May 2, 2017
Willis Towers Watson has appointed John Puetz as corporate risk and broking (CRB) segment leader for the Missouri/Kansas market. Puetz will be responsible for driving the overall CRB growth strategy, value proposition and CRB talent acquisition in the Missouri and …
May 2, 2017
The insurance sector is at risk of being further marginalized by investors because performance reporting has become more complicated as a result of Solvency II, according to a report published jointly by Autonomous Research and Willis Towers Watson. Based on …
April 28, 2017
The London Market Group (LMG) announced the re-appointment of Nicolas Aubert, head of Great Britain for Willis Towers Watson, as its chair. The last 12 months has seen progress across all LMG’s workstreams, including market modernization work, including the launch …
April 27, 2017
Willis Towers Watson has released an updated version of “Unify,” the systems integration and workflow platform. Unify 2.0 introduces new features in response to the tightening of reporting timescales under Solvency II, which continue to pressure insurers to process vast …
April 26, 2017
Non-life insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital grew again in Q1 2017, continuing the trend from 2016, according to the latest ILS Market Update from Willis Towers Watson Securities, the investment banking business of Willis Towers Watson. Following a strong Q4 2016, …
April 23, 2017
Global insurance broker and consultant Willis Towers Watson has named Joe Peiser as head of Broking, North America. Peiser will be responsible for the company’s broking strategy in North America, working with the insurance carriers to obtain the best markets, …
April 21, 2017
Britain’s financial watchdog is investigating five insurance brokers over information-sharing on aviation insurance, the companies said, in one of the first cases of its kind by the watchdog. Aon, Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT), Marsh , UIB and Willis Towers Watson …
April 12, 2017
The insurance industry’s third annual diversity and inclusion festival, called Dive In, will be held Sept. 26-28 at events across the globe. Marsh, Willis Towers Watson, XL Catlin and Aon are continuing their year-on-year support of the festival and will …
April 11, 2017
Ebix Europe, the electronic messaging communications specialists for the global re/insurance market, announced that insurer Beazley is the latest carrier to join its EbixExchange accounting platform. Using ACORD standards, the platform adds transparency and accelerates the accounting and settlement process, …
April 11, 2017
U.K. car insurance premiums rose 1.8 percent in the first quarter of 2017, with motorists now paying an average of £781 ($949), which is £110 ($134), or 16 percent, higher than average premiums paid in the same period last year, …