Leading Voices with Simon Matson of Gallagher
Welcome to a special edition of Leading Voices, in which we talk to Simon Matson, CEO of Gallagher’s broking and underwriting businesses in Europe, Middle East and Asia since January 2021.
Following the hotly anticipated news that Arthur J Gallagher has agreed to pay $3.57bn to buy Willis Towers Watson divestments, we met our guest in person to discuss the largest M&A deal ever completed by the company.
“It is tremendously exciting. It’s been described as a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity and I completely concur with that”Matson on the recently announced acquisition
During the discussion, we look over the following areas:
- Impact of the acquisition on the business, markets and clients
- Integration of staff and managing risk of leakage
- Opportunities in Europe
- Gallagher’s ambitions in the (re)insurance space
- The changing role of the intermediary
- Life post lockdown
- Modernisation plans at Lloyd’s
Watch our exclusive interview to find out more about what has been labelled as the “jewel of the transaction” and a decisive step to getting the Aon-WTW transaction towards a close.
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