All the headlines from our Willis Towers Watson Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 20 2013 // KKR & Co., the buyout firm run by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, hired former insurance executive Joseph Plumeri as a senior adviser to help find new deals and to work with portfolio companies.Plumeri, ex-chief...
Aug 6 2013 // Willis Group Holdings announced that Michael Harden, currently Chairman of Willis Re Australia, has been appointed CEO of Willis Re Bermuda, effective January 1, 2014Harden described his new assignment as a “great...
Jul 30 2013 // Willis Group Holdings announced an investor conference today in New York City from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. Willis, which last week reported its third consecutive quarter of strong top line growth, said today’s...
Jul 19 2013 // Willis Group Holdings announced that it has recruited Graeme Moore to the Specialty division of its reinsurance business, Willis Re. His appointment will “strengthen both the firm’s senior leadership team and...
Jul 2 2013 // Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings plc promoted Todd Jones to chief executive officer of Willis North America, the company’s largest business segment.Jones will report to Willis Group CEO Dominic Casserley and...
Jul 2 2013 // Reinsurers are taking “robust defensive measures to maintain market positions recently eroded by new capital markets entrants,” with prices down 25 percent on some Florida property accounts, according to a new...
Apr 17 2013 // Willis Re may be positive about the market changes that could benefit mutual insurers , but Barry Costi-Mouyia, Technical Claims Director of Willis Re, has indicated that while many of the claims issues arising from...
Apr 15 2013 // Mutual insurers have found themselves in a prime position to capitalize on changes in the traditional reinsurance market, according to Willis Re, the reinsurance broking arm of Willis Group Holdings.Its newly released...
Apr 2 2013 // A report from Willis Re, the reinsurance brokerage arm of Willis Group Holdings, concludes that “many traditional reinsurers now see the flow of capital coming into the reinsurance market as a direct threat to their...
Mar 26 2013 // Willis Group Holdings, the global risk advisor and insurance broker, has announced important changes to the leadership team at Willis Re Australia Limited, effective April 1, 2013.Current CEO Michael Harden will become...
Feb 15 2013 // Willis Group Holdings plc announced that Martin Sullivan, the Group’s Deputy Chairman and Chairman and CEO of the Willis Global Solutions unit, “will be leaving the firm in May of 2013, after a transition, to...
Feb 13 2013 // Willis Group Holdings has reported its results for the fourth quarter of 2012 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2012. The bulletin also noted that Joe Plumeri’s 12 year tenure as CEO officially ended with the...
Dec 31 2012 // Willis Re’s Jan. 1 renewal report points out that 2012 natural catastrophe losses are estimated to be “50 percent less than last year’s losses of $120 billion.” As a result the report concludes that...
Nov 14 2012 // Damage from storm surge and flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy is widespread and extensive — but there is only minor damage to buildings from direct wind, according a field survey report this week from Willis...
Oct 17 2012 // Dominic Casserley will serve as the next chief executive officer of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, effective Jan. 7, 2013.Also, Steve Hearn, currently the chairman and CEO of Willis Global, will serve as...
Jul 3 2012 // “Rate increases in the North American and International reinsurance markets are due to modest losses and poor results – not a hardening market,” according to a newly release report from Willis Re, the...
Jun 20 2012 // Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Luigi Giancristofaro as CEO for its reinsurance operations in Brazil (Willis Corretora de Resseguros Ltda). He is based in Rio de Janeiro, and is primarily responsible for...
Jun 18 2012 // A report from Willis Re notes that “UK insurers may see increases of up to 97 percent in their capital requirement for catastrophe exposures under Solvency II rules when making calculations under the new Risk...
Jun 8 2012 // Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Antonio Tosti to the newly-created role of CEO of Willis’ Latin American Reinsurance business. He will also maintain his current responsibilities as CEO of...
Jun 7 2012 // Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of Willis Group Holdings, announced the appointment of Kieran Angelini-Hurll as Regional Director of its Indian Sub-Continent, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey operations, a newly created...