A destructive derecho stormed through a long stretch of the Midwest on Monday, bringing torrential rain and dangerous straight-line winds to Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. With wind gusts up to 112 mph, the derecho moved from far southeastern South Dako…
The Beirut port catastrophic explosion has caused widespread damage and devastation — with at least 160 tragically killed, 6,000 wounded, 300,000 immediately displaced and extensive damage to the port and buildings across the city. Early analys…
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 12, 2020 – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology‐enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, today announced key leadership promotions amongst its executive team as part of its planned succession pr…
The catastrophic explosion in the Beirut port has caused widespread devastation — with more than 130 tragically reported deaths, 5,000 wounded, 300,000 displaced, and extensive damage to the port and buildings across the city. Rescue workers co…
Tropical Storm Isaias Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a category 1 hurricane late Monday causing coastal flooding, structural fires and collapses, and power outages for more than 500,000 homes and businesses. Now downgraded to a tropi…
TOKYO, 3 August 2020 – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, has appointed Takeshi Nagao as managing director for its operations in Japan. Nagao is a property and casualty claims …
Tropical Depression 8 Forecasters are predicting that this tropical depression could strengthen into Tropical Storm Hanna and begin impacting a portion of the Gulf Coast on Friday. Heavy rains are expected along the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the…
New Zealand’s Far North was hit hard with a once-in-500-years storm, leaving much of Northland flooded. The worst affected areas received over 250mm of rain in 24 hours, forcing residents to evacuate their homes, farms and businesses due to flooding.…
This article includes comments from Sedgwick's President and CEO, Dave North
In recent times, the construction and strata industries across eastern Australia have shifted their focus away from leaking buildings and toward the highly publicised structural failures, fire separation and combustible materials. The attention is wa…
It’s hard to think about given our current environment, but it's important to remember just the same: Storm season is here. Hurricane season typically runs from early June through the end of November; data on ocean temperatures and related factors ar…
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 July 2020 – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, announces the rebranding of Maphilindo International and the launch of the newly expanded services under the Sedgw…
As we enter the 2020 hurricane season this month, it’s important to make sure your clients have a hurricane preparedness plan in place.
PARIS, 24 Juin 2020 – Sedgwick, un leader mondial des solutions de gestion des sinistres et de gestion des risques de haute technologie, annonce aujourd’hui le lancement par son équipe en France d’une nouvelle offre de gestion du vol d’Entreprise. Le…
Sedgwick's Gail Oliver, senior vice president sales and marketing for property Americas, named to list of insurance industry’s foremost female leaders