Global insurance trends

Willis Towers Watson Report Looks at Wildfire Risks

The Nature Conservancy and Willis Towers Watson has published analysis that shows how ecological forest management, which reduces the risk of severe wildfires in fire-adapted forests, can be combined with insurance and significantly reduce insurance […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

We Are Reaching Nirvana on Reinsurance

Reinsurance rate increases continued for most major lines and territories during the 1.6 and 1.7 renewal period however, in many cases reinsurers had to accept firm order terms below their initial quotes. That indicates that […]

InsureTech

WTW Launches Igloo Cloud

Willis Towers Watson has announced the launch of Igloo Cloud. Igloo Cloud extends the capabilities of Igloo, Willis Towers Watson’s capital modelling platform, into Microsoft Azure, removing reliance upon limited, complex and expensive data centres […]

News

Gallagher Agrees $3.5bn Deal With Willis Towers

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced an agreement to acquire certain Willis Towers Watson plc reinsurance, specialty and retail brokerage operations as part of a proposed regulatory remedy for the pending Aon plc […]

Big Data

You Need to Validate Your Data: WTW Are On It

Willis Towers Watson has launched an updated version of its DataValidator technology, which helps P&C and Life insurers to use their data more efficiently by validating, cleansing and transforming data for use in financial modelling and reporting […]

Big Data

Chubb Signs Up For WTW Radar Live Software

Willis Towers Watson’s Insurance Consulting and Technology business today announced that Chubb, the world’s largest publicly traded P&C insurer, has licensed Radar Live, Willis Towers Watson’s advanced pricing delivery software. Radar Live’s pricing technology and capability […]

Underwriting transformation

Willis Towers Watson Launches Radar Workbench

Willis Towers Watson has launched Radar Workbench, new software technology that will transform the performance of frontline underwriters, allowing them to make better decisions at pace and with confidence. Big data, advanced analytics and AI continue […]