All Willis Re articles
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NewsCat models under pressure after a year of global shocks
Earthquakes, wildfires, floods and severe convective storms have tested assumptions and exposed catastrophe modelling blind spots across multiple catastrophe perils.
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NewsSteve Hearn is to leave Ardonagh
Steve Hearn, CEO of Inver Re, the reinsurance broking arm of Ardonagh Group, will leave the company this summer.
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NewsGallagher Re names Wakefield CEO as Kent transitions to group role
Tom Wakefield will succeed James Kent at Gallagher Re as the intermediary looks to build out its reinsurance capabilities
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NewsBMS Re Bermuda taps Gallagher Re Bermuda for CEO
McDowell joins BMS Re from his most recent role as CEO of Gallagher Re Bermuda (formerly Willis Re Bermuda)
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NewsWillis Re takeover ‘on track’ – Gallagher
Broker Gallagher’s takeover of Willis Re is “on track”, according to its third quarter financial results published yesterday (28 October 2021).
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NewsWillis Re launches flood model for MENA region
Currently, the model covers Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with further releases for Oman, Qatar, and Egypt in the third and fourth quarters of 2021.
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NewsMore insurtech M&A deals to be had – Willis Re
There has been an upward swing towards insurtech M&A as the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the move to digital - however, Willis Re’s global head of insurtech Andrew Johnston predicts more mergers are yet to come.
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NewsGlobal reinsurance approaching equilibrium: Willis Re 1st View
Reinsurance rate increases continued for most major lines and territories during the 1.6 and 1.7 renewal period; however, in many cases reinsurers had to accept firm order terms below their initial quotes.
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NewsWillis Re: 7% growth in global reinsurance capital, with signs of underlying combined ratio improvement
Total capital dedicated to the global reinsurance industry measured USD 658 billion at year-end 2020 reflecting 7% year-on-year growth. The rise was driven primarily by strong investment market appreciation.
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NewsReason and logic govern firming reinsurance landscape: Willis Re 1st View Renewals Report
The Willis Re 1st View report is a thrice-yearly publication including specific commentary on key trends throughout the world’s major reinsurance classes and regions
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NewsIndonesian flood model launches with Willis Re
Model provides a detailed assessment of the flood risk countrywide, including the industrial estates in flood-prone West Java
