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WTW appoints Farah Ismail Senior Director, Head of Commercial Lines within its Insurance Consulting & Technology business

WTW appoints Farah Ismail Senior Director, Head of Commercial Lines within its Insurance Consulting & Technology business

NEW YORK, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, has announced the appointment of Farah Ismail as Senior Director, Head of Commercial Lines within its Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) business in North America. Farah brings more than fifteen years of experience across a wide spectrum of commercial insurance lines, including both specialty (Excess & Surplus Lines, Cyber, Healthcare, Environmental, Directors & Officers, Errors & Omissions, Surety) and non-specialty (General Liability, Property, Commercial Auto, Workers' Compensation) products. Her background spans underwriting, pricing, product development, and claims, providing a well-rounded perspective on the commercial insurance landscape.

Based in New York and reporting to Laura Doddington, Head of Personal & Commercial Lines Consulting & Technology, Farah will shape and execute the go-to-market strategy for North America within the Commercial Lines space. She will bring value to clients by helping to refine their pricing and underwriting strategies to aid them in more quickly identifying changes in risk and responding to emerging trends. Farah will focus on delivering stronger portfolio performance by leveraging new and emerging technologies, including WTW’s end-to-end analytics platform, Radar.

Doddington commented, “Farah brings a unique understanding of the insurance space, and her broad experience leveraging analytics and technology to solve client problems will bring tremendous value to our Commercial Lines clients. I am delighted to welcome Farah to the team.”

About Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT)

WTW’s Insurance Consulting and Technology business serves the insurance industry with a powerful combination of advisory services and leading-edge technology. Our mission is to innovate and transform insurance, and we deliver solutions that help clients better select, finance, and manage risk and capital. We work with clients of all sizes globally, including most of the world’s leading insurance groups. Over 1,000 client companies use our specialist insurance software on six continents. With over 1,700 colleagues in 35 markets, we continually strive to be a partner and employer of choice to the insurance industry.

About WTW

At WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), we provide data-driven, insight-led solutions in the areas of people, risk and capital. Leveraging the global view and local expertise of our colleagues serving 140 countries and markets, we help organizations sharpen their strategy, enhance organizational resilience, motivate their workforce and maximize performance.

Working shoulder to shoulder with our clients, we uncover opportunities for sustainable success—and provide perspective that moves you.

Learn more at wtwco.com.

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