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Willis Group appoints CEO of Global Analytics
Willis Group Holdings has appointed Rowan Douglas as chief executive officer of Global Analytics.
Garwyn appoints ex-Marsh chief to CEO
Liability loss adjuster Garwyn, has appointed former Marsh boss Artur Niemczewski as CEO.
Willis names global analytics CEO
Willis Group Holding has named Rowan Douglas as CEO of its Global Analytics division.
Jelf signals South East expansion with key appointment
Jelf Insurance Brokers has today announced its intention to establish a footprint in the South East following the appointment of Lee Gwilliam as business development executive for the region.
Willis secures nine new network members
Willis has today revealed that nine new members have joined the group’s two networks in alliance with local, independent UK businesses – taking membership up to 125 brokers.
Towers Watson appoints Nordic head
Towers Watson, has named Christian Clemmensen as the leader of its non-life insurance consulting team in the Nordics region.
Aviation loss levels hit six-year low
The aerospace division of Willis Group Holdings has reported loss levels in the aviation sector are at a six-year low, and insurance premiums are trending on a downward slope.
Market moves: All change at Mondial and Marsh
This week insurers were, once again, the main recruiters with the majority of high profile appointments.
News analysis: An Olympian effort to prevent an impact on the business
If the trains and tubes are overcrowded and the roads gridlocked, will London’s brokers and insurers cope during the Olympics?
Towers Watson hires five to make telematics programme global
Towers Watson has made five senior appointments to help roll out a programme that aims to support insurers in creating products priced according to the driver’s behaviour.
Markel appoints Balocco to professional liability team
Specialist insurer Markel has named Davide Balocco as a senior underwriter in its in its professional liability division.
Market moves: Insurers move for senior staff
For the second week running insurers were the major movers and shakers, with Ecclesiastical recruiting a managing director for Ireland, Aviva adding to its executive team, and NIG expanding its presence in London. In broking, Willis continued to make…
Broking supplement - Top 25 EC3 Brokers - Analysis: Perennial growth
There have been a few changes at the top – but it has been another year of steady progress for the top 25 EC3 brokers.
Broking Supplement: Top 25 EC3 Brokers Spotlight
There have been few changes at the top - but it has been another year of steady progress for the top 25 EC3 brokers.
Editor's comment: Maelstroms on multiple fronts
This week has seen maelstroms on multiple fronts. As the devastation and mass fatalities caused by the Turkish earthquake continue to dominate news headlines, the insurance industry is bracing itself for a different bout of turmoil prompted by another…
McManus Towergate move rubbished as Wilkinson wins Willis UK CEO role
Market speculation suggests that outgoing Willis UK & Ireland chief executive Brendan McManus will target a role at another major broker, after well-placed sources rubbished rumours linking him with a move to Towergate.
Market moves: All change at Zurich and Willis
Following a slow period, large insurers made a number of key appointments this week, including major moves at Zurich, Allianz and RSA.
Rating factors - Age: Age-old dilemma
After losing the battle to use gender as a rating factor, could the insurance industry be facing a new threat as age falls under the spotlight?
Thai flood losses set to escalate - Insurance News Now
Post reporter Callum Brodie outlines this week's major general insurance stories including feelings of a “whiff of Katrina” among loss adjusters about the Thailand floods that have already inundated two industrial estates in Bangkok - affecting…
Willis sees double-digit organic growth in Eastern Europe for Q3
Willis has reported net income for the third quarter of 2011 of $60m with Eastern and continental Europe seeing organic growth.
Willis says UK business dipped in Q3
A fall in the UK and Ireland market contributed to Willis reporting a Q3 operating margin down to 11.8% from 14.5% for the same period last year.
Willis Group appoints new CEO and president
Global broker Willis Group has appointed Daniel Wilkinson as the new CEO of Willis United Kingdom & Ireland.
Willis names Wilkinson as UK head
Willis has named long-serving executive Daniel Wilkinson, pictured, as chief executive for Willis United Kingdom and Ireland, following the departure of Brendan McManus last week.
Sovereign default moves up 'known unknowns' risk list
Sovereign default has risen four places to second position for the top fifteen extreme risks while depression retains the top position and hyperinflation moves to third.