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Argo Group Estimates Q1 2021 Catastrophe Losses of $47 Million

Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. announced estimated catastrophe losses of approximately $47 million for the first quarter of 2021. Argo expects to report Q1 natural catastrophe losses of approximately $43 million, primarily related to Winter Storm Uri. Approximately half …

Argo Group Estimates $71M in Catastrophe, COVID Losses During Third Quarter

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. announced that its results for the third quarter of 2020 will be adversely affected by estimated losses of $71 million related to various natural catastrophe events and the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The …

Argo Group to Pay $900,000 to SEC for Failing to Fully Disclose CEO Perks

Argo Group International Holdings will pay $900,000 to the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to fully disclose perks and benefits provided to its former chief executive officer. In proxy statements filed from 2014 through 2018, Argo failed to disclose …

New Argo Group CEO Rehnberg Aims for Transparency and Straight Shooting

Argo Group had been under fire for months over allegations that its board spent excessively on executive compensation when Kevin Rehnberg became interim CEO in November 2019. Three months later, Rehnberg was named as its full-time leader. Less than a …

AM Best Downgrades Argo’s Credit Ratings After a Disappointing Q4

Argo Group International Holdings, already reeling from a tough 2019 fourth quarter and year, now must deal with downgraded credit ratings from AM Best. The Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer had its long-term issuer credit ratings downgraded for the main …

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 …

Argo Group’s Q2 Net Income Drops as Combined Ratio Climbs

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. reported a drop in net income and a spike in its Q2 2019 combined ratio, due to higher catastrophe losses. At the same time, rate increases helped boost both gross written and net earned premiums. …