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Holmes Murphy Moves Denver Office

Holmes Murphy has moved to a new location in the firm’s Denver, Colo. market. Executives said one reason for the move was to accommodate the firm’s growth. Nearly 40 employees occupy the new location. Including its office in Denver, Holmes …

Auto Insurance Specialists Acquires Suncal Insurance Services

Agency acquisition complements AIS’s strong record of internal growth. Cerritos, CA, February 9, 2016 – Auto Insurance Specialists (AIS) today announced the acquisition of Suncal Insurance Services based in Santa Clarita, California. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded …

Montana Man Deliberately Crashes Into Insurance Office

Police in Missoula, Mont. say a man who rammed his sport utility vehicle into an insurance office three times was apparently expressing his frustration with the insurance industry. Police say the driver rammed the building Tuesday and then twice backed …

Delaware Police Seek Suspect in Armed Robbery of Local Agency

Delaware State Police are looking for a man who robbed an insurance agency in Wilmington at gunpoint. It happened about 4:30 p.m. last Thursday at Muncie Insurance on North Market Street. Troopers say a man entered the business, displayed a …

Allstate Says It’s Ramping Up Agent Recruiting in Northeast

Allstate Insurance Company said on Tuesday that it is looking to appoint 140 new agency owners in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Allstate said the move is part of its strategy to ramp up its presence …

Ohio and Nebraska Agencies Join Iroquois Group

Mittelstadt Agency of Nebraska and Nelson Insurance of Ohio joined the Iroquois Group. The agency was founded in June of 2000 and recently went independent after 11 years of being affiliated with Farmers Insurance Group. Iroquois, one of the oldest …

A.J Gallagher to Acquire UK Agency Woodbrook

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business and certain assets of London-based Woodbrook Underwriting Agencies, Ltd. The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter 2011. Terms of the …