Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
5 Brokers Report Strong Revenues During Q3 as Favorable Market Climate Continues
Oct 30 2023 // Five publicly traded insurance brokers reported strong third quarter revenues, with their executives using adjectives such as “outstanding,” “terrific,” “excellent,” and...
AgentSync Raises $50M in Funding to Drive Operational Efficiencies For Insurers and Distributors
Oct 26 2023 // AgentSync doubles down on building the most modern and connected producer management and compliance solutions to provide flexibility in distribution channels for carriers, agencies, and MGAs DENVER, CO, October 26, 2023...
RMS Brokerage Acquires Clancy & Clancy in New York
Oct 26 2023 // RMS Insurance Brokerage, LLC announced that it has acquired Garden City, New York-based Clancy & Clancy Brokerage LTD (C&C). An independent insurance agency founded in 1956 by the late Maureen and Cummin Clancy,...
License and Registration, Please: 5 Questions Insurance Agents Shouldn’t Answer without a Securities License
Oct 26 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Answering client questions is key to building trust and strengthening relationships. Many insurance consumers view their agent as the expert when it comes to managing...
Texas’ QuoteWell Announces Launch of Brokerage Operations
Oct 25 2023 // QuoteWell, a tech-enabled commercial insurance wholesale brokerage that is at the forefront of innovating the distribution side of insurance, announced the launch of its brokerage operations to serve independent retail...
California Insurance Agent Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing from Small Business Owners
Oct 24 2023 // Erin Lee McCarroll, 49, of Laguna Beach, California, was arraigned on 27 felony counts including grand theft and forgery after a California Department of Insurance investigation found she allegedly stole more than $62,000...
Howden Buys Portfolio of Broker in Luxembourg, Acquires Belgium Broker WDR
Oct 24 2023 // Howden, the London-based global insurance group, announced it has established a retail presence in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with the acquisition of the portfolio of United Brokers S.A., and has strengthened its...
4 Miami Agents Charged With Getting Commissions on False Life Insurance Policies
Oct 24 2023 // Four Miami insurance agents have been charged with submitting false life insurance applications and collecting commissions from John Hancock Life Insurance Co., state officials said Monday. Alexander Faneites, Nicolas...
UK Broker Jensten Acquires London-Based Berns Brett
Oct 23 2023 // Jensten, the London-based independent insurance broking and underwriting group, has completed the acquisition of Berns Brett following regulatory approval. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. With offices in...
Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois Presents Annual Awards
Oct 20 2023 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois ((IA of IL) presented awards to top agents and agencies during the association’s annual convention held in Peoria last week. Connor & Gallagher OneSource (CGO) of...
People Moves: Padilla Named President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois
Oct 18 2023 // Allyson Padilla Named President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois Allyson Padilla of Blank’s Insurance Agency in Olney, Illinois, has been elected and was formally installed as the President of the...
King Insurance Partners Acquires Nashville’s Thetford Brokerage
Oct 18 2023 // King Insurance Partners, a brokerage headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, has continued its steady growth with the acquisition of Thetford Insurance Services in Tennessee and Kentucky. Thetford, a boutique firm based in...
Gallagher Acquires International Broker Clements Worldwide
Oct 18 2023 // Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Washington, D.C.-based Clements Worldwide. Clements is an international insurance broker serving expats, diplomats and military personnel...
NFP Acquires Florida Broker
Oct 17 2023 // Global insurance broker NFP announced it has acquired Benefits & Co., the Florida benefits business of Clearscope, a benefits services and software firm with offices in New York and New Jersey. Based in Sunrise,...
Slide Assumes 86,000 Farmers Policies in Florida, Offers Appointments to Agents
Oct 16 2023 // Tampa-based Slide Insurance, which has made a practice of assuming Florida policies from other insurers in the last two years, said it has acquired renewal rights to 86,000 homeowner policies from Farmers...
Independent Agents Are Shopping Premiums Despite Record High Carrier Satisfaction
Oct 16 2023 // Independent insurance agents report unprecedented satisfaction with their carrier partners, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t keeping their options open due to the rising cost of premiums. According to the J.D....
Insurance Broker in Menendez Corruption Case Allegedly Got Senator’s Help With Fraud Case
Oct 16 2023 // The defendants in the corruption case involving U.S. Senator Robert Menendez include a former New Jersey insurance broker who was convicted of premium fraud in 2011 and lost his insurance license. Jose Uribe allegedly got...
The Connectivity Challenge and the Future of Insurance Agents
Oct 16 2023 // Connecting the insurance ecosystem through the power of technology could answer the decades-old problem of duplicate entry for agents. Agents still must navigate through multiple carrier portals to complete a single quote,...
Summit: How Cannabis Brokers Can Get SMB Clients Better Insurance
Oct 13 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Big multistate operators often get the bend-over-backward treatment from all service providers, but what are insurance brokers looking to get the same treatment for their small-to-midsize...
Media Entrepreneur Wants to Unite Young Activists with Power Brokers to Make Social Media Safe
Oct 13 2023 // A media entrepreneur is trying to connect young people disturbed by the impact of social media on mental health with older power players to fight for change in how tech companies do business. The newly-formed Sustainable...
