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Willis Re Agrees to Acquire BMS Re US, Seeking Accelerated Expansion

Global broker Willis Re has definitively agreed to acquire BMS Re US in a deal that will greatly accelerate its expansion into the United States, according to board member Lucy Clarke. . . .

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