Sedgwick announces Cunningham Lindsey South Africa service offerings will operate with the Sedgwick brand

As part of its strategic acquisition of Cunningham Lindsey, Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions announces the integration of operations, colleagues and related services of the two global businesses in South Africa.  As part of the integration process Cunningham Lindsey SA will now operate under the Sedgwick brand. 

Under the unified brand, the team in South Africa is now part of the largest claim’s management organisation in the world and will continue to deliver the same highly valued capabilities and services to our valued clients. In addition, these local experts will have the support of Sedgwick’s unrivalled global knowledge and access to high quality training and development, best industry practices and global resources.

“This is a very exciting time for Sedgwick and our clients,” said Ken Maclean, CEO of Sedgwick in South Africa. “Unifying our resources and expertise within the Sedgwick family allows us to build upon the strong reputations of both Sedgwick and Cunningham Lindsey. The integration of the two companies enables us to provide a more comprehensive range of global solutions that our clients need - delivered by the same local experts whom they know and trust.”

Today Sedgwick has 21,000 professionals across 65 countries, providing best-in-class business solutions to employers, insurance companies, brokers, policyholders and consumers around the world. With the expanded footprint and technical resources, Sedgwick offers an unprecedented and unparalleled breadth of capabilities and depth of expertise to meet the complex needs of more clients in more locations than ever before.

“The brand change forms part of our planned expansion of the market leading international businesses. Having completed the acquisition, Sedgwick is now perfectly positioned for growth internationally and we have a tremendous opportunity to offer an end-to-end service solution to our new and existing clients around the world. Our strategic vision is to align our complementary services and further grow the reach to a scale that will shape and define the enhanced expertise and talent we can offer,” said Ian V. Muress, CEO of Sedgwick International.

Using the Sedgwick name and logo across all markets we serve will strengthen our companies brand identity, capabilities and reinforce Sedgwick’s position as the industry leader.

“Our unified identity supports our commitment and efforts to work with clients in expanding and improving our services. This is an extremely positive development and we are proud to continue serving as a trusted partner to our clients and look forward to sharing our expanded and improved range of services,” Maclean said.