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WTW names head of personal lines for Canada, U.S.

January 10, 2024 by Jason Contant

Large brokerage WTW has appointed Despina Buganski as head of personal lines for its Corporate Risk & Broking division for North America (CRB NA). Effective immediately, both WTW’s Canadian and U.S. personal lines teams will report directly to Buganski, the

Allison Bryce, WTW's national practice leader of personal lines for Canada.
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WTW appoints national practice leader of personal lines for Canada

August 4, 2023 by Jason Contant

WTW has appointed Allison Bryce as its national practice leader of personal lines for Canada. Bryce will be based in WTW’s Toronto office and will focus on deepening and expanding client relationships across the Canadian market, WTW said in an

Laura Doddington, WTW's new North America Proposition Leader
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Meet WTW’s new North America Proposition Leader

April 17, 2023 by Jason Contant

Laura Doddington has been appointed as WTW’s new North America Proposition Leader, the commercial brokerage announced Monday. Based in Toronto, Doddington will be responsible for pricing, product, claims and underwriting (PPCU) personal lines for WTW’s Insurance Consulting and Technology business.

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Do clients have a better handle on supply chain risk?

February 28, 2023 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Many businesses are still recovering from supply chain disruptions that shocked them during the height of the pandemic, and 80% of firms said a lack of insurance solutions is among the greatest challenges to addressing their risks, according to a

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Meet WTW’s new corporate risk and broking leader for Montréal

December 6, 2022 by David Gambrill

Simon Castonguay has been named WTW’s corporate risk and broking market leader for Montréal, the brokerage announced Tuesday. He will be responsible for overall business strategy and client service in the region. Also, he will be a member of the

Helen DiVito
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WTW’s new global client exec for Canada

September 15, 2022 by David Gambrill

Helen DiVito is the new executive global client advocate for Canada at WTW, a global advisory, broking, and solutions company. As global client advocate, DiVito will be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with risk and finance executives at Fortune

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Five factors driving M&A activity in 2022

March 15, 2022 Philip Porado

Calendar 2021 marked the first full year of positive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) performance for the world’s deal makers since 2016, said research compiled for WTW’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor. The research, conducted in partnership with the M&A Research Center

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Cyber threats spur brokerages to seek tech partners

February 24, 2022 Greg Meckbach

Insurance – not computer security – is probably your core business as a broker. But with cyber threats on the rise, some brokers are seeking information-security partners to help them manage their commercial clients’ cyber risk. WTW has several relationships

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Is M&A growth better than organic growth?

February 9, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatino

When it comes to expanding your brokerages business, M&A may not always be better than organic growth, said panellists during a Canadian Underwriter webinar on Feb. 8.   Doug Morrow, CEO and managing partner, Excel Insurance Group, sent a plea

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U.S. commercial insurance prices remain nearly flat in the second quarter: Willis Towers Watson survey

September 11, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Commercial insurance prices in the United States were again nearly flat during the second quarter of 2017, global advisory, broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson (WTW) reported on Monday. For the eight quarter in a row, price changes were

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James Kent appointed to lead Willis Re as John Cavanagh announces retirement

July 7, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Willis Re, the reinsurance business of global advisory, broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson (WTW), has announced that James Kent will succeed John Cavanagh as he steps down from his position as global CEO. Cavanagh will retire from WTW

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Global acquirers underperformed in the second quarter: Willis Towers Watson

June 23, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

The global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market underperformed in the second quarter of 2017, as Europe M&A bucked the trend and market volatility and economic uncertainty depressed performance in North America and Asia, according to Willis Towers Watson’s (WTW) latest