Shares in Willis traded up 6.17 percent as markets opened while Towers Watson's stock price was down 2.27 percent at 15.03 GMT after the $18bn merger announced earlier today (30 June)
Gibraltarian insurer Markerstudy has today (30 June) gained regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority to acquire Chaucer's UK motor book
Argo subsidiary Argonaut has lost a legal dispute over the recovery of more than $1mn in taxes paid on reinsurance arrangements with two Texas governmental risk pools.
Latvia has confirmed that Bermuda is not on its "tax blacklist", making the island technically ineligible for inclusion in a European Commission (EC) publication on uncooperative areas
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will continue to review claims from Superstorm Sandy until 15 September this year, the organisation said last week (25 June).
The UK insurance sector must be vigilant and ensure that Solvency II implementation is not "overzealous" compared to other EU member states, according to chief risk officer and general counsel at Lloyd's Sean McGovern.
Hyperion's underwriting arm Dual has expanded into Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as Dual Polska by acquiring a majority stake in Polish insurer Data Connect Direct, the firm said today (29 June)
Reinsurance intermediary Chedid Re, which operates in the Middle East, Africa and Europe, has today (24 June) announced its registration as a Lloyd's broker
Non-life insurance premiums rose 2.9 percent year-on-year during 2014 to $2.1tn, driven largely by substantial improvements in advanced markets, Swiss Re's Sigma unit said today (24 June)
Underwriters from Watkins Syndicate and Ascot have been voted best in the London market by underwriters and brokers respectively, according to research from consultancy firm Gracechurch
The Canadian arm of Minova-owned broker BMS Group, BMS Canada, has today (23 June) announced the launch of its managing general agent (MGA) Lions Gate Underwriting
Guy Carpenter has predicted a below average hurricane season for the Atlantic Basin this year, but warned that a quiet season does not "guarantee safety from a catastrophic hurricane landfall"
Bermuda was removed from the tax blacklists of both Poland and Italy ahead of the European Commission (EC)'s decision to include the jurisdiction on a list of uncooperative areas
A Senate Banking Committee investigation into allegations that some Superstorm Sandy claims were handled fraudulently has found no evidence of "systematic incentives" for insurers to underpay flood victims.
The current regulatory regime in London is making the city "less competitive today than it ever has been" said Kean Driscoll, CEO of Validus Re, last week.
Berkshire Hathaway's National Indemnity Company (Nico) reported a 404.7 percent spike in net written premium (NWP) during 2014, according to the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA)'s reinsurance underwriting review.
Crawford & Company has unveiled its expanded aviation team following the completion of its acquisition of GAB Robins' aviation businesses, the firm said yesterday (18 June).
Yoshihiro Kawai, secretary general of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), will remain in the role until the end of 2017, the organisation said today (19 June).
International General Insurance (IGI) Holdings has appointed Simon Curtis as chief financial officer at its UK division in London, the group said today (19 June)
The Bermudian government has described the island's inclusion on a European Commission publication of the top 30 jurisdictions on national tax blacklists as "unjustified and baseless"
The Channel syndicate has appointed David Barr as class underwriter of its environmental impairment liability (EIL) division, the firm said today (18 June)
Guernsey's chief minister, Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq, has expressed surprise at the island's inclusion on a list of the top 30 jurisdictions that feature on "tax blacklists"
Lloyd's broker and marine specialist Ropner Insurance Services has hired a senior team from rival intermediary Endeavour Insurance Services, the firm said today (17 June).
Macquarie analyst Amit Kumar has revised his view of Exor's bid for Bermudian PartnerRe after meeting with members of the Italian investment firm's management.
Reinsurers are set to see "controlled softening" in the market following a slowdown in rate declines during the June renewals, according to Credit Suisse's head of insurance linked strategies Niklaus Hilti.
Global market capacity for a single political risk policy has risen to $2.4bn, nearly double the amount available six years ago, according to a report issued today (17 June) by Marsh.
Anthony Albanese has been named interim superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS), after Benjamin Lawsky announced he was stepping down on 20 May
Geoff White, underwriting manager for cyber, technology and media at Lloyd's (re)insurer Barbican Insurance Group, has been elected chairman of the Lloyd's Market Association (LMA)'s cyber business panel