Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People Moves: Crest Names Gibbs Commercial Lines Broker and Muehlebach General Counsel
Aug 8 2025 // Easton Gibbs Crest Insurance Group hired Easton Gibbs as a commercial lines broker. He most recently served as a screening solutions specialist at Exact Sciences. Gibbs previously played professional football with the...
Mercury Insurance and Safeco Insurance to Transition California Customers and Agents
Aug 6 2025 // Mercury Insurance is partnering with Liberty Mutual Insurance on a plan to provide coverage for thousands of California Safeco Insurance customers impacted by a shift in Liberty Mutual’s California personal lines...
People Moves: Resilience Hires Riviezzo to Expand Broker Network; NFP Adds Nordeen to Lead C&I Business
Aug 6 2025 // James Riviezzo Resilience, headquartered in New York City, named James C. Riviezzo as head of North American distribution and strategy. Riviezzo has over 25 years of industry experience, joining Resilience from At-Bay...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australian Broker MACK Insurance Services
Aug 6 2025 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of Australia-based MACK Insurance Services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MACK Insurance Services is a...
Business Moves: Private Equity Firm J.C. Flowers Acquires Italian Insurance Broker Caleas; UIB International Sells Minority Stake in UIB Insurance Brokers (India)
Aug 5 2025 // Private Equity Firm J.C. Flowers Acquires Italian Insurance Broker Caleas J.C. Flowers & Co. (JCF), a private equity investment firm that focuses on financial services investments, announced that investment vehicles...
Fla. Insurance Agent Charged With Premium Theft Now in Prison, Has Paid Restitution
Aug 5 2025 // A high-profile southwest Florida insurance agent who pleaded “no contest” to absconding with thousands of dollars in premiums has been sentenced to just over a year in prison. Reid J. McDaniel, 33, of North...
Independent Agencies’ Market Share Shows Small Decline; Strong Hold on Commercial Lines with Opportunity to Grow in Personal Lines
Aug 4 2025 // The independent agency channel placed 61.5% of all property/casualty insurance written in the U.S. in 2024, a slight decline from 2023 where independent agents placed 62.2% of P/C lines nationwide. That’s according...
Scaling Smart: How Independent Agencies Can Grow with Intention
Aug 4 2025 // In today’s competitive market, independent insurance agencies are under increasing pressure to grow. Organic growth is harder to achieve, client expectations are evolving, and technology is reshaping how agencies...
The List Is Here! IJ’s Top 100 Independent Agencies
Aug 4 2025 // This year marks the 21st annual publication of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Agencies special report. Nearly all of the firms in the Top 100 saw notable increases in total property/casualty revenue...
Former Insurance Agent Arraigned in Scam for Fake Cannabis Business
Aug 1 2025 // A formerly licensed insurance agent was arraigned this week on multiple felony charges involving fraud for duping people to invest in a non-existent marijuana business. Matthew Evans, 36, of Palmdale, pleaded not guilty to...
Broker WTW Beats Q2 Profit Estimates on Robust Product Demand
Jul 31 2025 // Willis Towers Watson beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Thursday, driven by a strong performance in its risk and brokerage business. Despite rising premium costs, businesses increased spending on...
Bridgepoint to Buy Majority Stake in German Insurance Broker HBC
Jul 30 2025 // Bridgepoint Group Plc agreed to acquire a majority stake in German insurance broker Hanseatic Broking Center GmbH from Preservation Capital Partners. The transaction sees Bridgepoint partner with HBC’s management...
Former Baltimore County Insurance Agent Charged With Crimes for 4th Time
Jul 30 2025 // In the fourth set of criminal charges filed against him since last September, a former Baltimore County insurance agent and financial advisor has been charged with obstruction of justice and fabricating physical evidence,...
People Moves: DOXA Expands Brokerage Vertical Naming Curry EVP
Jul 29 2025 // Sean Curry DOXA, headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, hired Sean Curry as executive vice president of its brokerage vertical. Curry guides DOXA’s expansion of its product expertise and rapid responsiveness in new...
Michigan Suspends 2 Title Insurance Agents Over Escrow Fund Mismanagement
Jul 25 2025 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services this week announced the suspension of two title insurance agents after an investigation found they allegedly mismanaged customers’ escrow funds. DIFS...
Brown & Brown (Europe) Agrees to Acquire UK-Based Bloodstock Broker
Jul 24 2025 // Brown & Brown (Europe) Ltd., part of Brown & Brown, Inc., has agreed to acquire Weatherbys Hamilton LLP, a leading UK-based insurance broker specializing in private client, bloodstock, and farm & estate...
Big I: Independent Agencies’ Market Share Shows Small Decline
Jul 23 2025 // The independent agency channel placed 61.5% of all property/casualty insurance written in the U.S. in 2024, a slight decline from 2023 where independent agents placed 62.2% of property/casualty lines...
Heffernan Insurance Brokers Acquires Pac Global Insurance Brokerage
Jul 23 2025 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers acquired Pac Global Insurance Brokerage in El Segundo, California. Pac Global joins Heffernan’s marine cargo specialty practice. Heffernan Insurance Brokers is headquartered in Walnut...
Business Moves: Coverys Agrees to Sell Italy MGA to AnaCap-Backed Edge Group; Portuguese Insurance Broker Universalis Rebrands as Acrisure
Jul 22 2025 // Coverys, the Boston-based medical professional liability and healthcare insurer, has signed an agreement for the sale of its Italian managing general agent, AEC Agenzia di Assicurazione e Riassicurazione SpA (AEC), to Edge...
Stop the Tech Juggle: Why Insurance Agencies Need a Single System to Thrive
Jul 22 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by EZLynx. You work hard to give your clients a smooth insurance experience — and the way your agency runs behind the scenes should be just as streamlined. Even with the right...
