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Consilium snags Descartes’ top leader for Singapore in worldwide facultative push

Broker raids Guy Carpenter, Gallagher and Descartes to build global cedant fac team.   25 July 2025

Insurance

WTW leader to replace Aon’s Dudley as LIIBA chair

Brexit impact receding slowly but Ukraine presents a set of immediate challenges, says new chair.   11 March 2022

Insurance

Willis Re partners with insurtech Concirrus to transform specialty reinsurance markets

Willis Re, the reinsurance division of broker Willis Towers Watson, has entered into a strategic partnership with London-based insurtech company Concirrus.   22 May 2019

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Reinsurance sector net income jumps 75% in H1

Aggregate net income of the reinsurance sector increased nearly 75 percent year on year to $14.5 billion in the first half of 2018, according to Willis Towers Watson.   6 September 2018

Insurance

Ed poaches Willis exec for professional risks team

Reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker Ed has appointed Laura Skaanild as client director, professional and executive risk from Willis Towers Watson.   7 February 2019

Insurance

UK property, casualty rates face further decline: WTW

Rates in UK property and casualty business along with terrorism and political violence are expected to decline further, according to a Willis Towers Watson report.   20 February 2018

Insurance

Global insurance M&A deal value surges to new high in H1

The deal value of global insurance mergers and acquisitions (M&A) surged to €37 billion in the first six months of 2018, with many mega deals pushing the value to its highest first-half total since the financial crisis.   31 October 2018

Insurance

Thinking differently at Lloyd’s: how Inigo built a specialty insurer from the ground up

Founders Richard Watson and Matthew Rolph spoke exclusively with Intelligent Insurer about the thinking behind Inigo’s launch, its rapid scale-up and what the Radian deal means for Inigo’s future.   25 November 2025

Insurance

Use of blockchain may overcome trust issues

The use of blockchain may help to overcome issues of trust between parties where there is a potential conflict of interest, and its use may even command a higher premium on contracts where the payment of a claim is automated, Magdalena Ramada Sarasola, senior economist at Willis Towers Watson, suggested to Baden-Baden Today.   22 October 2018

Insurance

Downstream insurance capacity to rise further in 2018

The downstream insurance capacity is set to rise further in 2018 despite record losses in 2017 while rates remain subdued, according to a Willis Towers Watson report.   5 April 2018

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