Latest Sedgwick Headlines
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Sedgwick: Number of Recalled Products in US Rose 25% in First Quarter
May 19 2025 // The total volume of products recalled from key industries surged by 25% in the first quarter, a new report shows. Sedgwick’s report out on Thursday the surge comes amid a marginal decline in U.S. product recall...
Sedgwick Experts Outline Key Workers’ Comp Claims Trends
May 16 2025 // Two experts from risk and claims administration partner Sedgwick outlined a few key workers’ compensation trends worth paying attention to today. The topics were based on Sedgwick data and primarily related to the...
Sedgwick: U.S. Product Recalls Reached High Level Again Last Year
Mar 10 2025 // The number of U.S. product recalls remained high in 2024 with more than 3,200 events recorded for the second consecutive year, a new report shows. Sedgwick brand protection’s 2025 U.S. State of the Nation Recall...
Florida Appeals Court Upsets Applecart on Workers’ Comp Statute of Limitations
Jan 16 2025 // A recent decision and concurring opinion by a Florida appeals court may have upset years of practice and could raise costs for workers’ compensation insurers. Some claims that carriers were once ready to close out of...
Sedgwick: US Product Recalls on Pace to Hit 6-Year High
Nov 19 2024 // If the pace of product recalls continues in the fourth quarter, the number will reach a six-year high by the end of the year, a new report from Sedgwick shows. Year-to-date there have been 2,454 product recalls across five...
Carlyle’s Sedgwick Valued at $13.2 Billion in Investment Deal With Altas
Sep 13 2024 // Carlyle-owned claims management company Sedgwick said on Thursday it had secured an investment from private equity firm Altas Partners via a deal that valued it at $13.2 billion. The valuation is much higher than the $6.7...
Sedgwick: Product Recalls Dropped in Q2 in 5 Key Industries
Sep 3 2024 // Product recalls in the U.S. decreased across the automotive, consumer product, food and drink, medical device and pharmaceutical industries in the second quarter, according to a new report from Sedgwick.. Sedgwick’s...
People Moves: Lockton Re Taps Lewis From Zurich to Lead Cyber Practice in N. America; Sedgwick Names Liberty Mutual’s Fink as Chief Marketing Officer
Mar 5 2024 // Lockton Re Taps Lewis From Zurich to Lead Cyber Practice in North America Brian Lewis Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of independent insurance broker Lockton, announced that Brian Lewis has joined as senior broker...
People Moves: Canopius Names Newman UK CEO; Gibson Named Sedgwick’s UK CEO
Nov 14 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Canopius Group and Sedgwick. A summary of these new hires follows here. Canopius Promotes Newman to UK CEO Canopius Group, the London-based specialty...
People Moves: Lockton Taps Swiss Re’s Wright to Lead UK Commercial Wholesale, Succeeding Lee; MS Amlin Names Ross From Sedgwick as Product Recall Senior U/W
Jul 31 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lockton and MS Amlin. A summary of these new hires follows here. Lockton Taps Swiss Re’s Wright to Lead UK Commercial Wholesale, Succeeding...
Sedgwick Launches Power and Energy Division in UK
Jun 22 2023 // Sedgwick, the Memphis, Tenn.-based loss adjuster, has launched a new power and energy division in the UK, under the leadership of industry veteran David Ward. The division will focus on claims affecting the energy and...
Product Recalls Hit Four-Year High in First Quarter 2023: Sedgwick
Jun 19 2023 // Data from the first quarter of 2023 shows that the number of product recalls in the U.S. increased 14.2% from the previous quarter. According to Sedgwick brand protection’s latest U.S. product recall index report...
Product Recalls Hit Four-Year High in First Quarter 2023: Sedgwick
May 30 2023 // Data from the first quarter of 2023 shows that the number of product recalls in the U.S. increased 14.2% from the previous quarter. According to Sedgwick brand protection’s latest U.S. product recall index report —...
Sedgwick Acquires Appraisal Service in Mississippi
Apr 20 2023 // Sedgwick, the global benefits, risk management and claims management firm, has acquired Appraisal Service of Mississippi Inc., an auto and property valuation firm. The move further expands Sedgwick’s presence in auto...
People Moves: Howden Italy Taps Aon’s Casini as CEO; BIBA Extends Evans’ Tenure as Chair; Sedgwick Promotes Simoncic to President, Property and International
Jan 12 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Howden Italy, the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA), and Sedgwick. A summary of these new hires follows here. Howden Italy Taps...
People Moves: Aon’s Mason Expands Leadership Role in UK; Chubb Appoints AIG’s Madden for Financial Lines; Sedgwick Names Leif Hansen as CEO Nordic Region
Dec 2 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon’s Mason to Expand Leadership Role in UK Insurance broker Aon plc announced that Michelle Mason is to...
Record-Breaking Pace for U.S. Product Recalls, Says Sedgwick
Sep 5 2022 // The number of U.S. products recalled this year has already surpassed 1 billion, according to the U.S. product recall index released by Sedgwick’s brand protection division. Only two other years on record have seen...
Record-Breaking Pace for U.S. Product Recalls, Says Sedgwick
Aug 19 2022 // The number of U.S. products recalled this year has already surpassed 1 billion, according to the U.S. product recall index recently released by Sedgwick’s brand protection division. Only two other years on record...
People Moves: AXA XL Promotes Europe Managers; WTW Names Bassi for Insurance Consulting & Tech; Sedgwick Appoints Horrocks UK Head of Fraud Tech, Intelligence
Mar 17 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL, Willis Towers Watson and Sedgwick. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes 2 Regional Managers in Europe Peter Knaus AXA XL...
People Moves: Sedgwick Pooling; Synapse Gets Energy
Dec 7 2021 // Memphis-based Sedgwick, the national claims management and benefits firm, announced it had elevated two longtime officers to new positions. Micheon Balmer will be managing director over Sedgwick’s national pooling...
