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CBIZ Acquires New Jersey’s Borden Perlman Insurance Agency

CBIZ Inc., a provider of financial, insurance and advisory services, has acquired Borden Perlman Insurance Agency Inc. (BP) of Ewing, N.J., effective December 31, 2020. Founded more than 100 years ago, BP is a fourth generation, family owned property/casualty insurance …

AmWINS Rebrands, Integrates Networked Insurance Agents with AmWINS Access

Wholesale insurance brokerage AmWINS Group has rebranded its agency aggregator subsidiary Networked Insurance Agents to AmWINS Access – Admitted Placement Services. AmWINS Access is a nationwide binding platform for small property/casualty business comprising three segments: Excess & Surplus Small Commercial, …

Nexus Completes Acquisition of Hiscox MGA Marine Business

Independent specialty managing general agent (MGA) Nexus Group announced it completed the acquisition of the Hiscox MGA Marine business (HMM) from Hiscox MGA Ltd. Completed on Dec. 30, 2020 via an asset purchase into Millstream Underwriting Ltd., a Nexus Group …

Applied Underwriters Continues Major Expansion with D&O Unit Headed by AIG’s McGill

Fast-growing specialty lines insurer Applied Underwriters announced the creation of a U.S. based division of its Applied Financial Lines business unit to provide directors and officers (D&O) coverages in the U.S. The new D&O division will be under the direction …

South African Insurer Santam Accepts Liability for Some Rejected COVID-19 Claims

JOHANNESBURG – South African insurer Santam will begin assessing payouts for some previously rejected coronavirus-related claims after recent court judgments on such cases but still intends to challenge one finding against it. Like other insurers around the world, Santam had …

CNA Transfers $690M of Excess Workers’ Compensation Business to Enstar Subsidiary

Commercial lines insurer CNA Financial Corp. and Enstar on Dec. 30, 2020 said they had reached an agreement to have a subsidiary of Enstar reinsure a legacy portfolio of excess workers’ compensation policies, representing $690 million in prior-year loss reserves. …

Fatal Accident Halts Production at Hyundai’s S. Korean Factory After Refit for New EV

SEOUL – Production at Hyundai Motor’s factory in Ulsan, South Korea, was halted on Monday after a worker died in an accident, shortly after the plant was refitted to manufacture a new electric vehicle, a labor ministry official and union …

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

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 …

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

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. …

Premia Holdings Expands Reinsurance Capacity with Formation of Elevation Re

Premia Holdings Ltd. announced the formation of Elevation Re (SPC) Ltd., a sidecar vehicle which will provide collateralized reinsurance support for Premia’s activities in the global P/C run-off market. This arrangement enables Premia to support run-off reinsurance opportunities with additional …

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