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Willis appoints new global head of financial lines

Broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Alexis Faber to lead its global financial lines business.   16 January 2017

Insurance

Acrisure Re draws Guy Carpenter talent as global head of cat modelling

The executive has also worked at brokers Willis Towers Watson, Marsh McLennan and JLT.   19 January 2022

Insurance

Towers Watson shareholders to sue over Willis merger

The $18 billion merger of broker Willis and professional services company Towers Watson has sparked a class action from a group of Towers Watson shareholders.   25 August 2015

Insurance

Half of insurers expect to acquire new technology through M&A

Almost 50 percent of insurers expect to acquire new technologies through M&A in next three years, according to a Willis Towers Watson survey.   16 January 2017

Insurance

EC3 Brokers enters financial and professional lines in expansion spree

The new division will be led by former Willis Towers Watson's executive director.   16 March 2020

Insurance

Solvency II puts insurers at risk of being marginalised by investors

The insurance sector is at risk of being further marginalised by investors as performance reporting has become more complicated as a result of Solvency II, according to a joint report by Willis Towers Watson and Autonomous Research.   25 April 2017

Insurance

ILS tipped for record year despite slower Q1

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is “firing on all cylinders” and set for rapid growth stemming from a robust pipeline, despite issuance in the first quarter of 2017 lagging levels in the same quarter a year earlier, according to a report by Willis Towers Watson Securities.   26 April 2017

Insurance

UK car insurance premiums see 16 percent annual rise

Comprehensive car insurance premiums in the UK continued to rise during the first quarter of 2017, with motorists now paying on average £781, which is £110 more than they were paying this time last year, according to the latest Confused.com Car Insurance Price Index in association with Willis Towers Watson.   11 April 2017

Insurance

P&C insurers must unlock big data to capitalise on predictive models

Two-thirds of US property/casualty insurers currently use predictive models for underwriting and risk selection, an increase of over 10 percentage points compared to last year, according to a survey by Willis Towers Watson   19 April 2017

Insurance

Willis forms new US East region; makes leadership appointment

Broker Willis Towers Watson has combined its Northeast and Atlantic/South regions to form a new US East region, under the leadership of Susan Potter.   6 January 2017

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