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Willis (NASDAQ: WTW) says the commercial insurance market is moving into a period of relative stability and buyer opportunity in its Insurance Marketplace Realities report dated Oct 3, 2025. Key data: industry surplus capital > $1 trillion, reinsurance capacity > $725 billion. Property renewals fell 5.5% in Q1 and 8% in Q2 2025; Workers’ Compensation benefits from a $16 billion reserve surplus. AI adoption is accelerating underwriting, claims and product design. Willis warns that > $100 billion in insured catastrophe losses annually (five years) and systemic cyber, financial, or climate shocks could quickly reverse gains.
Full report: https://www.wtwco.com/en-us/insights/2025/10/insurance-marketplace-realities-2026
WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) released its 2025 Best Practices in Healthcare Survey, revealing U.S. employers project healthcare costs to rise 9.1% in 2026, up from 8.1% in 2025 and 7.0% in 2024. The survey identifies key cost drivers as specialty pharmaceuticals, GLP-1 medications, high-cost claimants, and chronic conditions.
To address these challenges, 59% of employers plan broader cost-saving actions in the next three years. Key initiatives include vendor management, program audits, and alternative plan designs. Notably, 75% of employers will evaluate their pharmacy benefits managers, while 57% currently cover GLP-1s for weight loss. The survey also reveals that 80% of employers believe AI will fundamentally transform healthcare benefits management within three years.
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The company will evaluate market conditions, legal requirements, and business considerations when deciding on the timing and execution of share repurchases. This enhanced buyback program demonstrates WTW's commitment to returning value to shareholders through capital allocation.
Willis (NASDAQ: WTW) has released its Power Market Review, revealing a significant shift in the power insurance market favoring buyers. The report highlights that power companies are experiencing mid to high double-digit rate reductions for property damage and business interruption insurance, with increased market capacity and competition among insurers.
The review identifies key trends including the return of long-term agreements and no-claims bonuses, challenges faced by transmission companies, nuclear energy's potential role in powering data centers, and the impact of climate change on liability markets. Companies are increasingly utilizing captives and alternative risk financing strategies to manage market volatility.
WTW (NYSE:WTW) released its Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS) for Q2 2025, revealing U.S. commercial insurance rates increased by 3.8%, down from 5.3% in Q1 2025 and 5.6% in Q4 2024.
The survey showed varied trends across insurance lines: workers compensation, directors' and officers' liability, and cyber experienced price decreases, while commercial property recorded its first price decline after several quarters of slowing growth. Excess/umbrella liability saw the largest increases, and commercial auto maintained double-digit growth. Small and mid-market accounts experienced slightly lower increases, while large accounts continued to rise at a slower pace.
Willis (NASDAQ: WTW) has strengthened its Placement and Portfolio Solutions team with two strategic senior appointments. Gina Mulhall has been appointed as Head of Global Portfolio Solutions, joining from Marsh where she served as Managing Director and Head of Quota Shares and Specialty Placement Solutions. Additionally, Kapila Rudra has been named Head of Data Strategy for Global Placement, bringing nearly 15 years of experience from Marsh and Canopius.
These appointments aim to enhance Willis' portfolio initiatives and data-driven placement strategy to deliver increased value to clients.
WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) and SOMPO Holdings have announced a global partnership to implement WTW's Radar technology across SOMPO Group, marking the first such agreement in Japan. Sompo Direct Insurance has already integrated Radar into its auto insurance business since June 2025.
The partnership focuses on leveraging Radar's advanced pricing and underwriting solution, which enables insurers to utilize predictive modeling and machine learning without programming expertise. Sompo Direct is using the technology to enhance automobile insurance pricing through advanced data analysis and swift premium adjustments.
The SOMPO Group has initiated Radar implementation beyond Japan, beginning in Turkey, with plans for expansion across Southeast Asia. The technology allows for direct premium adjustments in production environments, facilitating faster and more accurate insurance product launches.
Willis (NASDAQ: WTW) announced key leadership changes in its Global Construction and Global Surety teams. Bill Creedon, former Global Construction business leader, has been appointed as Chairman, where he will focus on client engagement and talent development.
Scott Hull has been promoted to Global Head of Construction and Surety, expanding his current role as Global Head of Surety. Additionally, Goly Jafari has been named Global Deputy of Construction and Surety, bringing experience from her previous role as Head of Strategy and Execution for North America industry divisions.
Willis (NASDAQ: WTW) has announced the launch of its new Global Risk Engineering team, expanding its Global Risk & Analytics (R&A) business. The team comprises nearly 200 risk engineers operating across 30 countries, spanning North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.
The initiative combines Property and Casualty Risk Control expertise with data science, decision support tools, and industry-specific knowledge. The team will provide single-site and portfolio-level assessments, utilizing proprietary data sets and advanced analytics to deliver tailored solutions that optimize risk management strategies and improve client resilience.
WTW's Thinking Ahead Institute reports that the world's top 300 pension funds have reached a new record of US$ 24.4 trillion in total assets under management, surpassing the previous 2021 record of US$ 23.6 trillion. Growth slowed to 7.8% in 2024 compared to 10% the previous year.
The top 20 pension funds now control US$ 10.3 trillion (42.4% of total assets), growing 8.5% year-over-year. Norway's Government Pension Fund (US$ 1.77 trillion) has overtaken Japan's GPIF as the world's largest pension fund. Defined benefit schemes represent 59.4% of total assets, while defined contribution plans grew 14.3% to reach 27.7% of assets.
Key trends include increased focus on artificial intelligence, with half of top funds citing technology adoption as a strategic priority, while concerns about volatility, uncertainty, and inflation shape the investment outlook.
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