All the headlines from our Willis Towers Watson Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 2 2018 // Global property reinsurance prices have risen less than expected in the key Jan. 1 renewal season, with strong competition limiting increases to single digit percentages following a record year of losses, brokers said on...
Dec 21 2017 // Willis Towers Watson Securities said it has structured and placed EUR 90 million of insurance-linked securities (ILS) for Covea Mutual Insurance Group, France’s largest domestic property/casualty insurance group.The...
Dec 13 2017 // The aging U.S. population will create unprecedented demand for the senior living industry for decades to come and that opens the door for agents and brokers to grow their business in this sector. But understanding the...
Dec 11 2017 // Commercial insurance prices in the U.S. were again nearly flat during the third quarter of 2017. Price changes reported by carriers averaged less than one percent for the ninth consecutive quarter, following a moderating...
Dec 4 2017 // Octo Telematics, the the London-based provider of telematics for the auto insurance industry, announced it has completed its acquisition of the usage-based insurance (UBI) assets of Willis Towers Watson, which was...
Nov 30 2017 // Willis Towers Watson has launched Igloo 5, an update to its financial modeling platform.The broker said Igloo 5 brings a number of key improvements including: Greatly improved model runtime Ready for use-based licensing...
Nov 20 2017 // Commercial insurance buyers should brace for rate increases for 2018 as the industry continues to tally losses following one of the most financially disruptive hurricane seasons in history, according to global insurance...
Nov 16 2017 // Fewer insurance mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are being completed these day but those that are completed are of a higher value, according to a survey by global broker Willis Towers Watson in conjunction with M&A...
Nov 6 2017 // Commercial insurance buyers should brace for rate increases for 2018 insurance as the industry continues to tally losses following one of the most financially disruptive hurricane seasons in history, according to global...
Nov 6 2017 // Willis Towers Watson announced the appointment of Evariste Yeung as head of Property and Casualty, North Asia.Yeung’s appointment took effect on Sept. 25, 2017. He is based in Shanghai and reports to Richard Collis,...
Nov 3 2017 // Without legacy systems to drag down their efforts, companies in emerging market—and China, in particular – may be poised to outpace U.S. and European counterparts developing insurtech innovations.Unencumbered by legacy...
Nov 2 2017 // Specialty insurance broker AmWINS Group reported that it has completed the previously-announced acquisition of 15 insurance programs from Willis Towers Watson. Terms were not disclosed.“The programs, product...
Oct 26 2017 // Global insurance advisor, Willis Towers Watson, has appointed Scott Wallace market leader for Wisconsin for its Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) segment.Willis Towers Watson has offices in Brookfield and Appleton,...
Oct 25 2017 // Global insurance advisor Willis Towers Watson has hired Mike Toner as Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) market leader for New England, which includes offices in Boston and Billerica, Mass; Hartford, Conn.; Burlington, Vt.;...
Oct 20 2017 // ILS investors are responding to the recent spate of natural disasters by making their payments to ceding companies, while continuing to raise more money and preparing to make new investments, according to Willis Towers...
Oct 19 2017 // Willis Towers Watson has named Gianmarco Tosti as the new country leader of Italy.He starts his new role on Jan. 1, 2018, and will be based in Milan. Tosti will also take up the role of head of Corporate Risk and Broking...
Oct 16 2017 // Specialty broker AmWINS Group reports it has agreed to acquire 15 insurance programs from broker Willis Towers Watson.Among the programs being acquired by AmWINS are MountainGuard, which provides underwriting, claims and...
Oct 16 2017 // Research from Willis Towers Watson published earlier this month revealed that insurers doing acquisitions in 2016 underperformed in comparison to peers that stayed away from M&A.WTW used a performance measure based on...
Oct 11 2017 // Octo Telematics, the London-based provider of telematics for the auto insurance industry, announced it will acquire the usage-based insurance (UBI) assets of Willis Towers Watson and will create a partnership with the...
Oct 10 2017 // Willis Towers Watson said it has strengthened its Insurance Consulting and Technology business with two new senior appointments.Based in London, Neil Bruce joins the UK P&C Insurance Consulting and Technology team from...