Marsh, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies announced that it has completed its previously agreed acquisition of the brokerage business of South Africa’s Alexander Forbes. Marsh said the “transaction comprises its South African insurance broking operations, Alexander Forbes …
Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Scott Pickering, President, Willis Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, as CEO of Willis South Africa in a move it described as a “response to increasing opportunities in South Africa and throughout the …
Insurance broker Lockton Companies LLP and First Equity Risk Management Services Ltd are forming a South African joint venture company, Lockton First Equity, to provide commercial insurance brokerage services in South Africa. Terms of the agreement were not announced. The …
Bermuda’s Premier and Minister of Finance the Hon. Paula A. Cox has announced the signing of a bilateral Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA), between Bermuda and the Republic of South Africa. The agreement, which was signed for South Africa by …
Global insurance broker Marsh said it will acquire the brokerage business of African insurance firm Alexander Forbes. This business comprises Alexander Forbes Risk Services (AFRS) and certain local and correspondent operations serviced across sub-Saharan Africa, including Botswana and Namibia. The …
Willis Europe BV, a division of Willis Group Holdings, announced the conclusion of a transaction whereby Willis South Africa has acquired 22.5 percent of the equity in Amabubesi Consulting Services (ACS), a specialist employee benefits consulting business. “ACS belongs to …
Natural and man-made catastrophes topped the list of the most significant events in 2010, with three major earthquakes, a near record number of hurricanes, some serious typhoons and windstorms, a volcanic eruption and a calamitous oil spill that blighted the …
Have you ever wondered what big events helped shape regulation of the current U.S. insurance industry? Or if drivers of certain cars have more risk? What about the most attractive insurance job in the industry? These are just a few …
The world’s governments agreed Saturday to modest steps to combat climate change and to give more money to poor countries, but they put off until next year tough decisions on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The deal includes a Green Climate …
Stimulus and bailout packages undertaken to cope with the economic crisis can have an impact on trade and investment and need to be managed carefully, according to the head of the World Trade Organization. Director-General Pascal Lamy said the WTO …
