15 12, 2020

Reuters – Aon’s $30B Bid for Willis Towers Watson Faces EU Probe: Sources

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BRUSSELS – Aon’s $30 billion bid for Willis Towers to create the world’s largest insurance broker faces a full-scale investigation because of its complexity, two people familiar with the matter said. The companies, which are the second and third-largest brokers …

15 12, 2020

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Authorized in S. Africa to Write Direct Insurance

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Swiss Re Corporate Solutions announced it has received a direct insurance authorization from the South African joint regulators Prudential Authority and Financial Sector Conduct Authority. Located in Johannesburg and fully operational, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Africa offers customers in South …

15 12, 2020

Bipartisan COVID-19 Plan Helps Businesses, Unemployed; Splits State Aid, Liability Shield

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers released proposed Covid-19 relief legislation that may provide momentum for breaking a months-long impasse, by separating out coronavirus liability protections and state aid — the two most contentious and partisan items. After Republicans and Democrats …

15 12, 2020

Philadelphia Insurance Promotes Glomb to CEO; O’Leary Continues as Chairman

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Philadelphia Insurance Companies announced that after 38 years with the company, Bob O’Leary will step aside as chief executive officer at the end of the year. President John W. Glomb is being promoted to CEO effective January 1. O’Leary spent …

15 12, 2020

Canada Regulator to Allow Insurers, Banks to Pay Some Special Dividends

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TORONTO – Canada’s financial regulator said on Monday it could allow institutions to pay special non-recurring dividends under “exceptional circumstances,” even as it maintains a March moratorium on broader dividend increases and share buybacks. The Office of the Superintendent of …

14 12, 2020

Impact of Coronavirus on U.S. Economy Could Be $3-$5 Trillion Over 2 Years: USC Study

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The COVID-19 pandemic could result in net losses from $3.2 trillion and up to $4.8 trillion in U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) over the course of two years, a new University of Southern California (USC) study finds. The pandemic’s …

15 12, 2020

SEC Fines Argo Ex-CEO Watson $450K for Not Disclosing $5.3M in Personal Perks

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has fined former Argo Group chief executive officer and president Mark Watson III for his role in the firm’s failure to disclose more than $5.3 million worth of perks and personal benefits. The SEC said …

14 12, 2020

Flight Attendants Say United Airlines Quarantine Protocols Are Unsafe

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United Airlines is telling some flight attendants whose colleagues test positive for COVID-19 to keep flying and monitor for symptoms, three employees told Reuters, raising concerns among staff about the policy. “Most of us feel that’s unsafe,” said one of …

15 12, 2020

Legacy Specialist Carrick Specialty Holdings Buys UK-Based Community Re

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Carrick Specialty Holdings LLC, a New York City-based international non-life legacy business that provides reinsurance and run-off management solutions, announced its UK-based subsidiary, Carrick UK Holdings Co. Ltd., has acquired London-based reinsurer Community Reinsurance Corp. Ltd. from Hampden PLC. Terms …

14 12, 2020

With Economic Damages of $9B, Hurricanes Eta and Iota Topped Off Record Year: Aon

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Hurricanes Eta and Iota in November topped off the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season when a record of 12 named storms made landfall in the United States. The two final hurricanes of the season had an economic cost of approximately $9 …