By Kyle Brasseur2023-11-20T22:10:00
Two U.K.-based reinsurance brokers reached separate settlements with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) addressing their participation in a wide-ranging scheme to pay bribes to Ecuadorian government officials.
Tysers Insurance Brokers and H.W. Wood each entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to resolve DOJ investigations into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the agency announced Monday. Tysers agreed to pay a $36 million criminal penalty and forfeiture of approximately $10.5 million, while H.W. Wood was assessed a $22.5 million penalty and approximately $2.3 million in forfeiture.
However, H.W. Wood will only pay a $508,000 penalty and no forfeiture, based on its inability to pay, the DOJ said.
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Arthur J. Gallagher disclosed the Department of Justice ended an investigation into the insurance broker’s business in Ecuador for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Nicole Argentieri, acting head of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, breaks down where Albemarle, Tysers Insurance Brokers, and H.W. Wood went right—and wrong—on the cooperation credit and remediation fronts as part of their FCPA settlements with the agency.
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