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Former California Insurance Agent Found Guilty of Taking $1.2M from Victims
Apr 15 2024 // Former licensed insurance agent Brett E. Lovett, 53, of Camarillo, California, was found guilty of 29 felony counts including grand theft, elder abuse, money laundering, and burglary after a 15-month California Department...
Tech Update: Sayata Risk Engine Flags High-Risk Accounts With AI; Canopy Connect and Hawksoft Launch Integration to Eliminate Data Entry for Agents
Apr 11 2024 // Sayata Unveils AI-Powered Risk Engine That Flags High-Risk Accounts Sayata has launched the Sayata Risk Engine, an AI-powered platform that uses sophisticated AI to flag specific high-risk accounts expected to drive up...
Former Florida Insurance Commissioner, Agent and FAIA Chair Gunter Dies
Apr 9 2024 // Former Florida insurance commissioner, treasurer and Congressman Bill Gunter died Monday at his Tallahassee home. He was 89. “He was a strong, thoughtful public servant and pioneer in insurance regulation as...
Former Maryland Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing $369K
Apr 8 2024 // A former Maryland title insurance agent recently pleaded guilty to carrying out a multi-year theft scheme netting her more than $369,000, according to the state attorney general. Cheryl Leigh Gray was a licensed insurance...
Revolutionizing Customer Experience: How Insurance Agencies Leverage Technology for Streamlined Services
Apr 5 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Dyad. In an era where technology is rapidly transforming every aspect of our lives, industries across the board are embracing digital innovations to enhance customer experience....
A New Approach: Florida Agents Association Makes Big Investment in Startup Insurer
Apr 4 2024 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents, the largest agent group in the state, has taken the unprecedented step of investing in a startup insurance carrier, a move designed to help keep agents in the game and bring...
UK’s Ardonagh Advisory Completes Acquisition of Westfield Brokers
Apr 3 2024 // Ardonagh Advisory, the London-based SME broking platform and part of Ardonagh Group, has completed its acquisition of Westfield Brokers Ltd. Financial details of the deal, which was first announced in December 2023, were...
Howden to Acquire French Broker OFRACAR
Apr 3 2024 // Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire OFRACAR, an independent brokerage group headquartered in Rouen, thereby expanding its geographical footprint and...
PE Firm Brera Partners Buys 70% of Shares in Italian Broker GBSAPRI Group
Apr 3 2024 // Brera Partners, a Zurich-based private equity firm specializing in investments in the asset-light financial services sector, announced it has acquired 70% of the shares in Italian insurance broker GBSAPRI Group, with the...
People Moves: USG Names Chen Associate Producer/Broker; Christensen Appointed WCF CHRO as McFarland Retires
Apr 3 2024 // USG Hires Chen as Associate Producer/Broker USG Insurance Services, Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, hired Calvin Chen as an associate producer/broker in the company’s Irvine, California, office. Chen has over...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on ‘Fine Lines’ Cannabis Brokers and Operators Should Keep an Eye on
Apr 3 2024 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv The devil is always in the details, and if you’re a cannabis business with a lot of product and cash to protect – as many dispensaries happen to be – you’ve got a lot of...
People Moves: BHSI Appoints 3 for Transactional Liability, Claims and Customer & Broker Engagement Teams
Apr 2 2024 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) named a new head of Transaction Liability in Canada and has also promoted two executives in Europe within the claims and customer & broker engagement teams. Chres Lee has...
Jensten Acquires UK Specialist Broker Henry Seymour & Co.
Apr 2 2024 // Jensten, the London-based independent insurance broking group, announced the acquisition of Henry Seymour & Co. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will introduce to the business a team of 22...
NFP Acquires Buffalo Broker SDN From Five Star Bank
Apr 2 2024 // Global insurance broker NFP announced it has acquired the assets of SDN Insurance Agency (SDN). SDN handles property/casualty insurance as well as employee benefits, surety and life insurance in the the Buffalo, New York...
Institutional Investor GIC Finalizes Acquisition of Insurance Broker Miller
Mar 28 2024 // Miller, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced that GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, has completed the acquisition of Cinven’s shares in Miller. GIC and private equity...
Former California Insurance Agent Found Guilty of Taking $1.2M from Victims
Mar 28 2024 // Former licensed insurance agent Brett E. Lovett, 53, of Camarillo, California, was found guilty of 29 felony counts including grand theft, elder abuse, money laundering, and burglary after a 15-month California Department...
Participate in the Annual Young Agents Opinion Survey: Last Call
Mar 27 2024 // 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...
Subpoenas on Agencies and Officials Delay Release of Key Report into Deadly Hawaii Wildfire
Mar 27 2024 // Hawaii’s attorney general blamed a delay of the release of a key report into a deadly Maui wildfire on county agencies that forced investigators to issue subpoenas. The first phase of an independent investigation...
Subpoenas on Maui Agencies and Officials Delay Release of Report Into Wildfire
Mar 20 2024 // Hawaii’s attorney general blamed a delay of the release of a key report into a deadly Maui wildfire on county agencies that forced investigators to issue subpoenas. The first phase of an independent investigation...
UK’s Ardonagh to Acquire Independent Italian Insurance Broker Mediass
Mar 20 2024 // The Ardonagh Group, the London-based independent insurance distribution platform, announced it has agreed to acquire Mediass, an independent Italian insurance broker company. Financial details of the deal were not...
