 first quarter, with older insurers and reinsurers increasingly committing financing right along with traditional venture capitalists, Willis Towers Watson...