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Gardner was previously at Marsh for nearly three decades, holding a variety of leadership roles.

The unit will be headed by Jo Holliday and house lines of business including contingency and political violence.

The change comes as the broker seeks to draw a line under a tumultuous chapter in which the planned takeover of Willis by rival Aon collapsed.

In his new role, Steve Powney will report into Willis’ global head of surety, Scott Hull.

This year deals will continue to increase but ESG, inflation and supply chain issues bring complexity.

Heinicke brings over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, most recently spending over 11 years at Aon Bermuda.

The three new directors that will not seek reappointment take the total board members standing down to five.

A judge for the Miami-Dade County Court has ordered Aon and individual defendants in the Miami facultative team poaching case to avoid doing reinsurance brokerage business with the defendants’ former Willis Towers Watson clients.

The new coverage marks the first time that sovereign debt repayments have been protected by a parametric catastrophe clause.

She will work alongside James Baum in the new position.

Chris Strong will work on building out Willis’ environmental risk business and oversee international placement strategies.

Tim Rourke was previously head of intermediated insurance and distribution at Willis before landing his new role.