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Unaddressed Cultural Clashes Cause Many M&A Failures: Willis Towers Watson

Apr 20 2016 // Many insurers see cultural integration as a major post-deal challenge, but few use employee engagement as an indicator of integration success, according to a survey of senior insurance executives conducted by Willis Towers...

P/C Price Declines Slow for Buyers: Willis Towers Watson

Apr 18 2016 // The pricing declines enjoyed by most buyers for several renewal cycles are beginning to slow down, raising the likelihood that companies will experience some price increases in various commercial lines of insurance in the...

P/C Price Declines Begin to Slow for North American Buyers: Willis Towers Watson

Apr 8 2016 // The pricing declines enjoyed by most buyers for several renewal cycles are beginning to slow down, raising the likelihood that companies will experience some price increases in various commercial lines of insurance in the...

Negative Outlook for Energy Insurers May Force Sector Exit: Willis Towers Watson

Apr 7 2016 // Energy insurers continue to feel the pressure caused by over-supply of capital and falling demand from buyers, which may lead them to exit or scale back their participation in the energy sector, according to a report...

April Renewals Saw More Price Cuts, but Reinsurance Demand Rises: Willis Re

Apr 1 2016 // While the April 1 renewals saw a continuation of the softening market, there are encouraging signs that price cuts are slowing and reinsurance demand is rising, according to a Willis Re report.For the fourth consecutive...

Lloyd’s Insurers Lead New Trend to Sell Legacy Portfolios: Willis Towers Watson

Mar 25 2016 // The majority of Lloyd’s businesses (77 percent) are considering legacy portfolio disposals, with more than half of firms based in western Europe (53 percent) expecting to make at least one sale in the next three...

Risk Appetite Statements Driving Shift in Reinsurance Buying Decisions: Willis Re

Mar 22 2016 // The rising adoption of formal risk appetite statements is having a dramatic effect on reinsurance buying decisions, with purchasing power increasingly moving to the center, according to the findings of a new global survey...

P/C Insurers Expanding Use of Predictive Models, Big Data Across Functions

Mar 3 2016 // Over the next two years, many property/casualty insurers expect to advance their use of predictive analytics to both improve business performance and leverage big data, according to Willis Towers Watson, which adds that...

Willis Group Reports (Pre-Merger) Q4 Loss of $24M, vs. Q4 2014 Earnings of $76M

Feb 12 2016 // Willis Group reported a net loss of $24 million, or $(0.35) per diluted share during the fourth quarter of 2015, compared to earnings of $76 million, or $1.12 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter.During the 12...

P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency 2015 M&A Highlights by Region, State

Feb 10 2016 // When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recently, the mood was upbeat, since brokers are enjoying their best...

P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency M&A Activity Brisk in 2015

Feb 8 2016 // When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recently, the mood was upbeat, since many brokers have continued to enjoy...

Willis Re Joins with Tech Firm, Measure, to Raise Drone Usage for Insurers

Feb 2 2016 // Willis Re, the reinsurance business of Willis Towers Watson, announced a strategic partnership with technology company Measure to advance the use of drones within the insurance industry and bring the latest drone...

Willis Towers Watson Appoints New Senior Leadership Team for Great Britain

Jan 29 2016 // Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced a group of senior leadership appointments within its Great Britain business.Ailsa King will lead the Client Organisation in Great Britain,...

M&A to Intensify as Insurers Hunt for Top-Line Growth: Willis Towers Watson

Jan 28 2016 // The competition for attractive assets will intensify in the next three years as the majority of insurers (82 percent) plan to acquire, while only one-third intend to divest, according to a survey of senior insurance...

Douglas at Willis Towers Watson Receives High U.K. Honor

Jan 15 2016 // Willis Towers Watson announced that Rowan Douglas, head of Willis Towers Watson’s Capital Science & Policy Practice, has been made a CBE in the United Kingdom’s New Year Honours List for services to the...

Willis Towers Watson Appoints Financial Institutions Leader for CEEMEA

Jan 14 2016 // Willis Towers Watson has appointed Alexander van Kuffeler as regional leader of Financial Institutions in Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA).Based in London, van Kuffeler takes up the role with...

Newly Merged Willis Towers Watson Begins Operating

Jan 5 2016 // Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co. began operating today following the successful completion of the merger of Willis Group Holdings and Towers Watson.The company, which will do business as Willis Towers Watson, is a...

El Niño Helped Reduce Natural Catastrophe Losses in 2015: Munich Re

Jan 4 2016 // Insurers paid out around $27 billion for natural disaster claims last year with weather causing 94 percent of incidents, underscoring the challenge posed by climate change, data from reinsurer Munich Re showed on...

Reinsurance Prices Continue Softening During January 2016 Renewals: Willis Re

Jan 4 2016 // Despite the signs of some pricing stabilization in property catastrophe during the June/July 2015 renewals, hopeful forecasts for a “softening in the softening” in reinsurance pricing have proved elusive,...

Willis Completes Acquisition of France’s Gras Savoye

Dec 30 2015 // Willis Group Holdings plc, the global risk advisory, re/insurance broking, and human capital and benefits firm, announced the completion of its acquisition of Gras Savoye, the leading French insurance broker.On April 22,...