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5 01, 2021

Two Businesses, Owners Charged with $2.6M Fraud Against New York State Insurance Fund

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Two businesses and their owners have been charged with fraud against the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF). Manuel Sanchez and his business Lagos Construction have been charged with grand larceny and other crimes for allegedly failing to pay insurance …

5 01, 2021

UK Broker Specialist Risk Group Acquires KBIS British Equestrian Insurance

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Specialist Risk Group (SRG), a London-based specialist insurance broker, announced it has acquired KBIS British Equestrian Insurance, a well-established broker within the equestrian market. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Purchased by Guy and Liz Prest in 1991, …

5 01, 2021

Lava Spatters, Flows Inside Crater of Hawaii Volcano

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Lava spattered and flowed over the weekend inside the crater of a Hawaii volcano that began erupting in December. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the lava is confined to the summit crater of Kilauea, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. The eruption …

5 01, 2021

Top International Insurance M&As of 2020

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Since it was first announced in March, the proposed Aon-Willis merger became the leading merger and non-merger insurance story of the entire year. But there were also other proposed and completed transactions that caught the eyes of Insurance Journal’s international …

5 01, 2021

Top West Region Insurance M&As of 2020

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The top M&A story of 2020 was more a global than national story but it captured more readers in every geographic location than any other. Since it was first announced in March, the proposed Aon-Willis merger remained the leading merger …

5 01, 2021

World’s Largest Insurers 2020: AM Best Ranks UnitedHealth, Aliianz on Top

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UnitedHealth Group Inc. takes the top spot in AM Best’s ranking of the world’s 25 largest insurance companies for a sixth straight year, with $189.7 billion in net premiums written (NPW) in 2019. In addition, Allianz SE and Prudential Financial, …

5 01, 2021

UK-Based BMS Group Launches Asia Broking Operations

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BMS Group Ltd., the London-based independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the launch of its Asia broking operations, headquartered in Singapore and with proposed operations in Hong Kong, pending regulatory approval. BMS Asia will initially focus on M&A insurance …

4 01, 2021

California State Fund Declares 10% Dividend for 2020 Policy Year

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State Compensation Insurance Fund in California on Monday announced plans to distribute a $39 million dividend to its qualifying policyholders with policies that took effect between Aug. 27 and Dec. 31, 2020. The dividend equals roughly 10% of the estimated …

4 01, 2021

Aviation Reinsurance Rates Rise by as Much as 250% in January Renewals: Willis Re

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Aviation reinsurance rates rose by up to 250% at the key Jan. 1 renewal date, broker Willis Re said in a report on Monday, with the market still reeling from the impact of Boeing 737 MAX crashes two years ago. …

4 01, 2021

Brazil Petrochemical Company Braskem Settles Lawsuits over Sinking City for $1.75B

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BRASILIA – Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem SA said on Wednesday it reached a 9.1 billion reais ($1.75 billion) deal to settle lawsuits over cracks and sinking ground near its salt mines in the city of Maceio that requires thousands to …