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Despite the sizable divestitures at a painful price, the deal maintains its appeal across most strategic and financial aspects.

The AJG CEO vowed to invest in Willis Re assets while stressing the quality and security of the team.

The deal is designed to address antitrust concerns to smooth the way for the mega merger to close.

Aon and Willis have been in talks with Gallagher over a sale of assets the broking houses must make to gain approval of their pending merger from antitrust regulators.

The report says a final decision on the structure of the deal has yet to be made.

The Capitol Forum says EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager is on board with the remedies.

The deal could be signed later this week or at the weekend, sources said.

Although this period’s short-interest shift was muted, the next update will likely show greater movement as Q1 is digested.

The yardstick will allow insurers and financial institutions to assess companies’ transition plans against the 2015 Paris Agreement.

The regulator had previously set a 27 July deadline after the merger partners offered divestments to secure regulatory approval.

CEO Greg Case says the broking union offers greater opportunities than when the deal was first announced.

After the strong organic growth from Marsh McLennan and Brown & Brown, Willis Towers Watson and AJ Gallagher followed suit with 5% growth in underlying brokerage revenues.