Willis merges US and global fac divisions

Willis Group Holdings has merged its US facultative arm, Willis Facultative North America, with its global facultative operation, Faber Global.

In a statement, Willis said that combining the teams will benefit clients by creating a larger pool of expertise.

Faber Global North America chief executive Alf Garner said: “Bringing together our teams will provide our North American clients with access to a broader depth of analytical and broking resources to provide solutions to the product, industry and geographical issues that they face on a daily basis.”

Faber Global chief executive Jason Howard said: “By joining these two operations together we are making it easier for our teams to deliver the very best of Faber Global to our clients anywhere in the world.”