Willis News
HOA Secures $2.5M ‘Wildfire Resilience Insurance’: WTW
Willis, a WTW business, and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) jointly announced the launch of an insurance policy for a private homeowners association in California—available and affordable because the ...
Health and Safety Top D&O Risks: Study
Health and safety remains the No. 1 risk for directors and officers globally for the second year running, according to a survey by Willis, a WTW business, in ...
Insurer vs. Broker: Court Rules Against WTW in D&O ‘Bump-Up’ Dispute
A judicial panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled insurance broker Towers Watson may not be entitled to $80 million in insurance to cover settlements of ...
Allianz Division Brings on AXIS/Chubb Hires to Grow U.S. Cyber Team
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty is the latest carrier to expand its cyber insurance arm in response to the fast evolving and growing risk. New hires from AXIS and Chubb will help round out ...
Willis/Towers Watson Shareholders Embrace $8.9B Merger Deal
Shareholders from Willis Group Holdings and Towers Watson approved the planned $8.9 billion merger between both companies, setting the stage for the deal to close in early 2016. In approving the ...
U.S. D&O Coverage Declines by Double Digits in Q3
Pricing is plunging for U.S. based directors & officers liability insurance. Aon Risk Solutions' latest quarterly pricing index noted a double-digit decline. Fitch Ratings said that D&O ...
Willis, Towers Watson Shore Up Merger Support Ahead of Nov. 18 Vote
Willis Group Holdings and Towers Watson, facing some opposition, are working aggressively to shape stockholder opinions in favor of their proposed merger in advance of a Nov. 18 shareholder vote ...
Willis Forecast: Cyber Rates Soar But Price Drops Ahead for Other Casualty
Cyber insurance and professional liability were the only clear outliers in a picture of softening primary insurance prices that now includes casualty lines, a broker report revealed last week. In its ...