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Willis Re Releases New Sub-Prime Professional Liability Research

Feb 21 2008 // Willis Re, the reinsurance operations of Willis Group Holdings, has released new research analyzing the risk to the underwriting portfolios of professional liability re/insurance Underwriters stemming from the sub-prime...

Willis Group Promotes 2 on Tennessee Team

Feb 20 2008 // Willis Group Holdings promoted Dee Anderson to executive vice president, and Terry Burkhalter to vice president, risk control consulting services, Knoxville office of Willis of Tennessee Inc., effective immediately. After...

Willis Re January Renewal Report Finds Lower Rates

Jan 3 2008 // Willis Group Holdings has released its annual reinsurance renewals report for January 2008 with the rather ominous subtitle “Settling or Sinking?” The report highlights “one of the major trends witnessed...

Willis Reports Reveals Research on At-Work Motor Vehicle Accidents

Jul 18 2007 // Willis Re, the reinsurance operations of global broker Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), issued new research on at-work motor vehicle accidents; a significant and common concern among carriers insuring the workers’...

Willis Re: Reinsurance Renewal Review

Jul 5 2007 // Willis Group Holdings announced from its London office that it has released its reinsurance review of the marketplace for the July 1, 2007 renewals entitled “Willis Re – 1st View.” Willis said the report...

Willis Re Premium Review Finds ‘Few Surprises’

Apr 3 2007 // Willis Group Holdings has released its reinsurance review of the marketplace for the April 1, 2007 renewal entitled “Few Surprises.” The report reaches the same conclusions as those contained in Aon Global...

Business Moves

Mar 26 2007 // Mercury General commemorates 10th anniversary at NYSEMercury General Corp. rang The Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, March 9, 2007, to commemorate its 10th anniversary of being listed on the NYSE....

Willis Re Opens Branch in Seattle

Mar 19 2007 // Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has opened a branch office in Seattle. The Seattle office will be managed by Doug May, who has been appointed executive vice president. Prior...

Willis Group Releases July Reinsurance Renewal Review

Jul 27 2006 // Willis Group Holdings has released its reinsurance review of the marketplace for the July 1, 2006 renewals. The report includes commentary from Willis Re experts on key global markets, examining recent trends and an...

Willis Re Urges Broader Market Support For Political Risk Reinsurance

Jun 28 2006 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has released a new political risk pricing paper, which is aimed at encouraging the injection of capacity into the political risk reinsurance market. The study, entitled...

Willis Outlines Growth Strategy

Jun 9 2006 // At its first-ever investor conference in New York City, global broker Willis Group Holdings outlined plans to drive the next phase of the company’s growth.Willis reiterated that for the full year 2006, the company...

Willis Re to Collaborate with Accurate Environmental Forecasting

Jun 2 2006 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced that it has concluded “an exclusive reinsurance intermediary relationship with Accurate Environmental Forecasting, a provider of numerical weather prediction...

Willis Group Appoints Paul Gibbs to Lead Western Region

Apr 21 2006 // Willis Group Holdings has appointed Paul Gibbs as national partner to lead the Western Region of the United States encompassing Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. He was previously regional...

Willis Group Names Bailey COO of North America Unit

Apr 11 2006 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings appointed Don Bailey as chief operating officer of the company’s North American business unit.The company said Bailey will work with Mario Vitale, CEO of Willis North...

Willis Group Holdings Appoints Christoffersen as Western Region Risk Solutions Practice Leader

Apr 5 2006 // Willis Group Holdings Ltd., the global insurance broker, has appointed Arthur Christoffersen as Western Region Risk Solutions Practice Leader. He will be working out of offices in both Las Vegas and Los...

Willis Group Holdings Names Eric Joost to Lead Middle Markets in Chicago

Mar 28 2006 // Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, has named Eric Joost as Middle Market segment leader. Joost will lead efforts to develop proprietary and unique skills that will benefit Willis clients in this key...

Willis Group to Enter Washington

Feb 10 2006 // New York-based Willis Group Holdings Ltd. has announced plans to open a brokerage office in Washington to service the Inland Northwest. The office will be managed by Curtis Taylor.The company said it hopes to fill a...

Wills Re Reviews 2005; Analyzes January Renewals

Jan 9 2006 // Willis Re, the reinsurance unit of the Willis Group, has issued a comprehensive report that reviews the current state of the reinsurance market in light of the past 18 months.While emphasizing that the Gulf hurricanes...

Willis Group Leader Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on Construction Risks in New Orleans Recovery

Nov 8 2005 // Paul Becker, North American Construction Practice Group leader for Willis, the global insurance broker, testified Tuesday at a hearing held by the Senate Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management on the construction...

Willis Group Unveils Q3 Report

Nov 2 2005 // Willis Group Holdings Limited, the global insurance broker, reported results for the quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2005.Net income for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2005 was $49 million, or $0.30 per diluted share,...