All the headlines from our Willis Towers Watson Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 16 2021 // Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson announced that its board of directors has unanimously selected Carl Hess as the company’s new president and next chief executive officer.Hess, who currently serves as Willis...
Aug 13 2021 // Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has agreed to acquire the treaty reinsurance brokerage operations of Willis Towers Watson, just weeks after a previous Gallagher deal to buy Willis Re fell through when...
Aug 12 2021 // The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) announced that Dr. Sebastian Negrusa has joined the Cambridge, Mass.-based Institute to manage its research programs and accelerate WCRI’s focus on new topics in...
Aug 3 2021 // Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson PLC said on Tuesday it is weighing strategic alternatives for its reinsurance unit, Willis Re, days after a planned sale to rival Arthur J. Gallagher fell through.Willis and broker Aon...
Jul 27 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has terminated its May 12, 2021 agreement to acquire Willis Re and certain other Willis Towers Watson operations for $3.57 billion.Both Gallagher and Willis Towers Watson filed...
Jul 20 2021 // Hacking Expert Bixby Joins Aon Cyber SolutionsAon has appointed Adam Bixby as the new managing director, Proactive Security leader, for Cyber Solutions North America. Bixby is responsible for the Proactive Security...
Jul 19 2021 // Global cyber reinsurance rates have soared by up to 40% in the July renewal season, reinsurance broker Willis Re said this month, as ransomware attacks increase in number and severity.A ransomware attack on Colonial...
Jul 15 2021 // Property/casualty insurers plan to accelerate their use of automation for actuarial work, a new Willis Towers Watson survey found. What’s more, COVID-19 has been a major factor in the trend.The sector’s overall...
Jul 9 2021 // In today’s International People Moves, appointments are detailed from AXIS Re, Lockton Re and catastrophe modeling company RMS.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of...
Jul 9 2021 // The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Willis Towers Watson by Aon, lifting a major roadblock to the proposed $30 billion merger. But there are more roadblocks to overcome.The approval is conditional on...
Jul 1 2021 // Global cyber reinsurance rates have soared by up to 40% in the July renewal season, reinsurance broker Willis Re said on Thursday, as ransomware attacks increase in number and severity.A ransomware attack on Colonial...
Jun 30 2021 // Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan, announced the appointments of James Johns as managing director, effective Aug. 12, 2021, and Joshua O’Donoghue as senior vice president, effective...
Jun 23 2021 // These international People Moves detail appointments at three insurance brokers: TigerRisk Partners, Lockton Re and Miller.A summary of these new hires follows here. TigerRisk Partners LLC, the Stamford, Conn.-based global...
Jun 18 2021 // The enhanced ability to innovate is a principal motivator for Aon’s proposed acquisition of Aon and Willis Towers Watson. It’s a message that Aon CEO Greg Case has been emphasizing since the $30 billion deal...
Jun 17 2021 // Howden, the London-based international insurance broker, announced that Luigi Sturani has been appointed chief executive officer, Europe, along with Enrico Nanni who joins his team as chief commercial officer, Europe, in...
Jun 16 2021 // Aon’s proposed $30 billion acquisition of Willis Towers Watson has hit a major roadblock, with the U.S. Department of Justice suing to block the deal.The DOJ’s civil antitrust lawsuit argues that the merger,...
Jun 8 2021 // The total cost faced by the global insurance industry to implement IFRS 17 is estimated to be in the range of US$15 billion-$20 billion, according to a new global survey by Willis Towers Watson.While the estimated costs...
Jun 4 2021 // Insurance broker Willis Tower Watson announced the launch of a multinational partnership to develop and implement insurance solutions that help protect and restore the endangered 1,000 kilometer (621 mile) barrier reef...
Jun 3 2021 // Global insurance broker Aon has agreed to sell its U.S. retirement business to private investment firm Aquiline and its Retiree Health Exchange individual health insurance business to Illinois-based digital services firm...
Jun 1 2021 // Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson announced the launch of a Sports & Entertainment Industry Group to support sports & entertainment (S&E) organizations and entertainment professionals seeking to identify,...