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With $30 Million in Private Equity, Agent Network Renaissance Alliance Eyes Expansion
Jun 27 2018 // The Massachusetts-based insurance agency partnership organization Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services (RAIS) said it has received $30 million investment from Long Arc Capital to accelerate its expansion outside the New...
IIAT Honors Shepard for Political Action; Davis as Account Manager of the Year
Jun 26 2018 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) honored Harlingen independent insurance agent Bob Shepard with its Paige Eiland Political Action Award at IIAT’s 121st Annual Conference and Trade Show in San...
Missouri’s Thomas Insurance Advisors Adds Johnson as Insurance Broker
Jun 25 2018 // Thomas Insurance Advisors in Chesterfield, Missouri, has hired Travis Johnson as an insurance broker. Johnson will provide specialized insurance products and services to small and mid-sized businesses. He also will handle...
Quy Receives IIAT’s 2018 Drex Foreman Award; Crocker Named Young Agent of Year
Jun 25 2018 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) honored IIAT Director Cindy Quy with its Drex Foreman Award during the group’s 121st Annual Conference and Trade Show in San Antonio on June 15. Named after Drex...
Canada’s Western Financial Group Acquires Ontario Broker, Axion Insurance
Jun 25 2018 // Western Financial Group Inc. announced that it has acquired Axion Insurance Services Inc. of Ontario. The acquisition was completed on June 19, 2018 and will add 10 Ontario-based locations and approximately 60 insurance...
California Workers’ Comp Rating Bureau Exploring Blockchain, Behavioral Science
Jun 22 2018 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv One wouldn’t normally associate blockchain with workers’ compensation, two completely different industries that seem worlds apart. But as it turns out, the technology is of value...
Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Marchetti, Robertson & Brickell Insurance and Bonding Agency
Jun 21 2018 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Marchetti, Robertson & Brickell Insurance and Bonding Agency Inc., with offices in Ridgeland, Mississippi, and Kansas City, Missouri. Terms of the transaction...
Brady to Serve as Chair of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Jun 21 2018 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) elected Jeffrey L. Brady of Brady, Chapman, Holland & Associates (BCH) in Houston, to serve as chair for 2018-19. Brady was elected during IIAT’s 121st Annual...
Chilton to Return to Capsicum Re Later This Year After Leaving Gallagher Role
Jun 21 2018 // Capsicum Re, the London-based specialist reinsurance broker, announced that Grahame “Chily” Chilton will rejoin the business later this year. Chilton will work alongside CEO Rupert Swallow to drive global...
Furlong Joins AmWINS Brokerage of Georgia
Jun 21 2018 // AmWINS Brokerage of Georgia has added Alex Furlong, an energy and environmental specialist, to its casualty team. He will be based in Atlanta. Prior to joining AmWINS, Furlong spent several years as a casualty producer at...
The Hilb Group Adds Massachusetts’ BAR Insurance Brokerage
Jun 20 2018 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has added Needham, Mass.-based BAR Insurance Brokerage Inc. (BAR). The transaction became effective June 1, 2018. BAR is an employee benefits firm that provides a range of group benefits products...
Chilton to Step Down as CEO of Gallagher’s UK Operations; Succeeded by Matson
Jun 18 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that the head of the company’s UK-based brokerage and underwriting division, Grahame “Chily” Chilton, will be stepping down from his role as chief executive officer...
Insurtech MGA Corvus Insurance Launches ‘Smart’ Cyber Coverage
Jun 18 2018 // Corvus Insurance, an insurtech managing general agent, has released a new cyber insurance offering for organizations with up to $1 billion in annual revenue. The new Smart Cyber Insurance product includes the features of a...
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Jun 18 2018 // Chicago-based CNA appointed Bruce Dmytrow to senior vice president, Healthcare. He reports to Kevin Smith, president and chief operating officer, CNA Specialty. Dmytrow joined CNA in 1995, most recently serving as vice...
Wisconsin Agent Ordered to Repay More than $1M
Jun 18 2018 // A Wisconsin insurance agent has been ordered to repay more than $1 million after state regulators found she engaged in multiple unfair trade practices involving an elderly consumer. The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner...
Major Growth Plans Ahead for Schinnerer Group – Now Rebranded as ‘Victor’
Jun 18 2018 // Big changes are ahead at The Schinnerer Group, a managing general underwriter (MGU), which is getting a new name – Victor – and has some major expansion plans. From its current premium base of $1.2 billion,...
Becoming a Socially Responsible Agency
Jun 18 2018 // Social responsibility is becoming increasingly important to all agencies, especially for millennials. Whether the social issue is local, national, or global, the concern for some aspect of society is becoming more and more...
How Agency Partnerships Help Agencies at a Crossroad
Jun 18 2018 // Even as they look back on several years of steady growth and success, many owners of independent insurance agencies now find themselves at a crossroad where they are pressed to make critical strategic decisions about the...
Keeping Up With Construction Insurance
Jun 18 2018 // Brokers who specialize in the construction industry love their clients and are very committed to keeping up with their needs. Ask them, “So what’s new?” and the conversations inevitably veer off in...
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Jun 18 2018 // Erie Insurance, a homeowners and automobile insurer based in Erie, Pa., has named Matt Palczer as vice president of property and subrogation. Palczer began his career with Erie Insurance in 2002 as a mail clerk in the...
