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Mar 5 2018 // Integro Insurance Brokers has named Jacquelyn Neal as a principal in the marine practice. Neal is based in the San Francisco, Calif., office. She will manage a book of existing marine clients and develop new cargo and...
5 Strategies for Success in Small Business Market
Mar 5 2018 // The small business market is big. The U.S. small commercial market represents about one-third of the total commercial lines market and generates between $99 billion and $103 billion in direct written premium, according to...
Independent Agencies Post Gains in Organic Growth, Profitability in Q4: Reagan Consulting
Mar 5 2018 // Insurance agencies and brokerage firms ended 2017 with gains in organic growth and profitability in the fourth quarter. The 175 midsize and large agencies and brokerages participating in Reagan Consulting’s Organic...
NFP Focusing on Organic Growth in Central Texas Expansion
Mar 5 2018 // Employee benefits and property/casualty insurance broker and consultant NFP traditionally has grown through acquisitions but as the global organization targets Central Texas for expansion it plans to use another strategy...
Former Nationwide Agent in Mississippi to Serve 10 Years for Embezzling $117K
Mar 5 2018 // A former Mississippi insurance agent will serve 10 years in prison for embezzling $117,863.74 from a customer and converting the money for his own use, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced in January. Charles...
Georgia Insurance Agent Faces 28 Counts of Insurance Fraud
Mar 5 2018 // A Georgia insurance agent from Pierce County has been arrested and charged with 28 counts of insurance fraud, according to a statement from Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens. Dana Larson Bowen, 52, of...
XL Catlin Insurance Taps AXA’s Hanna as Head of Central Broker Management
Mar 2 2018 // XL Catlin’s insurance operations announced it has appointed Elie Hanna as head of Central Broker Management. He reports to Philippe Gouraud, head of Strategic Client and Broker Management, Insurance. Based in London,...
U.S. Risk Announces Acquisition of L.A. Xcess Insurance Brokers, Inc.
Mar 2 2018 // Dallas, TX, March 2, 2018—U.S. Risk Insurance Group, LLC, the nation’s fifth largest Property and Casualty wholesaler, announced today that it has acquired L.A. Xcess Insurance Brokers, Inc., a Los Angeles,...
Agent and Carrier Strategies and the Future of Cyber Insurance
Mar 2 2018 // More than 20 years ago, Steven Haase wrote the first cyber insurance policy. Haase told Insurance Journal the story of how that first policy came about in the first part of this report, What Agent Who Wrote First Cyber...
What Agent Who Wrote First Cyber Policy Thinks About Cyber Insurance Now
Mar 1 2018 // It was more than 20 years ago. The Internet as it is known today was in its infancy. Steven Haase was with an insurance agency in Atlanta focused on insuring technology companies. “Around 1995, I saw the...
JLT Acquires U.S. Trade Credit and Political Risk Broker IRC
Feb 28 2018 // Global broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT) has acquired International Risk Consultants (IRC), a U.S. broker specializing in specialist trade credit and political risk insurance. Based in Columbus, Ohio, and operating...
Broker Lockton Joins Chubb, MetLife in Withdrawing from NRA Insurance Programs
Feb 27 2018 // Insurance broker Lockton is ending its participation in an insurance program for members of the National Rifle Association, joining MetLife, United Airlines and other companies that have been canceling their business...
XINSURANCE.com Announces a New Approach to Insurance Strategy
Feb 26 2018 // Chicago, IL, February 26, 2018– XINSURANCE.com announces its unique “ALL-IN-ONE” INSURANCE POLICY. This new customized “ALL-IN-ONE” policy is the first of its kind. It provides an innovative...
Former Nationwide Agent in Mississippi Gets 10 Years for Embezzling $117K
Feb 26 2018 // A former Mississippi insurance agent will serve 10 years in prison for embezzling $117,863.74 from a customer and converting the money for his own use, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced last month. Charles...
Texas’ Combined Agents of America Adds 3 New Agencies
Feb 23 2018 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC, has added three new partner agencies to its network. The latest additions are: Patterson & Associates Insurance in Richardson, Texas; NP Dodge Insurance in Omaha,...
Former Swett Exec Vogle Joins Worldwide Facilities as SVP in Atlanta
Feb 23 2018 // National wholesale insurance brokerage and managing general agent Worldwide Facilities has added George Vogle to its Atlanta office as a senior vice president specializing in professional liability. Vogle began his career...
How Insurance Agencies Fared in Q4
Feb 22 2018 // Insurance agencies and brokerage firms ended 2017 with gains in organic growth and profitability in the fourth quarter. The 175 midsize and large agencies and brokerages participating in Reagan Consulting’s Organic...
Risk Strategies Acquires New York City’s Prosurance Redeker Group
Feb 22 2018 // Risk Strategies, a Boston, Mass.-headquartered, privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired New York City-based Prosurance Redeker Group LTD., a specialty brokerage serving architects...
Personal Insurance Site Gabi Raises $9.5 Million; Now Selling in 6 States
Feb 21 2018 // San Francisco-based personal insurance shopping site Gabi has raised $9.5 million in Series A funding, led by Canvas Ventures. Also joining the round are Correlation Ventures, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Securian...
Atlas General Insurance Services Expands Property Capabilities with Increased Limits and Capacity
Feb 21 2018 // San Diego, CA, February 21, 2018 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC (‘Atlas’), a national multi-line program administrator, announced today the continued expansion of their Property capabilities with...
