On Friday 9 July, the European Commission approved the acquisition of Willis Towers Watson (WTW) by Aon.
The approval is conditional on full compliance with a substantial set of commitments offered by Aon, including the divestment of central parts of WTW’s business to the international brokerage company Arthur J. Gallagher (Gallagher).
For Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President in charge of competition policy, the remedy package “ensures that European companies, including insurance...