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Willis Re
Willis Re is a global reinsurance broker launched as a joint-venture between private equity firm Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW. The company aims to serve its client-base with reinsurance risk transfer solutions backed by industry expertise, advanced analytics, and a global network.
Willis Re hires Credit, Surety and Political Risk expert James Loggie
4th March 2026
Willis Re, a reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has announced that James Loggie will join the firm once he's completed his obligations to his previous employer. Loggie has over 25 years of experience in credit, surety and political risk, having worked extensively with major ... Read the full article
Willis Re welcomes Rikki Hornett to its leadership team
20th February 2026
Willis Re, a reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has announced the appointment of Rikki Hornett to its team, bringing more than 40 years of industry experience, including over 25 years working in the Bermuda market. During his time on the island, Hornett played a key ... Read the full article
Willis Re continues build-out with Georgia Heathfield hire
9th February 2026
Willis Re, a specialised reinsurance broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has strengthened its team with the appointment of Georgia Heathfield. Heathfield is an accomplished insurance and reinsurance specialist with over two decades of experience in the London market. She began her career in 2004 at RFIB in the ... Read the full article
Sophie Wentges joins Willis Re’s Catastrophe Analytics team
4th February 2026
Sophie Wentges is joining Willis Re’s Catastrophe Analytics team, where she will support the London and Bermuda broking teams and will be based in London. Wentges has around 12 years of experience in specialty catastrophe modelling across broking and insurance. She began her career at Hiscox in London Market Property & Specialty ... Read the full article
WTW ‘very happy’ with Willis Re’s participation at Jan renewals and trajectory of build-out: Krasner, CFO
3rd February 2026
Andrew Krasner, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Co-head of Corporate Development at global insurance broker WTW, revealed today that the firm is happy with Willis Re's participation at the recent January 2026 renewals. After completing the sale of the treaty reinsurance operations of Willis Re to Arthur J. Gallagher & ... Read the full article
Insured cat losses drop by $40bn in 2025, but good luck no substitute for sound strategy: WTW
29th January 2026
A new report from Willis, a WTW business, with contributions from Willis Re, has revealed that natural catastrophes generated more than $100 billion in insured losses in 2025, marking the sixth consecutive year above that threshold and underscoring the continued severity and persistence of natural catastrophe risk even in the ... Read the full article
Willis Re adds Megan Hart to strengthen catastrophe and climate risk analytics
9th January 2026
Willis Re, a specialised reinsurance broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has announced the addition of Megan Hart to strengthen its reinsurance analytics capabilities across catastrophe and climate risk management. Hart brings more than 12 years of industry experience in reinsurance analytics, with deep expertise in catastrophe risk and ... Read the full article
Matthew Whyte joins Willis Re to strengthen client support capabilities
6th January 2026
Matthew Whyte has joined Willis Re as a broker, bringing 38 years of industry experience to further strengthen the firm’s client support capabilities. Whyte has led client teams across global marine and energy, property and composite accounts, as well as multi-class captive treaties, having spent 32 years at Guy Carpenter and ... Read the full article
Willis Re expects further easing of conditions, greater competition & continued new supply in 2026
31st December 2025
Willis Re, a reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, forecasts that in 2026 there will be continued new supply, alongside easing of conditions and greater competition between reinsurers for cessions. The broker notes that almost all segments showed a softening in reinsurance pricing over 2025, with ... Read the full article
Willis Re welcomes Guy Carpenter’s Richard Keegan
18th December 2025
Richard Keegan, a property reinsurance and retrocession broking expert, has joined specialist reinsurance broker Willis Re following a nine-year tenure at Guy Carpenter. With 15 years in the industry, Keegan has dedicated his entire career in Bermuda to cultivating robust, trust-based relationships with key buyers and markets. The executive started at Aon ... Read the full article
Willis Re welcomes Non-Marine Property specialist Charlie Hall
12th December 2025
Willis Re, a reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has announced the appointment of Charlie Hall, a seasoned reinsurance executive with over a decade of experience in the Non-Marine Property market. Hall joins the firm following a successful tenure at Guy Carpenter, bringing with her a ... Read the full article
Willis Re hires Guy Carpenter marine and energy specialists
10th December 2025
Willis Re, a reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has welcomed numerous marine and energy specialists from Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance arm of Marsh McLennan. Freddie Vaughan brings over 14 years of experience in the Specialty Reinsurance market. He started his career with JLT Re in ... Read the full article
Widespread tech adoption to revolutionise reinsurance buying: Willis Re
20th November 2025
Highlighting the benefits of widespread adoption of technology-driven processes, Willis Re has suggested that the reinsurance buying experience could see dramatic improvements. "Reinsurance is changing its spots. Whether aggressively or reluctantly, carriers, brokers and capital providers have begun to embrace the current, unprecedented wave of technological change. The ongoing upgrade to ... Read the full article
War risks return to the seas as reinsurance faces a new era of uncertainty: Willis Re
14th November 2025
According to Willis Re, the marine war risks market, once a quiet, predictable corner of global reinsurance, is being reshaped by renewed geopolitical tension and rising aggression at sea. The firm traces this evolution back to the late 19th century, when Lloyd’s underwriters formally separated “risks of the seas,” such as ... Read the full article
Future California wildfire losses likely to exceed historical data: Willis Re
12th November 2025
Future wildfire losses in California are likely to exceed what recent fire footprints suggest, challenging how the re/insurance industry assesses and prices risk, Daniel Bannister, from Willis Research Network, states in a recent analysis. Two decades of intense fire activity has largely spared the state’s most high-value, highly exposed areas, but ... Read the full article
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