Willis Towers Watson
Willis Towers Watson is a global insurance broker, founded in 2016. Their litigation and contingent risk team create bespoke insurance solutions for litigation funders, law firms and corporates, offering a full suite of litigation insurance products. They have particular expertise in competition law (including Competition Appeal Tribunal proceedings), shareholder disputes, group actions and arbitrations, and have a global reach that allows them to operate across a variety of jurisdictions. Their recent work includes a first of its kind defendant-side portfolio on behalf of a Cayman Islands company. Executive director Jonathan Simon leads the litigation and contingent risk practice. Katherine Hemsley, James Burke and Tom Hunt are all directors within the team in the London office, and Rachel Bennet is an associate director.
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Testimonials
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- Jonathan Simon is highly experienced in placing complex deals and is someone that large clients in the industry can undoubtedly rely on when needed.
- Willis Towers Watson is well-sourced to deliver value to its clients both in terms of presenting complex risk in an understandable way and in delivering large amounts of insurance capacity to its clients. It is consistently able to place very large deals in the market and is at the forefront of a large percentage of the most important placements in the litigation finance industry.
Work highlights
WTW arranged a £200m adverse‑costs insurance portfolio covering our client’s large pipeline of contentious matters. The portfolio included 56 individually underwritten policies, among them cover for one of the largest litigations in UK history. By cross‑collateralising risk across the portfolio, WTW secured material premium efficiencies, delivering the largest ATE portfolio placement ever completed in the UK market.