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Aon / WTW merger a response to tech disruption, analysts
11th March 2020
Analysts at Peel Hunt have underlined the role technology-driven market disruption is playing in Aon’s decision to make a $30 billion-rated move on Willis Towers Watson. With Lloyd’s investing heavily in ongoing modernisation efforts aimed at lowering brokerage costs, Peel Hunt says the deal could be seen as an antidote ... Read the full article
Rating agencies stable on Aon, positive on WTW
10th March 2020
Rating agencies Moody’s and S&P Global Ratings have revised their outlooks for Willis Towers Watson (WTW) to positive, while maintaining a stable view on Aon, following yesterday’s confirmed merger deal between the two broking giants. After weeks of speculation about a potential deal, the companies announced a definitive agreement to ... Read the full article
Aon confirms combination with Willis Towers Watson
9th March 2020
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has confirmed that it will combine with rival broker Willis Towers Watson, following weeks of speculation about a potential deal. The companies today announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction with an implied combined equity value of approximately $80 billion. "This combination will ... Read the full article
Aon / WTW combination is possible but unlikely: KBW
28th February 2020
Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) have said that a potential business combination between re/insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is “unlikely but not impossible.” Speculation about a possible merger deal between the two broking giants was sparked last week after WTW confirmed that it was exploring “strategic ... Read the full article
WTW / Aon combination could require Willis Re sale: Analysts
25th February 2020
Analysts at Wells Fargo Securities have suggested that a potential combination with Aon could require Willis Towers Watson (WTW) to sell off its reinsurance arm, Willis Re. Speculation about a possible merger deal between the two broking giants was sparked last week after WTW confirmed that it was exploring “strategic ... Read the full article
Is Willis Towers Watson just preparing the ground for a bigger M&A deal?
21st February 2020
After insurance and reinsurance brokerage and consultancy Willis Towers Watson (WTW) confirmed yesterday that it is exploring “strategic alternatives” for its wholesale arm, Miller, it's interesting to consider how a sale of its majority stake could clear the decks for a much larger M&A deal. Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and ... Read the full article
Willis Towers Watson considering sale of Miller
20th February 2020
Re/insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has confirmed that it is exploring “strategic alternatives” for its wholesale arm, Miller, which could include a potential sale. WTW originally acquired Miller in 2015, merging its wholesale activities with the firm but keeping the trading brand. In return, Miller’s treaty reinsurance, UK Corporate client and ... Read the full article
PIC converts longevity swap into £1.6bn buy-in for MNOPF
10th February 2020
Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC) has completed the conversion of a longevity swap transaction into a £1.6 billion buy-in with the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF). The buy-in secures the pension of approximately 14,000 members and coverts a longevity hedge written in 2014 between MNOPF and Pacific Life Re. The 2014 ... Read the full article
WTW reports 6% overall growth for 2019
6th February 2020
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson has reported 6% overall growth for 2019, with revenue standing at $9.04 billion. Organic revenue growth was reported at 6% for the quarter and 5% for the full year. Also for the fourth quarter, WTW’s Investment, Risk & Reinsurance segment posted revenue of $314 ... Read the full article
Willis Towers Watson’s Angel Hoover appointed Head of Benelux
3rd February 2020
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson has named Angel Hoover as Head of Benelux, and Joris Wonders as Head of Talent and Rewards for Western Europe. Based in Amstelveen in the Netherlands, Hoover takes responsibility for implementing the firm's strategic vision and driving client satisfaction across the region. Her ... Read the full article
Insurtech investment soared to $6bn in 2019, says WTW
30th January 2020
The insurtech sector received $6.37 billion in investments throughout 2019, with nearly $2 billion of that figure coming from the fourth quarter alone, a Willis Towers Watson report has found. During the year, eight rounds of investment took place which led to the creation of five insurtech start-ups valued at over ... Read the full article
P&C re/insurers slow to implement advanced analytics: WTW
30th January 2020
A recent Willis Towers Watson survey of the US and Canadian property and casualty (P&C) market has revealed that most re/insurers have been implementing advanced analytics at a much slower rate than anticipated. The broker reported that, in general, companies had either been overly ambitious in their goals for using analytics ... Read the full article
WTW bolsters cyber modelling suite with security ratings platform
29th January 2020
Re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has integrated SecurityScorecard security ratings into its cyber risk quantification modelling platform. SecurityScorecard reviews a company’s technical security and in order to forecast potential data breach frequencies and related impacts. Ratings are provided to companies which can be used to improve their cyber security as well as ... Read the full article
Global insured catastrophe losses below average at $53bn in 2019: WTW
24th January 2020
A combination of smaller and medium-sized events resulted in total insured catastrophe losses of approximately $53 billion in 2019, according to insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW). At $53 billion, insurance industry losses from catastrophe events during 2019 come in roughly 18% lower than the annual average since 2011, ... Read the full article
Willis Re appoints Cameron Green to lead intl casualty practice
21st January 2020
Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of global brokerage Willis Towers Watson, has appointed Cameron Green to lead its international casualty reinsurance practice and serve as chair of its Australian business. Green, who has been Willis Re’s Chief Executive Officer in Australia since 2013, will be responsible for the casualty practice segment’s ... Read the full article
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