4 December 2013Insurance

Willis places Australian weather transaction

Willis Group has designed and placed a derivative-based risk transfer solution, backed by Endurance Global Weather, to protect Roy Hill Holdings. Roy Hill, an emerging mining, rail and port venture, is now covered for cyclones and heavy rainfall delaying the construction of what will be the largest single-site iron ore mining operation in Australia.

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