March 7, 2019
It’s not often that you hear about a $24 billion deal brewing in the financial services industry. It’s even rarer that it goes from confirmation to breakup in less than a day. On Tuesday afternoon, Aon Plc confirmed a Bloomberg …
March 6, 2019
Aon Plc said it’s no longer pursuing a combination with rival insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson Plc, a day after confirming that it was considering a tie-up. The company said on Tuesday that it was in the early stages of …
March 5, 2019
Aon Plc is considering a combination with rival insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson Plc, in what could be the industry’s largest ever merger. Aon is in the early stages of exploring an all-share tie-up with Willis Towers, it said in …
January 16, 2019
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Jonathan Oppenheim as regional Construction leader in its Southeast region, part of the company’s North American Construction business. Oppenheim, a 30-year industry veteran, joins the company from JLT Specialty U.S.A., where he most recently served …
January 9, 2019
Willis Towers Watson announced that Colin Forrest will take on the role of regional leader for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in the company’s Insurance Consulting and Technology business. Forrest takes over from Frank Schepers who, following a successful …
December 12, 2018
Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Bill Creedon as Construction Industry leader for North America within its Corporate Risk and Broking segment. Creedon, a 30-year insurance and construction risk industry veteran, is returning to Willis Towers Watson where he …
December 11, 2018
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Tom Rowley as senior vice president, North American Property, and named Matt Harvey as senior vice president, International Property. Both will sit within the Property & Casualty Centre of Excellence (CoE), which is responsible for …
December 11, 2018
Willis Towers Watson announced the launch of the latest version of its Radar pricing software. With the speed of change and disruption across markets and products accelerating, Radar 4.2 provides insurers with “a future-proofed solution designed to achieve agile, sophisticated …
December 10, 2018
Commercial insurance prices in the U.S. increased by more than two percent in the third quarter of 2018, according to the Willis Towers Watson Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). The survey compared prices charged on policies written during the …
November 20, 2018
Willis Towers Watson announced that James McCann will be succeeded as chairman of the board by Victor Ganzi, effective Jan. 1, 2019. McCann will step down as chairman three years after the merger of Willis and Towers Watson. He will …