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People Moves: Hull & Company-Texas Promotes Wilkins, Hires Gambino to Underwriter/Broker Roles
Jul 8 2025 // Hull & Company-Texas, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, promoted Brandt Wilkins to underwriter/broker. Wilkins has an extensive background in the commercial wholesale business. He has been with Hull Texas for the last...
Big I Celebrates Continued Tax Deduction for Many Independent Agents
Jul 7 2025 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”) last Thursday celebrated the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” “The Big ‘I’ would like to thank the U.S....
Agents Must Take the Lead on Personal Cyber Coverage, Report Says
Jul 7 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...
Building Tech-Ready Teams: How agencies are seeking out new skill sets to embrace technology
Jul 7 2025 // Insurance professionals across the country know how to adapt. From rising catastrophic weather events to shifting carrier appetites and increased regulatory and legal complexity, today’s market is putting more...
Tangled: When Producers Change Agencies But Not Carriers
Jul 3 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. For insurance producers, changing agencies might be as simple as signing a waiver. Other times, a producer changing agencies may leave the producer, agency officials,...
Reinsurance Renewal Prices Moderate as Capacity Exceeds Cedent Demand: Brokers
Jul 3 2025 // Strong returns in the reinsurance sector are attracting capital and leading to favorable pricing outcomes for buyers — but underwriting discipline continues, according to renewal reports from three reinsurance...
Business Moves: Howden Japan Acquires Holos; Ageas Buys Saga’s Underwriting Biz; BMS Purchases Australian Property Broker; UK’s Direct Line Now Owned by Aviva
Jul 2 2025 // Howden Japan Acquires Majority Stake in Retail Broker Holos Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired a majority stake (68.3%) in Holos Holdings Co. Ltd., a leading retail insurance...
Viewpoint: Broker’s Key Takeaways From kWh Analytics’ 2025 Solar Risk Report
Jul 2 2025 // The 2025 Solar Risk Assessment report, recently released by kWh Analytics, has sparked significant discussion among industry professionals about the evolving challenges facing renewable energy assets. To explore the...
UK Broker Ardonagh Completes $2.5B Equity Investment Led by PE Firm Stone Point
Jul 1 2025 // The Ardonagh Group, the London-based independent insurance distribution platform, announced the completion of a $2.5 billion equity investment led by funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC, the US-based private equity...
NC Bill Ending Course Requirements for Agent Licenses on Way to Governor
Jun 27 2025 // North Carolina insurance producers will no longer be required to complete education courses before taking the license exam, under a bill now awaiting the governor’s signature. House Bill 737 was approved with little...
World Acquires Five Louisiana Agencies
Jun 24 2025 // World Insurance Associates announced that it acquired the business of five entities with locations across Louisiana on March 1, 2025. The agencies are Insurance Unlimited of Louisiana, LLC (“IU”), Erwin...
Aon Launches AI-Powered Aon Broker Copilot for Commercial Insurance
Jun 23 2025 // Aon plc today announced the launch of Aon Broker Copilot, a platform that uses artificial intelligence, large-language models and predictive analytics in the commercial insurance placement process. “Aon Broker...
Kaya AI Launches to Transform ISO Class Code Classification for Insurance Brokers
Jun 23 2025 // Monrovia, CA., June 18, 2025 — Greenwood General Insurance today announced the official launch of Kaya AI, an artificial intelligence solution designed to streamline ISO class code classification for insurance...
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...
