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Closer Look: Heather Rogers
Apr 15 2019 // Virginia’s Rogers Wants Community to Know Her Name for Helping Heather Rogers was working at a local country club when a member called and asked her if she had ever thought about a career in insurance. “To be...
Why the Industry Must Embrace Change
Apr 15 2019 // Change is a great way to build, personally and professionally. If we want to stay relevant in our industry, we have to learn how to embrace change. Today, we are changing at the fastest pace our industry has ever seen....
Canada Insurer The Co-operators Buys Robinson & Associates Insurance Brokers
Apr 12 2019 // Canadian insurer The Co-operators announced it has purchased Robinson & Associates Insurance Brokers in Niagara Falls and Ridgeway, Ontario. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The brokerage’s...
Young Small Businessowners Don’t Like Insurance Agents. Uh, Not Really.
Apr 12 2019 // Patricia Ross, Raphael Strumlauf and Kate DeNeveu each have at least one thing in common: They’re generally happy with their business insurance. Each owns a business at the downtown pedestrian mall in...
Applied Systems Acquires Agency CRM System TechCanary
Apr 10 2019 // Agency technology firm Applied Systems said it has acquired TechCanary, an insurance customer relationship management (CRM) system built on the Salesforce.com platform. Terms were not disclosed. Applied Systems said...
Digital Commercial Lines Broker Embroker Raises $28 Million
Apr 10 2019 // Digital insurance broker Embroker announced its $28 million Series B funding round. Embroker said it will use the funding to scale adoption of its insurance management platform, data-driven service offering, and...
Combined Agents of America Expands into Colorado, Adds 7 New Agencies
Apr 10 2019 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America (CAA) has expanded into Colorado, with the addition of Renaissance Insurance Group in Windsor, Colorado. CAA is an agency partnership organization whose members now include...
Arthur J. Gallagher Completes Acquisition of UK Specialist Broker Stackhouse Poland
Apr 9 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has completed its acquisition of UK specialist insurance broker Stackhouse Poland Group Ltd., which was first announced in January 2019. Financial details of the deal were not...
Florida Legislature Considers Reforms to Non-Admitted Insurance Market
Apr 9 2019 // Two bills seeking to change the way Florida surplus lines business is handled are currently working their way through the Florida State Legislature and advocates say the potential laws could bring much needed efficiency to...
North Carolina Insurance Fraud Round-Up: March
Apr 9 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced multiple fraud enforcement actions during the month of March 2019. Insurance fraud costs American consumers approximately $80 billion dollars a year. According to North...
UK-Based MGA EPUL Launches Coverage Solution for Unorthodox Property Risks in UK
Apr 4 2019 // European Property Underwriting Ltd. (EPUL), a commercial property managing general agent (MGA), has launched “Solutions,” a package of covers specifically designed to address the challenges that brokers face in...
How Insurtech Will Revolutionize Inland Marine by Cutting Costs
Apr 4 2019 // Insurtech advances will soon drive down unacceptably high expense ratios in the inland marine sector, making it possible to insure even hard-to-place, small or one-off inland marine risks at the best possible...
UK Specialty MGA Nexus Buys an MGA and a Broker – All in One Day
Apr 3 2019 // UK specialty managing general agent (MGA) Nexus Group lived up to its description as an “acquisitive insurance intermediary holding company,” with the purchase this week of an MGA and an insurance broker. On...
Momentum Grows for Electronic Placement of Risks Among London Brokers: LIIBA
Apr 3 2019 // Momentum is building in the London market for wider adoption of electronic placement of risks, said the London and International Insurance Brokers’ Association (LIIBA), which announced that more than 100 of its...
Hub International Acquires Canada Broker Del Fisher Insurance
Apr 3 2019 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced that it has acquired Del Fisher Insurance Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Del Fisher Insurance is...
Beazley Adds Products to Broker E-Trading Platform for UK Businesses
Apr 2 2019 // Beazley has added two new product lines to broker e-trading platform myBeazley to meet the needs of UK-domiciled private businesses with a turnover of up to £350 million (US$457.8 million). UK brokers can now access...
UK Broker Price Forbes Taps Hewett from JLT as Leader of Sharing Economy Practice
Apr 2 2019 // Price Forbes, a London-based broker, has appointed Emma Hewett as leader of its Sharing Economy practice. Price Forbes said its Sharing Economy practice was one of the first established broking teams to specialize in...
Last Chance: Take the 2019 Young Agents Opinion Survey Today
Apr 1 2019 // Are you a young insurance agent, 40 years old or younger? Do you know a young insurance agent? Insurance Journal is searching for young insurance agents to participate in this year’s Young Insurance Agents Opinion...
EPIC Adds Knight, Smiley in Atlanta
Apr 1 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added two senior vice presidents in its Atlanta office. Chris Knight has joined EPIC’s...
Lockton, Children’s Bureau Honored by Insurance Industry
Apr 1 2019 // Service was at the heart of Timothy J. Noonan’s main message. The Lockton Cos. president and CEO was talking about the service insurance professionals give to their clients and about the service the industry gives to...
