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People Moves: WTW Names Marsh’s Monaghan GB Transportation Leader; Sethu Leads Sustainability & ESG at MS Amlin; Howden’s Levett Is Head of Mkt. Mgmt. at Miller

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson, and two new roles at MS Amlin and broker Miller. A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Names Marsh’s Monaghan as GB Industry Transportation Leader Insurance …

Xenia Buys UK Trade Credit and Surety Broker, Peter Hill Credit & Financial Risks

The credit insurance and surety specialist, Xenia Broking Group, announced it has acquired Peter Hill Credit & Financial Risks Ltd., based in Northampton, England. Peter Hill is a leading specialist trade credit insurance and surety broker, with a particular focus …

Western Canada Braces for Another Deluge From ‘Atmospheric River’

British Columbia, home to Canada’s biggest port, is bracing for its most intense deluge after a series of damaging rain storms and historic flooding. A so-called atmospheric river is threatening to dump more water on parts of the far west …

Howden Acquires Specialist Broker Expat Marine in Hong Kong

Howden, the international insurance broker, announced the acquisition of the assets of Expat Marine Ltd. (EML), a specialist insurance broker providing employee benefits and general insurance products and advice to clients in Hong Kong. Financial terms of the deal were …

Gallagher Completes $3.25B Purchase of Willis’ Treaty Reinsurance Brokerage Business

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has completed the $3.25 billion acquisition of nearly all of the treaty reinsurance brokerage operations of Willis Towers Watson plc. Together with Gallagher’s existing reinsurance operations, the combined businesses will trade as Gallagher …

Insurers Taking Note of Big Verdicts, But Trial Lawyers Say Don’t Count on Changes

When CVS Pharmacies, just weeks after a Georgia appeals court upheld a $43 million premises liability verdict against the company, announced that it was closing 900 stores around the country, some saw it as a sign of the times. “Yes, …

Labor Group Calls for Probe of Amazon’s Reporting of Covid Cases at Facilities

Amazon.com Inc. provided “misleading or grossly incomplete” data about the number of Covid-19 infections potentially spread in its U.S. facilities, according to a labor group calling on the federal government to investigate the company. Of the almost 20,000 employees the …

Biden Administration Extends Comment Period on OSHA Vaccine Rule to Jan 19

The Biden administration on Tuesday extended the comment period on its sweeping workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule by 45 days as it seeks feedback from various stakeholders including private employers on whether a recently issued emergency temporary standard should become a …

Judge Asks If Opioid Maker Purdue’s Owners Abused Bankruptcy to Shield Assets

A U.S. judge on Tuesday questioned whether members of the Sackler family that owned Purdue Pharma abused the bankruptcy system, as she considers whether to overturn a ruling that shielded the Sacklers from liability over the opioid epidemic. U.S. District …

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Acquires D.E.P. in California

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers acquired D.E.P. Insurance Services Inc. in Huntington Beach, California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. D.E.P. Insurance Services is owned by Don Phoenix, and has been in business since 2001. The firm specializes in …

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