Willis Towers Watson

Willis Towers Watson put the increase at 4 percent whereas the CIAB reported a 2.9 percent uptick.

Irish regulations required an early announcement from the firm that it had considered a deal.

A deal would take the combined entity to the top spot by (re)insurance broking business revenue.

Preliminary talks have been held, Bloomberg reported.

People moves in the industry in the past month.

If the ILS market is all about convergence, is it still a worthwhile task to try to create dividing lines within the market, or is a movable border a better representation of messy reality?

He moves across from the broker’s former securities division.

The EUR90mn Italian multi-peril cat bond from Unipol will only be partly placed in the cat bond market, sources said.

The JLT index is below levels recorded in 2016 and around 30 percent below 2013 benchmarks.

In the US, renewal results varied widely and wildfire losses were a subject of focus.

ILS broker-dealers expect 2019 cat bond issuance to range from $7bn to above $10bn.

The number of cat bond lites issued so far this year now totals $113mn.