Willis Towers Watson (WTW) News

What to Expect: WTW Spring Commercial Insurance Forecasts Mixed

In striking contrast to last year’s double-digit rate hikes for public directors and officers liability insurance and 100-200% jumps for cyber coverage, some buyers renewing those coverages this spring won’t see their insurance bills increase at all. And many will …

Markets/Coverages: WTW Launches End-to-End Trading Platform to Connect Broker, Insurer Systems

WTW, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced the global launch of Neuron, a sophisticated digital insurance platform. Neuron uses cutting-edge technology to help underwriters and brokers connect and trade more easily, improving the speed and cost of doing …

U.S. Commercial Rates Increased in Q4 – But at Slower Pace: WTW

U.S. commercial insurance prices grew in the fourth quarter of 2022 by an average of 4.8%, down from the rate of 5.2% in the previous quarter (Q3 2022), according to WTW’s most recent Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). The …

People Moves: WTW Adds 2 Surety Experts in Northeast; Jones Heads Arbella Foundation

WTW Adds 2 Surety Experts in Northeast Broker WTW, headquartered in London, has made two leadership appointments to its North American Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) surety business in the U.S. Tom Rhatigan has been appointed Northeast senior director and …

People Moves: AGCS Creates Delegated Authority, Portfolio & Facilities Team; WTW Bolsters Exposure Mgmt, Climate Analytics Unit; IQUW Hires Jiang for Political Risk

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Willis Towers Watson (WTW), and Lloyd’s insurer IQUW. A summary of these new hire follows here. AGCS Creates Delegated Authority, Portfolio & Facilities Team, Led …

People Moves: CFC Taps Markel’s Bailey to Lead Cyber U/W; Lockton Hires James as Head of Facilities & Binders; WTW Appoints Aon’s Van Ede for Trade Credit

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the MGA CFC Underwriting, Lockton, and WTW. A summary of these new hires follows here. CFC Taps Markel’s Bailey as Cyber Underwriting Leader CFC Underwriting, the London-based specialist managing general agent, …

Markets/Coverages: WTW Launches Cyber Facility, Providing Excess Capacity Globally

A new excess layer cyber facility, called CyXS, was launched by WTW, providing excess layer cyber capacity for global clients. Key elements of the facility include: Capacity: Access to up to 50 million (USD/ GBP/ EUR) of excess layer capacity …

WTW Combines Asia and Australasia Into APAC Unit With Weaver as Head

Insurance broker WTW announced the combination of its Asia and Australasia operations into one Asia Pacific region, effective Jan. 1, 2023. As part of the combination, former Head of Australasia Simon Weaver has taken on the new role as head …

WTW Launches Online Platform for Aerospace Clients

Insurance broker WTW launched a customized online platform for the aerospace sector which enables access to WTW expertise across the globe on a 24/7 basis. The creation of an online knowledge platform will allow clients to access technical expertise, news …

Markets/Coverages: Lockton Launches Digital Asset Custody Insurance Facility; WTW Launches Risk IQ Portal for Direct Access to Modeling Tools

Lockton Launches Digital Asset Custody Insurance Facility Lockton has launched a digital asset custody insurance facility, which was developed by Lockton’s Emerging Asset Protection (LEAP) team in collaboration with leading global custody insurers. The facility is supported by Lloyd’s syndicates, …