WTW News

Property Leads Q1 Commercial Insurance Price Increases: WTW CLIPS

Commercial property insurance, with double-digit first quarter price increases, led other lines of businesses tracked by WTW’s Commercial Lines Pricing Survey (CLIPS). CLIPS found the aggregate price change for U.S. commercial insurance was up 5.6% for the first three months …

Markets/Coverages: Sapiens to Integrate OpenAI for Insurers; WTW’s New Product for Intangible Assets; 2 New Construction Programs at Procore

Sapiens International Corporation, a global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, announced an agreement to integrate Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service to harness the most advanced generative AI models and tools for the insurance industry. Sapiens will integrate Microsoft …

Lloyd’s Cyber War Exclusions: Confusing, Disruptive, but Necessary?

The rollout of the Lloyd’s cyber war exclusions has received considerable criticism for the chaos and confusion caused in the weeks leading up to the March 31st effective date. But there are some certainties to keep in mind about the …

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 …

People Moves: WTW Names Doddington N.A. Proposition Leader; HUB Adds to Private Client Leadership Team

WTW Names Doddington North America Proposition Leader WTW has appointed Laura Doddington as North America proposition leader – pricing, product, claims and underwriting personal lines for insurance consulting and technology. Doddington is based in Toronto, Canada. Doddington joins London, England-based …

People Moves: WCRI Names Tanabe CEO; Fox Becomes Zurich N.A. CUO; WTW Appoints Bolig Head of P&C for Corp. Risk

Tanabe to Succeed Ruser as WCRI CEO The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has named Executive Vice President Ramona Tanabe as CEO as of May 1. She succeeds John Ruser, who has served in the position since 2015 and will …

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: 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, …