Willis Towers Watson names director

Broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Steve Hardwick to the position of director for UK life business.

This follows the recent appointments of Heloise Rossouw and Marcus Bowser as the broker expands its UK life business.

As director in this London-based role, Hardwick will also work across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and will have responsibility for developing business management and strategic support for insurers.

Hardwick has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, having spent the last two years at Milliman in Stockholm where he was head of consulting in the Nordics. Prior to this, he served as the group chief actuary and group chief revenue officer at Skandia.

Hardwick has previously worked for Willis Towers Watson between 1988 and 2002, and led the local office in Sweden from 1999.

Frank Schepers, EMEA leader of Willis Towers Watson, said: “I am delighted to be working with Steve again. Steve’s extensive experience will be a real asset to the UK life business, with the advantage of also being able to leverage his considerable network and deep knowledge of the Nordics and Continental Europe.

“I am confident that his expertise will be vital in providing the business solutions being sought by our clients, which have rapidly evolved even over the last couple of years.”

Hardwick added: "With Solvency II now part of business-as-usual, companies are facing fresh challenges posed by MiFID2, IFRS 4 and the threat/opportunity of digital, as well as the day-to-day matters of new sales, products, services and execution.

“I'm very much looking forward to harnessing the vast capability of the Willis Towers Watson group to address insurance industry issues like these and creating value for stakeholders.”