Monthly Archives: <span>December 2020</span>

RMS Says Insured Losses from 2020 Western U.S. Wildfires $7-$13B

RMS estimates insured losses from the record-breaking western U.S. wildfires this season will be between $7 and $13 billion. These losses reflect estimates as of Dec. 1. The ignition of the highly damaging Glass Fire and additional spread of the …

District Attorney Questions Deutsche Bank, Aon Employees Over Trump Organization

Prosecutors from the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. have interviewed employees of Deutsche Bank and insurance broker Aon as part of their investigation of the Trump Organization, according to people familiar with the matter. The interviews, which …

FDA Appears Close to Approving ‘Highly Effective’ Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be set for regulatory authorization this week after U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff members did not raise any major new concerns about it in documents released on Tuesday. The FDA reviewers said a …

Vermont Hospital Cyber Attack Cost Estimated at $1.5M a Day

A late October cyber attack on the computer systems of the University of Vermont Medical Center is costing the hospital about $1.5 million a day in lost revenue and recovery costs, its CEO said. The Oct. 28 attack crippled the …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Pennsylvania’s Premier Brokerage Services

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Jenkintown, Penn.-based Premier Brokerage Services Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1995, Premier is a high-net-worth focused life insurance wholesale agency offering primarily permanent and term life insurance, annuities …

Boston Insurance Brokerage Hires Gabriel to Healthcare Professional Team

Boston Insurance Brokerage LLC (BIB) has hired Alex Gabriel to its Healthcare Professional Team. He will be working to grow business out of Northern Virginia. Gabriel brings with him more than 15 years of experience spanning brokerage and managing general …

Legacy Specialist Carrick Specialty Holdings Buys UK-Based Community Re

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 …

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

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

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

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 …

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

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 …