InsureTech

WTW Updates Optimum Software Package

Willis Towers Watson’s Insurance Investment Team has announced the launch of its latest version of strategic asset allocation software, Optimum SAA. The cloud-based platform helps insurers and wealth management companies find their optimal asset allocation weightings […]

Global insurance trends

WTW Publishes Reinsurance Report

Global reinsurers performed well in the first half of 2021, with a further expansion of their capital bases and strong headline underwriting results and ROEs. Underlying ROEs, while less strong, were nonetheless noticeably improved, according […]

Insurance Brokers

Deals: Willis Towers Watson To Buy Leaderim

Willis Towers Watson, has announced that it has entered into an initial, non-binding agreement to acquire Leaderim, an insurance broking and consultancy business in Israel. Leaderim is one of the leading insurance brokers in Israel […]

Global insurance trends

Deals: Gallaghers Buy Treaty Brokerage From Willis Towers

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. recently announced an agreement to acquire the treaty reinsurance brokerage operations of Willis Towers Watson plc.  The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2021. “Broadening our […]

News

Aon & Willis Towers Watson Merger Hits a Snag

Aon plc and Willis Towers Watson have announced today that the firms have agreed to terminate their business combination agreement and end litigation with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The proposed combination was first […]

News

Deals: GRP Buys WTW’s Commercial Broking Biz in NI

Global Risk Partners (GRP) has entered into an agreement with Willis Towers Watson (WTW) to acquire WTW’s commercial risk and broking business in Northern Ireland. On completion, the £57m gross written premium (GWP) portfolio will […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

WTW Survey Says Insurers Want to Expand Automated Systems

Global life and property and casualty (P&C) insurers want to improve the efficiency and auditability of their processes and close the gap between their current use of automation and where they aspire to be in […]

News

Aon/Willis Towers Watson Merger Gets Green Light

Big news; Aon plc (NYSE: AON) and Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW) confirmed today that the European Commission announced conditional approval for the proposed combination of Aon and Willis Towers Watson. The firms shared the following statement in response: […]