Willis expands footprint in Nordic region

Willis Group Holdings has appointed Azzizza Larsen to head a new political risk, terrorism and trade credit unit in Copenhagen.

In her role as Financial Solutions executive director, Larsen will report to Paul Davidson, global product leader for political risk, in London.

"We are very excited with this new development in the Nordics which represents a logical expansion of our existing geographical centres of financial solutions excellence in Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America. Our Nordic unit will bring a more tailored and focused offering to the Nordic companies facing these volatile risks as they increasingly look to expand overseas,” said Davidson.

Larsen has spent the last seven years in the Willis Financial Solutions practice in London providing insurance solutions to large corporates with financial and political risk exposures globally. Prior to that, she worked for Export Development Canada, the Canadian export credit agency.