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Business Moves: Howden Acquires Chilean Retail Broker; United Risk Purchases Australian Facultative Reinsurance MGA, Pinnacle Underwriting
Jun 20 2025 // Howden Acquires Chilean Retail Insurance Broker Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired Ureta & Fernandez Corredores de Seguros Limitada (U&F), an independent retail...
Clear Group Acquires UK Commercial Broker, C.R. Toogood & Co.
Jun 19 2025 // The Clear Group, he London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of C.R. Toogood & Co. Ltd., a commercial insurance broker based in East Horsley, Surrey, UK. Financial details of the deal were not...
Viewpoint: Navigating Strategic Capital Options for Insurance Brokerages
Jun 18 2025 // The pathway to M&A activity/liquidity in the insurance brokerage industry traditionally has followed a common pattern: small to mid-sized brokers were either traded between financial sponsors or bolted onto a larger...
End to Florida Agents’ ‘Diligent Effort’ Rule on Surplus Lines Takes Effect July 1
Jun 16 2025 // Florida’s governor has signed House Bill 1549 into law, eliminating the requirement that insurance agents make a “diligent effort” to find coverage before placing properties with a surplus lines...
NC Insurance Agent Charged With Manipulating Life Policies for Personal Gain
Jun 16 2025 // A 43-year-old North Carolina insurance agent is out on bond after she was charged with using clients’ identities to gain illicit commissions on life insurance policies, the state Department of Insurance...
How Brokers Help With Escalating Costs
Jun 16 2025 // Contractors must take into consideration all these moving risk targets, including at times their contractual guaranteed price risk. Brian Cooper, U.S. national construction practice leader for Gallagher, said that asking...
Underwriters of the Future Are Constant Partners With Agents, Carrier Exec Says
Jun 16 2025 // The future of underwriting will be built on closer relationships between carriers and insurance agents, with carriers working hand-in-hand with agencies to maximize profits from books of business. That was the word from...
Agents Beware: Homeowner’s Failure to Read Policy Doesn’t Clear Agency of Negligence Claim, North Carolina High Court Says
Jun 16 2025 // A North Carolina insurance agency cannot escape a lawsuit brought by a homeowner whose claim was denied because key elements of the property were not mentioned in the coverage application. In a case that began almost a...
Tackling Cyber Risks: The Vital Role of Brokers in Third-Party Data Protection
Jun 16 2025 // Last year’s global IT outage due to CrowdStrike’s faulty update disrupted hundreds of businesses and essential services across multiple countries, pointedly illustrating a growing threat to organizations...
People Moves: Big ‘I’ Names Connors ACT Executive Director; WTW Makes Senior Hires to Insurance Consulting and Technology Business
Jun 13 2025 // Big ‘I’ Names Connors ACT Executive Director Kasey Connors The Big “I” appointed Kasey Connors as executive director of the Big “I” Agents Council for Technology (ACT). Connors is a...
Inszone Insurance Acquires Denver West Insurance Brokers
Jun 13 2025 // Inszone Insurance Services acquired Denver West Insurance Brokers in Golden, Colorado. Denver West Insurance Brokers will retain the same office and team members. Founded in 2003 by Tina Kiel, Denver West Insurance Brokers...
States Recover $19 Million in Commission Overcharges From Brokers
Jun 10 2025 // Five large brokerage firms must reimburse customers $19 million as the result of a nationwide crackdown by state securities regulators on what they say are commission overcharges on small-dollar transactions, according to...
Howden Acquires Peruvian Reinsurance Broker Innova Re
Jun 9 2025 // Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired Innova Re, a market leading, independent reinsurance broker headquartered in Lima. Financial details of this deal were not...
New Zealand All Blacks Rugby Team Agrees Sponsorship Deal With Broker Gallagher
Jun 6 2025 // New Zealand Rugby agreed a sponsorship deal with Gallagher insurance that will give the US-based insurance brokerage naming rights on the playing kit of the All Blacks rugby team. Gallagher’s brand will appear on...
Longtime Alabama Insurance Agent Announces Run for Governor
Jun 5 2025 // Longtime Alabama insurance agent and former congressional candidate Ken McFeeters announced he is running for governor of Alabama next year, casting himself as a political outsider and accusing his opponent U.S. Sen. Tommy...
Agents Must Take the Lead on Personal Cyber Coverage, Report Says
Jun 5 2025 // While major corporate cyber hacking makes the news nearly every day, what about hackers in homes? As personal lives and residences become more intertwined with the internet, consumers are at greater risk of personal...
FastBond: Simplifying Smaller Bid Performance and Payment Bonds for Agents and Contractors
Jun 2 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. “We’ve targeted tight turnaround times from submission to approval using Old Republic Surety’s (ORS) FastBond process — the faster, the...
Ex-Connecticut Governor Rowland Pardoned by President Trump Was Insurance Agent
May 30 2025 // Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland, whose promising political career was upended by a corruption scandal and two federal prison stints, has been pardoned by President Donald Trump. The Republican governor, who served...
California Brokerage Executive to Plead Guilty to Illegal Campaign Contributions
May 23 2025 // An insurance brokerage executive in California will plead guilty to breaking federal campaign laws by making contributions illegally to a joint fundraising committee, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s...
Don’t Miss Out: Enter Now for Insurance Journal’s Top 100 P/C Agencies Ranking
May 23 2025 // The deadline to submit for Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Agencies and Top Agency Partnerships ranking is approaching! We hope that you will consider entering your firm for Insurance Journal’s 2025 Top 100...
