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Willis Towers Watson Launches Cyber, Fidelity Coverage for Financial Institutions

Nov 4 2016 // Willis Towers Watson has launched CyFI, or “cyberinsurance and fidelity,” for financial institutions that addresses coverage gaps between cyberinsurance policies and fidelity bonds.As financial institutions...

Willis Towers Watson Makes Additional Senior Management Changes

Oct 27 2016 // Willis Towers Watson has announced additional leadership changes one day after confirming that Dominic Casserley, president and deputy CEO of Willis Towers Watson, will be leaving the firm at the end of the...

JLT Re Taps Willis Re’s Punch as MD, APAC, for Regional Clients & Retrocession

Oct 27 2016 // JLT Re, the London-based reinsurance broker and consultant, has appointed Stephen Punch as managing director, Asia Pacific, for Regional Clients and Retrocession. Punch is expected to join JLT Re in early 2017 after he has...

Casserley to Leave Willis Towers Watson

Oct 26 2016 // Dominic Casserley, president and deputy CEO of Willis Towers Watson, will leave the company when his employment agreement ends on Dec. 31, 2016, the global advisory and broking company confirmed on Tuesday.Casserley took...

Willis Re and SpatialKey Partner to Launch European Windstorm App

Oct 24 2016 // Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Towers Watson, has collaborated with SpatialKey Inc. to launch a new European Windstorm app.“This powerful new event response application integrates data from multiple...

Willis Re Appoints Hannover Re’s Carroll to Western Europe Team

Oct 14 2016 // Willis Re has appointed Ronnie Carroll as head of Structured Solutions for Europe West and senior UK client advisor. He will report to Alkis Tsimaratos, managing director, head of Europe West.Carroll joins from Hannover Re...

Sothinathan Is Appointed Head of Willis Re Specialty Analytics

Oct 7 2016 // Willis Re has appointed Printhan Sothinathan as managing director, head of Willis Re Specialty Analytics. Sothinathan will begin his role in January 2017 and will report to Graeme Moore, chief executive officer of Willis...

PartnerRe Taps Willis Re’s Beedle to Head Asia-Pacific

Sep 13 2016 // James Beedle will be appointed to the position of head of Asia-Pacific and CEO of Partner Reinsurance Asia Pte. Ltd. to head up PartnerRe’s business operations in that region.Subject to regulatory approval, Beedle...

Willis Towers Watson Establishes North America Public Entity Practice; Goode to Lead

Sep 7 2016 // Willis Towers Watson has established a North America Public Entity practice under the leadership of Mark Goode. The Public Entity practice will provide risk management, consulting and insurance brokerage services to a...

Willis Re Taps Aon’s McDowell to Lead Bermuda Unit; Harden as APAC President

Aug 23 2016 // Willis Re announced the appointment of Chris McDowell as CEO of Willis Re Bermuda. Effective Jan. 1, 2017, he will succeed Michael Harden, CEO of Willis Re Bermuda since 2014, who is returning to the Asia Pacific region as...

Willis Towers Watson Launches New Version of Pricing Software Radar 2.0

Jul 28 2016 // Willis Towers Watson has released a new version of its Radar pricing software to enhance support for the growing demand for pricing sophistication from property and casualty (P&C) insurance markets around the...

Non-Life Cat Bond Issuance Hits $2.8B During 1H 2016: Willis Towers Watson Report

Jul 12 2016 // Total non-life catastrophe bond market issuance for the first half of 2016 rose to $2.8 billion, according to the latest ILS market update from Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA), the investment banking business...

Market Softening Slows but Rate Stabilization Is Elusive: Willis Re

Jul 6 2016 // The June/July 2016 renewal season has seen a continuation in market softening, though the magnitude of rate reductions is slowing, according to the latest 1st View Renewals report from Willis Re, the reinsurance business...

Willis Towers Watson CEO Haley Sees ‘Upside’ to Brexit

Jun 30 2016 // John Haley, who merged his U.S. consulting firm with an insurance broker this year to form London-based Willis Towers Watson Plc, said the company is well-equipped to deal with disruption from U.K. voters’ decision...

Commercial Insurance Pricing Inched Up in Q1: Willis Towers Watson

Jun 20 2016 // Commercial insurance prices increased only a bit in aggregate (less than 1 percent) during the first quarter of 2016, according to the latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS).While price changes in the...

Burns & Wilcox Chicago Hires Former Willis Towers Watson VP, Mullen

Jun 16 2016 // Wholesale insurance broker, Burns & Wilcox, has added Mary Mullen as manager, Personal Insurance, in its Chicago office.Mullen, who most recently served as vice president, regional operations officer at Willis Towers...

Commercial Insurance Pricing Inched Up in Q1: Willis Towers Watson

Jun 13 2016 // Commercial insurance prices increased only a bit in aggregate (less than 1 percent) during the first quarter of 2016, according to the latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS).While price changes in the...

Brown Named CEO of Willis Programs

May 11 2016 // Willis Towers Watson has appointed Stacy D. Brown as president and CEO of Willis Programs, the company’s program administration business.Brown brings 28 years of experience in the insurance and environmental...

Willis Towers Watson, Chubb to Offer Global Coverage for Oil & Gas Industry

May 6 2016 // Willis Towers Watson has launched Risk Protect, an insurance and risk management product for companies serving the global oil and gas industry. Risk Protect applies industry specific insurance policy wording, underwritten...

Willis Towers Watson Upgrades Credit Risk Trading Platform

Apr 22 2016 // Willis Towers Watson, has launched a next generation version of Mercury, its credit risk placement platform which offers clients the ability to bind credit insurance policies themselves over an online portal.Originally...