Willis Towers Watson poaches claims expert from Ageas

Broker Willis Towers Watson has hired Matt McKechnie as a consultant to strengthen its claims consulting business.

Based in London, McKechnie joins the claims team within Willis Towers Watson’s UK P&C insurance consulting and technology business from Ageas where, as a claims MI (management information) consultant, he was responsible for managing a team of analysts providing MI and data solutions to the claims function.

McKechnie specialises in providing performance tracking metrics, delivering insight across all levels of the organisation, including cross-functional and C-Suite. Over the last 18 months he focused on claims data strategy development and optimising the use of intelligence gathered.

Tom Helm, head of claims consulting at Willis Towers Watson, said: “Matt is an excellent addition to our expanding team and we are delighted to have someone of his experience on board at this exciting stage in developing our claims practice. We are confident he will help us deliver innovative and cutting-edge propositions to insurers aiming to differentiate themselves in a highly competitive market by transforming their claims function to provide better customer service at a lower cost.”

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