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Dunn to Lead Dallas Office of AmWINS Brokerage of Texas
Apr 1 2016 // AmWINS Group Inc. (AmWINS) has selected Craig Dunn to lead the Dallas office of AmWINS Brokerage of Texas. Dunn succeeds Todd Teitell, who is retiring after having served as office president since 1997. Prior to being...
First Robot-Run Insurance Agency Opens for Business
Apr 1 2016 // Goodbye agency principals, producers and customer service reps, hello Roberto Siber, CPCU. Siber is the buff, blue-eyed and bald principal of the Buyonic Insurance Agency in Austin, Texas. This insurance android is more...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Joseph Distel & Co. in Connecticut
Mar 30 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Joseph Distel & Co. Inc. in Farmington, Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1955, Joseph Distel & Co. is a managing...
Top Exposures Facing Global Middle Market Firms Vary by Region: Assurex Survey
Mar 30 2016 // While all middle market businesses across the world have concerns about cyber risk, few of these firms view it as their biggest exposure, according to a global survey* of 68 leading independent insurance brokers, which...
Blue River Underwriters Expands Auto Dealer Program Nationally With Acquisition of Platinum Program Managers and Insurance Services
Mar 30 2016 // Atlanta, GA, March 30, 2016 — Blue River Underwriters, a Breckenridge Insurance Group company, has acquired California-based wholesale commercial auto insurance provider Platinum Program Managers and Insurance Services....
Ames & Gough Hires Sinks as Broker in Virginia
Mar 29 2016 // Cady M. Sinks Ames & Gough, a specialty insurance brokerage based in McLean, Virginia, has hired Cady M. Sinks as a broker. Sinks has more than 12 years of experience in risk and insurance services. At Ames &...
Get the Full View of M&A and Organic Growth Best Practices
Mar 28 2016 // Woodmere, OH, March 28, 2016 – MarshBerry is excited to once again host the MarshBerry 360 Seminar Series. These educational events provide a comprehensive packet of strategies that help insurance agencies and brokers as...
Ageas UK Appoints Cardinus Risk Management to Provide Risk Surveys & Platform
Mar 25 2016 // Ageas UK has hired Cardinus Risk Management to provide both risk management survey software and on-site survey services to support commercial lines underwriting. Risk surveys, which are obtained by a visit to a...
R-T Specialty to Acquire Hartan Brokerage in New York City
Mar 24 2016 // R-T Specialty LLC, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group LLC in Chicago, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Hartan Brokerage, a wholesale insurance...
Shawn Hall Sr. Promoted to SVP/Director of Business Development of Breckenridge Insurance Services
Mar 24 2016 // Shawn Hall Sr. Atlanta, GA, March 24, 2016 — Breckenridge Insurance Services, the wholesale brokerage division of Breckenridge Insurance Group, announced that Shawn Hall Sr. has been promoted to senior vice president,...
Florida Insurer Launches Company Offering Admitted, Standalone Flood Coverage
Mar 23 2016 // A Florida-based homeowners insurer has beefed up its flood insurance offering with the launch of a new flood-coverage only company called TypTap. The new company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Homeowners Choice Property...
Insurance Journal Survey for Young Agents: Speak Now!
Mar 22 2016 // 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...
Worldwide Facilities Expands Its Dallas Office, Adds to Its Leadership and Production Team
Mar 22 2016 // Dallas, TX, March 22, 2016 — National wholesale brokerage and managing general agent Worldwide Facilities, LLC is pleased to announce that its Dallas office is growing—and it is adding two new members to its...
New Chubb’s O’Brien Traverses High Wire of Integrating High Net Worth Businesses
Mar 21 2016 // Its acquisition of Fireman’s Fund’s business in April, 2015 provided ACE Ltd. with an idea of what’s involved in integrating two leading high net worth insurance businesses. Frances D. O’Brien is...
The Missing Link of an Agent’s Digital Proficiency
Mar 21 2016 // When the Internet was still in its infancy, independent agents needed little more than an online address in order to have a website and what’s more, it was more novelty than necessity. Times have changed, however,...
How Technology May Alter Small Commercial Lines Advantage
Mar 21 2016 // As more small business owners become comfortable buying everything including insurance online, exclusive agent carriers will gain an advantage over independent agency carriers in the highly-fragmented and increasingly...
HOT Markets: Drones, Cyber and More
Mar 21 2016 // Looking for new sales and opportunities in 2016? Here are a few of the top market sectors that just might deliver hot opportunities for agents and brokers in the property/casualty insurance industry this year. Sky’s...
Former California Agent Admits to Embezzling from Clients
Mar 21 2016 // Julie Diane Shinar, 44, of Long Beach, Calif., was convicted of theft by embezzlement in Long Beach Superior Court in early March. Shinar was ordered to serve three years of formal probation and pay $29,158 in restitution...
Claims for Broker Negligence Assignable
Mar 21 2016 // A California intermediate appellate court has reaffirmed that a professional negligence claim against a client’s property/casualty insurance broker is freely assignable. It also held that the assigned rights are...
Burns & Wilcox Opens New Office in Orlando, Siegel to Lead
Mar 18 2016 // Burns & Wilcox has opened a new office in Orlando, Fla., extending the company’s footprint to three locations in Florida, which also include Daytona Beach and Tampa. Burns & Wilcox has operated in Florida for...
