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Willis names Tony Simm as the Head of Facultative for Europe and GB
31st March 2026
Willis, a WTW business, has announced the appointment of Tony Simm as the Head of Facultative for Europe and GB. In his new position, Simm will be responsible for leading the delivery of high-quality client solutions across various territories and lines of business. He has also been tasked with setting the growth ... Read the full article
New Willis facility targets limited US casualty market umbrella capacity
31st March 2026
Insurance broker Willis, a WTW business, has launched the Willis Excess Liability Lineslip (WELL) facility, an umbrella insurance solution designed to address limited capacity for large and complex casualty risks in the United States. Providing up to $50 million of combined lead umbrella and first excess, the WELL facility offers organisations ... Read the full article
Willis and Circle Asia launch new art insurance facility for collectors and galleries in Asia
26th March 2026
Willis, a WTW business, has partnered with Circle Asia to launch a new art insurance facility designed specifically for individual collectors and art galleries in Asia, the first of its kind in the region. The facility combined specialist arts insurance expertise from Willis and Circle’s digital platform to deliver a seamless ... Read the full article
Willis partners with Qover to expand GB affinity technology ecosystem
17th March 2026
Insurance broker Willis, a WTW business, has entered into a strategic partnership with Qover, a European leader in embedded insurance orchestration, to further expand its GB Affinity technology ecosystem. As part of the collaboration, Willis and Qover will provide a product-agnostic solution designed to help businesses launch tailored insurance programmes quickly ... Read the full article
Willis names Michelle Ng as Head of Risk & Analytics, Pacific
16th February 2026
Willis, a WTW business, has appointed Michelle Ng as Head of Risk & Analytics, Pacific, succeeding Matt Frost, who has retired from the company. In her new role, Ng will lead the Pacific Risk & Analytics (R&A) team to deliver data-driven insights, actuarial expertise, and advanced risk modelling capabilities to clients ... Read the full article
Willis D&F establishes new Global P&C placement hubs in Dubai and Madrid
29th January 2026
Willis Direct & Facultative (D&F) has announced the expansion of its Global Property & Casualty (P&C) placement hubs with the addition of Dubai and Madrid as new strategic locations. This expansion strengthens Willis’ global reach and ensures clients in these regions have direct access to sophisticated risk solutions. Operating as one global ... 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 unveils new model for comprehensive data centre risk management
28th January 2026
Insurance broker Willis, a WTW business, has launched a specialised, forward-looking risk management model designed to navigate the increasingly complex data centre landscape. This unveiling comes as the industry moves away from viewing data centres as standalone assets and starters seeing them as “critical, interconnected digital infrastructure underpinning global technology strategies, ... Read the full article
Emson joins Willis’ International Property Fac GB team
28th January 2026
Grace Emson has joined insurance broker Willis, a WTW business, as a Senior Broker within the International Property Facultative, GB team. The executive brings nearly 15 years of industry experience, with deep expertise in the international property market, client servicing and negotiation. Reporting to Patrick Green, Head of International Facultative, GB, Emson’s ... Read the full article
Willis returns to light and recreational general aviation market
27th January 2026
Willis, a WTW business, has announced it is returning to the light and recreational general aviation market after a 30-year absence. The expansion was made possible by the arrival of the Crispin Speers team, a specialist Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance broker based in London. Their established expertise and structured solutions have enabled ... Read the full article
Willis flags emerging risks for defence industry amid surging demand
23rd January 2026
The defence industry is experiencing surging demand amid an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape, but is constrained by lagging production, economic nationalism, fiscal fragility, and supply chain risks, according to a new report from Oxford Analytica and Willis, a WTW business. The report draws on in-depth interviews with senior executives across the ... Read the full article
Willis strengthens FINEX business in the Pacific with Eden Fletcher & Stephen Trickey
22nd January 2026
Willis, a WTW business, has strengthened its Financial, Professional and Executive Risks (FINEX) business in the Pacific with the appointments of Eden Fletcher as Head of FINEX, Pacific, and Stephen Trickey as Head of Growth, Pacific. Fletcher succeeds Jill Stewart following her retirement from Willis after eight years with the company. Fletcher ... Read the full article
Willis appoints James Tedder as Director, International Property
16th January 2026
Willis, a WTW business, has announced the appointment of James Tedder as Director within its International Property team, part of Willis Direct & Facultative Global Specialty. Tedder brings more than 15 years of industry experience. He joins WTW from Marsh, where he worked from July 2010, initially joining as an Account ... Read the full article
Willis and Synthetik extend political violence and terrorism risk insights partnership
15th January 2026
Willis and Synthetik have extended their long-term partnership, giving the WTW business access to Synthetik's complete suite of Political Violence and Terrorism (PVT) software modeling tools. By integrating Synthetik’s individual risk models, including AnyBuildingRisk, Cityscape, and SRCC Quantum, along with their associated data products, into Willis's existing enterprise-level risk management platforms, ... Read the full article
Willis announces senior leadership appointments in Asia
13th January 2026
Insurance broker Willis, a WTW business, has made four senior leadership appointments in Asia to support the ongoing growth and expansion of its specialty businesses in the region. Effective immediately, Nicki Tilney is Head of Natural Resources, Iris Chan has been named Head of Construction, Sui Jin Wong Deputy Head of ... Read the full article
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