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New York’s Cook Maran Hires Anzelone as a Client Advisor

Cook Maran, headquartered in Melville, N.Y., has hired 18-year insurance veteran Chris Anzelone as a client advisor. He will operate out of the Cook Maran location in Melville. Anzelone previously served as director of Sales and Acquisitions at Davenport Financial …

Virginia’s Allianz Partners Hires Wright as CFO, O’Connor as Head of Operations

Allianz Partners, a Henrico, Va.-based insurance company, has hired Jeff Wright as chief financial officer and Jim O’Connor as head of Operations. Wright succeeds Diane Babson, who took an assignment with another Allianz Partners business unit, while O’Connor fills a …

Reuters Report: How Plaintiff Lawyers Help Corporate America Keep Its Secrets

Paula Lawlor was sifting through piles of internal General Motors Co. documents in a hotel room outside of Los Angeles when she hit pay dirt: Company records showing that GM knew for years that stronger roofs on its vehicles could …

UPS Liable for Shipping Contraband Cigarettes in New York, Damages Reduced

A federal appeals court found United Parcel Service Inc liable to New York state and New York City for shipping hundreds of thousands of cartons of untaxed cigarettes, but reduced its payout for damages and unpaid taxes to about $97.6 …

Marsh Taps Army Veteran, JLT Exec Sawyer to Lead U.S. Cyber Risk Consulting

Global insurance broker Marsh has appointed Reid Sawyer as U.S. Cyber Risk Consulting leader. In this newly created role, Sawyer will lead the strategy and delivery of Marsh’s cybersecurity consulting services in the U.S., working with Marsh’s cyber insurance brokerage …

Investors React Positively to Argo CEO’s Exit, Despite Q3 Net Loss

The day after Argo Group International Holdings announced CEO Mark Watson III was retiring “immediately,” investors seemed ecstatic, driving the company’s stock price up 5.6 percent on Nov. 6. Watson’s departure as CEO is a good thing for the bigger …

Kaufman Group, Burns & Wilcox Promote 23 Associates Including D’Antoni

Global insurance services firm H.W. Kaufman Group and its subsidiary Burns & Wilcox, a North American wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager, have announced numerous leadership promotions. Twenty-three insurance industry associates across 15 locations in the United States and Canada …

AM Best Reviews Argo Group’s Ratings in Reaction to SEC Probe, Watson Exit

AM Best has placed the credit ratings of Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries under review with negative implications. These actions are a reaction to the sudden departure of Mark E. Watson III, Argo’s chief executive officer, but …

VIBE Syndicate 5768 to Be Placed into Solvent Run-off

The board of VIBE Syndicate Management announced, effective Dec. 31, 2019, its Syndicate 5678 at Lloyd’s will be placed into a planned run-off. “It was with considerable regret that our board reached the conclusion that the business does not have …

Lloyd’s to Create Single Governing Body, Merging Council and Franchise Board

Re/insurance market Lloyd’s announced its decision to merge the Council of Lloyd’s and the Franchise Board, effective from June 1, 2020, after receiving widespread support from across the market. The news follows five months of consultation across the Lloyd’s market, …

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