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15 12, 2021

People Moves: AGCS Promotes Williams to CUO Corporate, Succeeding Buckle; Aon Names Irl to U.S. Reinsurance Treaty Team; AXIS’ Gorman to Arrow Risk Mgmt

By | December 15th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on People Moves: AGCS Promotes Williams to CUO Corporate, Succeeding Buckle; Aon Names Irl to U.S. Reinsurance Treaty Team; AXIS’ Gorman to Arrow Risk Mgmt

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions team and Arrow Risk Management. A summary of these new hires follows here. AGCS Promotes Williams to CUO Corporate, Succeeding Buckle Allianz Global …

15 12, 2021

People Moves: Zurich Names Way Head of Sustainability Underwriting; Rockford Mutual Adds Burns, Savage

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Zurich North America Names Mark Way as Head of Sustainability Underwriting Zurich North America has named Mark Way as their new Head of Sustainability Underwriting. Way reports to Chief Underwriting Officer Brandon Fick and will serve as a member of …

15 12, 2021

Illinois Worker Dies After Being Trapped in Machinery

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A 61-year-old worker died after becoming trapped in machinery at a suburban Chicago steel polishing factory, authorities said Friday. Raymondo Escobar’s cause of death was due to “asphyxia due to machinery mishap,” Kane County Coroner Rob Russell said. Geneva Fire …

15 12, 2021

Insurance Technology: SiriusPoint Invests in LuckyTruck; Hiscox Offers Real-Time Quotes With RMS Location API; ActZero Security Adds Cyber Coverage From Measured

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Global specialty insurer SiriusPoint said it is investing in LuckyTruck Corp., a digital broker and aggregator specializing in commercial trucking insurance. The two did not disclose the investment amount. LuckyTruck vows to make the purchase of insurance for trucking fleets …

15 12, 2021

Texas jury awards $301B settlement in suit against bar

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A Texas jury has awarded a largely symbolic settlement of more than $301 billion in a lawsuit against a Corpus Christi bar brought by the family of a woman and her 16-year-old granddaughter who were killed in a car crash …

15 12, 2021

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Warns Against Porch Piracy

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Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready is encouraging residents to take precautions against porch piracy as the winter holiday season nears. According to C + R Research, 230 million Americans will be shopping online this year, and 43% cite themselves as …

15 12, 2021

Louisiana Private Insurer to Acquire Policies from Insolvent Insurance Companies

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An unnamed Louisiana private insurer will assume to acquire all policies from two insolvent homeowners insurance companies that were placed into receivership in November by the Louisiana Department of Insurance. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon approved the transaction Wednesday, Dec. …

14 12, 2021

World Insurance Associates Acquires New Jersey’s E&K Insurance Group

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World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired E&K Insurance Group of Eatontown, New Jersey, on December 1, 2021. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. E&K was founded in 1930 by two entrepreneurs who established E & K Insurance Group in …

14 12, 2021

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings for The Concord Group Insurance Companies

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A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (superior) and the long-term issuer credit ratings (long-term ICR) of “aa-” for the members of The Concord Group Insurance Companies. The rating actions reflect Concord Group’s balance sheet strength, …

14 12, 2021

Jury Awards $1.7M to Massachusetts Teacher Who Alleged Discrimination

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A jury has found that school officials in Boston, Massachusetts, retaliated against a teacher for exercising his legal right to raise concerns about workplace discrimination without fear of retribution, awarding him $1.7 million. The Boston Globe reports that Charles Sherman …