The Department of Justice’s blockbuster move to stop the Aon-Willis Towers Watson merger has dominated this week’s news. But even it couldn’t top reader interest in the annual list of the five highest-paid executives at the largest listed insurance brokerages.
1. Highest-paid broker executives 2021
2. US sues to stop Aon’s purchase of Willis Towers Watson
3. Insurers largely lose COVID-19 BI cover ruling
4. Aon says DOJ suit shows ‘lack of understanding’
5. Lockton names ex-Aon exec to head new Bermuda office
6. Hartford promotes exec to head of global specialty
7. Gallagher ‘wide open’ to buying more Aon-Willis assets
8. AIG names former Axa XL exec financial institutions leader
9. Axa XL announces executive changes
10. Britain’s biggest investor drops AIG, others from some funds over climate
The fallout from the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline continues, with a putative class-action suit filed against its owner. The attack, which triggered gasoline shortages across the Southeastern United States, came against a backdrop of already accelerating cyber insurance rates.