Insurance Brokers

Willis Towers Watson Announces Two Key Appointments

Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, today made two senior leadership changes, announcing Angel Hoover as its new Head of Benelux, and Joris Wonders as Head of Talent and Rewards […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Reinsurance: Willis Towers Says Catastrophe Costs Down 18% in 2019

Insured losses from major natural catastrophes in 2019 totalled roughly $53.0 billion, about 18% lower than the annual average since 2011. This continues a relative period of calm compared to 2017, when the total loss […]

Insurance Brokers

eBaoTech Joins With Willis Towers on Admin Platform Project

Everyone in insurance knows how boring admin is right? All that form-filling, chasing emails from third party companies, checking things are compliant and that’s all before a single claim comes flying into your Inbox. But […]

Global insurance trends

Willis Towers Survey Finds Political Risks On The Rise

A survey of 41 major corporations by Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, found that 61% believe political risk levels increased in 2019. Disruption of international trade was considered the […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Willis Re Arranges Reinsurance Cover For Covea Mutual

Willis Re Securities, part of Willis Re, the reinsurance division of  Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today announced that it has structured and placed EUR 120 million of insurance-linked […]

InsureTech

$1.5 Billion Worth of Insurtech Investment in Q3 This Year

Total new worldwide funding commitments to the InsurTech sector in 2019 have already surpassed the 2018 full-year total, and during the third quarter exceeded $1.2 billion for the fifth consecutive quarter-year period, according to the […]

Global insurance trends

Appointments: Willis Towers Watson Strengthens Asset Management Team

Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW) has appointed a number of asset management experts in its FINEX Financial Institutions practice enhancing its offering to a core part of its client portfolio. The appointments are part of the […]

HR & Employment

Andy Watson is New Chair at ABI General Insurance Council

CEO of Ageas UK, Andy Watson has been appointed as the new chair of the ABI’s General Insurance Council (GIC). The GIC sets the ABI’s strategic direction on issues of interest to the general insurance […]