Archive

  • Deal value for global insurance M&A highest since financial crisis

    31 October 2018

    However, volume fell to just 84 deals in H1, the lowest since 2009

  • IASB to discuss whether IFRS 17 re-opening is necessary "in coming months"

    26 October 2018

    Board members urge any amendments to be narrow in scope

  • IFRS 17: A delay in the balance

    23 October 2018

    Arguments are raging about whether implementation of the new insurance contracts accounting standard should be delayed. Cintia Cheong wraps up the latest developments in the long-running saga

  • Finding the future for AI in P&C insurance

    11 October 2018

    Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve a number of important processes, and raise the understanding of risk drivers, insurers told Willis Towers Watson in a recent survey. Neil Chapman explains the key findings to Paul Walsh

  • Analysts welcome UK's move to improve solvency capital disclosure

    27 September 2018

    PRA publishes template to aid insight into capital roll forward

  • Companies must manage and mitigate political risks, warns Willis Towers Watson

    24 September 2018

    Geopolitical tensions fuel significant rise in political risk concerns

  • Is the price of patent insurance too high?

    20 September 2018

    Intellectual property and patents have become a cornerstone of the global economy, but the risks associated with these assets are rarely laid off to insurers. Tim Freestone continues his series of articles on insuring intangible risk with an investigation into the pricing of patent insurance

  • Property loss tech platform launched

    20 September 2018

    Willis Towers Watson allows multiple perils to be modelled in a single online system

  • Insurtech deals on the up, but total funding drops

    20 September 2018

    Willis Towers Watson ascribes funding drop to fewer “high dollar” transactions

  • 'Silent' cyber risk concerns grow across insurance lines

    17 September 2018

    Over 60% of insurance experts expect higher cyber-related losses over next 12 months