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Guardrisk invests to change the way it does business

29 April 2015 | General

Guardrisk, in partnership with Genasys Technologies – an industry leading software development company – has installed Ski®, a state-of-the-art integrated commercial insurance and reinsurance system that will provide a single, integrated platform for Guardrisk products.

Insurance specialist strengthens position with acquisition

28 April 2015 | General

Risk Benefit Solutions (RBS), one of South Africa’s largest independent insurance and risk specialists, has acquired AC Chrysanthou & Associates, an established and well respected business based in Johannesburg, specialising in risk management and personal service to their existing loyal clients.

“Cyber WHO” needed to strengthen world’s inadequate cyber governance framework

28 April 2015 | Bryte Insurance

A new report on cyber governance commissioned by Zurich Insurance Group highlights challenges to digital security and identifies new opportunities for business. It calls for the establishment of guiding principles to build resilience and the establishment of supranational governance bodies such as a Cyber Stability Board and a “Cyber WHO”.

Willis makes firm offer to buy Gras Savoye at year-end 2015, to expand its fully integrated multinational offering to clients

23 April 2015 | General

LONDON, UK – Willis Group Holdings plc (NYSE: WSH), the global risk advisory, re/insurance broking, and human capital and benefits firm, announced today that it has made a firm offer to acquire the remaining 70 per cent that it does not currently own of Gras Savoye, the leading French insurance broker, and to accelerate closing. The purchase price of the 70 per cent stake, including the repayment of outstanding third party debt (estimated to be €40 million), is approximately €550 million.

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