All the headlines from our Willis Towers Watson Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
May 3 2012 // Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of Willis Group Holdings, has released a report discussing the challenges and opportunities offered to mutual insurers through diversification, subtitled “Navigating the Pitfalls in...
May 2 2012 // Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of Willis Group Holdings, has appointed Andrea Welsch to the position of Executive Director, effective May 28, 2012, based in London. In this newly created role she “will be...
Apr 18 2012 // Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of Willis Group Holdings has announced the appointment of James Beedle as CEO of its Asian operations. He has been a member of the Willis Re team since 1998 and has worked with numerous...
Apr 3 2012 // Reinsurers have seen more positive results in the first quarter of 2012 than in the previous two years according to Willis Re, the reinsurance brokerage arm of Willis Group Holdings.However, the survey also indicated that...
Feb 13 2012 // Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of Willis Group Holdings, announced the appointment of Tony Melia as CEO of Willis Re International, effective immediately.He has been with Willis Re since 1988, and will lead the...
Jan 31 2012 // A report from Willis Re in London points to 2011 activity as driving a 25 percent growth in Insurance Loss Warranties (ILWs) volume for 2012. The report estimates that the ILW market reached trading volumes of $6 billion...
Jan 19 2012 // Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of John Cavanagh as CEO Willis Re, the reinsurance broking arm of the Willis Group, effective immediately. He succeeds Steve Hearn, who was appointed Chairman and CEO Willis...
Dec 30 2011 // An analysis from Willis Re, the reinsurance broking arm of Willis Group Holdings, notes that the majority of this year’s catastrophe losses arose “from un-modeled or inadequately modeled perils or...
Dec 22 2011 // Willis Group Holdings announced that Grahame J. Millwater, who currently serves as President of Willis Group Holdings and Chairman & CEO of Willis Global, will retire from the company to pursue other interests.He...
Dec 12 2011 // Willis Italy, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, announced the acquisition of Broking Italia SRL, a long-established specialist in the Italian insurance market, founded and currently headed by Gianfranco Agostini and Daniela...
Dec 8 2011 // UK motor [auto] insurance premiums “have continued to rise in 2011, with some drivers facing price increases of up to 50 percent,” according to findings of the annual UK Motor Market Review by Willis Re. It...
Nov 23 2011 // Willis Re Canada marked the completion of its first full year of operations in the country with the announcement of the appointment of Jim Bradshaw as Chairman of the Willis Re Canada Board.He is also the CEO of Willis Re...
Oct 25 2011 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings plc said it achieved overall 4 percent growth in revenues with 2 percent organic growth in commissions and fees for the third quarter compared to the same period last year,...
Sep 14 2011 // Property/casualty insurance analytics provider ISO and Willis Re, the reinsurance broking arm of Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, have formed a joint marketing relationship for ISO Risk Analyzer products...
Sep 2 2011 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Ireland-domiciled Willis Group Holdings PLC to positive from stable, and has affirmed its ‘BBB-‘ long-term counterparty credit rating on...
Jun 30 2011 // The Willis Re’s 1st View Renewals Report for June/July 2011, entitled – “Mixed Messages“- estimates that “a string of natural catastrophes in the first quarter of 2011 has cost reinsurers in...