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Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (WTW) reports developments across its advisory, broking and solutions businesses in people, risk and capital. News commonly covers earnings from Health, Wealth & Career and Risk & Broking, insurance brokerage and risk consulting activity, employee benefits, workplace pensions, benefits delivery and outsourcing, and insurance consulting technology.
Company updates also include product launches such as transactional-risk insurance, catastrophe and reputational-risk research, AI and technology adoption, acquisition integration in brokerage and workplace savings, leadership appointments, share repurchase plans and client or brand partnerships.
Willis (WTW) has announced the appointment of Harry Merker to a new dual leadership role as Property and Casualty (P&C) Cross Industry Sales Leader and Alternative Asset Insurance Solutions (AAIS) Sales, Strategy and Execution Leader for North America. Merker will be responsible for:
- Driving broking growth initiatives across Willis' P&C business
- Leading strategic broking sales efforts across 12 industry verticals
- Overseeing AAIS go-to-market strategy, carrier relationships, and product development
- Managing sales pipeline engagement and RFP execution
With 20 years of commercial insurance and broking experience, Merker joins from Aon, where he served as Chief Broking Officer – Middle Market. Based in New York, he will report to Aartie Manansingh, Head of Alternative Asset Insurance Solutions, NA.
Willis, a WTW company (Nasdaq: WTW), has appointed Dom Spinelli as Head of Transactional Insurance Claims for North America. In this role, he will lead the claims function within Willis' Alternative Asset Insurance Solutions (AAIS) division, managing transactional insurance claims including representations and warranties, tax, and contingent matters.
Spinelli brings 15 years of experience in insurance and litigation, previously serving as Head of Contingent & Litigation Risk at VALE Insurance Partners and leading the contingent legal risk insurance team at Liberty Global Transaction Solutions. Based in Boston, he will report to Simone Bonnet, Head of Transactional Insurance Solutions, North America at Willis.
Notable is Spinelli's unique position as the only claims professional with senior-level experience in both underwriting and claims, offering clients comprehensive expertise in structuring policies and maximizing outcomes.
WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) has announced that Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) is now utilizing Neuron, WTW's digital trading platform, for live trading of Directors & Officers (D&O) and Cyber risks as of March 31, 2025.
The platform connects brokers and insurers in real-time, streamlining the trading of complex specialty risks and enhancing insurance value chain efficiency. LSM's integration marks a significant step in Neuron's expansion, with additional classes and partners planned throughout 2025.
Neuron creates a digital marketplace that maintains participants' control over key assets while facilitating transparent and consistent trading. The platform helps brokers efficiently source optimal products and pricing for customers, while enabling insurers to automate follow-insurance trading and focus their underwriting expertise on more complex risks.
WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, has scheduled its first quarter 2025 earnings announcement for Thursday, April 24, 2025, before market opening.
The company will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the same day to discuss the financial results. The call will include a question-and-answer session, and interested participants must register to participate. A live broadcast will be available on WTW's website, with an online replay accessible shortly after the call concludes.
WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) has announced key leadership changes in its Health, Wealth & Career (HWC) division following Marco Boschetti's retirement as Global Leader of Retirement. Imran Qureshi, with over 25 years of experience, will succeed Boschetti as Retirement business leader while maintaining his role as North America geography leader.
The leadership reshuffle includes:
- Emory Todd, a 25-year veteran, will become the Integrated & Global Solutions (IGS) business leader
- Michelle Acciavatti, with 30+ years at WTW, will take over as North America HWC Leader
- Rick Sherwood will serve as both Midwest Region leader and North America leader of the IGS business
All new appointees will report to Julie Gebauer, President of Health, Wealth & Career, and serve on the HWC Global Leadership team. The changes are effective April 2, 2025.
SecurityScorecard and Willis (WTW) have announced a strategic partnership to enhance cyber risk intelligence and insurance solutions. The collaboration aims to improve cyber risk quantification, insurance modeling, and enterprise security strategies globally. SecurityScorecard has designated Willis as its official insurance broker.
The partnership will focus on four key areas:
- Enhanced cyber risk quantification by integrating SecurityScorecard's security signals with Willis' Cyber Quantified framework
- Joint research publication on cyber risk management
- Advanced vendor risk management for third-party cybersecurity risks
- Innovative cyber insurance solutions to optimize coverage and premiums
WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) has announced the acquisition of Global Commercial Credit, (GCC), a Michigan-based company specializing in credit risk management solutions. Founded in 1995, GCC will be integrated into Willis, a WTW business, bringing its expertise in trade credit and political risk insurance, along with credit information services.
The acquisition includes ProfitGuard, a specialized credit risk management service that complements trade credit insurance. This strategic move will enhance Willis' industry diversification and expand its North American market presence, positioning it as one of North America's leading trade credit insurance specialists.
The deal aligns with WTW's technical, industry-structured, and expertise-driven growth strategy, focusing on expanding specialized businesses and strengthening sales capabilities nationwide.
Willis (WTW) has launched AdWrap, a master-controlled insurance program designed for marketing and advertising production in the U.S. The program offers comprehensive protection for businesses creating marketing, advertising, and promotional content, including in-house teams, third-party vendors, and social media influencers.
AdWrap's key features include:
- Customizable coverage from pre-production to airdate for various production types including live-action, digital, print, and social media
- Direct coverage with transparent pricing that eliminates vendor mark-ups
- 24/7 expert support from media and entertainment professionals
- Global capabilities for managing production risks
The solution aims to simplify production insurance while optimizing costs through leveraged content spend and pre-approved coverage limits.
Willis (WTW) has released its Global Construction Rate Trend Report for Q1, highlighting significant challenges in the construction sector. The industry is experiencing a surge in data center projects driven by AI advancement, but faces severe labor shortages and rising material costs.
In North America alone, an estimated 500,000 new workers are needed to meet construction demand, with similar shortages reported in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. The labor scarcity is leading to quality and safety concerns, prompting increased scrutiny from insurers.
Recent California wildfires have caused $32-40 billion in insured losses, affecting over 16,000 structures, which is expected to drive up insurance premiums. However, the Builders' risk and Construction All Risk (CAR) insurance market shows resilience with stabilizing rates and increased capacity for larger risks.
Willis (NASDAQ:WTW) has strengthened its data and analytics capabilities with two key appointments. Kate Harb has been named Global Data Strategy Leader, tasked with developing the company's data strategy, focusing on acquisition, optimization, and Generative AI capabilities. Dermot Sargent has been appointed Global Digital Platforms Leader, overseeing digital infrastructure development and the Broking Platform rollout.
Harb, a 20-year WTW veteran based in London, currently leads various data and analytics initiatives and GenAI deployment. She previously served as Chief of Staff for Risk & Broking and Director of Strategy for Global Construction. Sargent brings 30 years of market experience, joining WTW in 2022 after nine years at Aon as Chief Broking Officer.
Lucy Clarke, President of Global Risk and Broking, emphasized that these appointments reflect Willis' commitment to enhancing client service through improved data-driven capabilities and structured data capture.