Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hub Acquires Books of Business, Hires 4 Nationwide Agents in Pennsylvania
Aug 8 2019 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired property and casualty books of business from, and hired, insurance agents Matthew Lennon, Craig Love, Frank and Michael Namath. Each of the agents...
Property Insurance Veteran Stephen Manahan Joins Blue River Underwriters
Aug 7 2019 // Atlanta, GA, August 7, 2019 — Stephen Manahan has joined the Specialty Property Program team of Blue River Underwriters, part of Breckenridge Insurance Group, as vice president, underwriting. Manahan brings more than 25...
California Insurance Commissioner, Ricardo Lara, to Deliver Keynote at American Agents Alliance Conference
Aug 6 2019 // August 6, 2019, Sacramento, CA – We are thrilled to welcome our new Insurance Commissioner, Ricardo Lara, as our 2019 keynote speaker. Join us as the commissioner discusses his policy priorities and initiatives for...
U.S. Risk Acquires Houston’s U.S. E&O Brokers
Aug 5 2019 // Dallas-based property/casualty insurance wholesaler and managing general agent (MGA), U.S. Risk LLC, has acquired U.S. E&O Brokers (U.S. E&O), a wholesale broker and MGA. U.S. E&O is headquartered in Houston,...
Congratulations Top Agencies
Aug 5 2019 // This year marks the 15th annual publication of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Agencies special report. This year’s Top 100 welcomes 10 newcomers and agencies returning after a hiatus: Scott Insurance (James A....
People
Aug 5 2019 // National Linda Dodson The Vertafore technology users network, NetVU, has named Linda Dodson as executive director. Dodson’s career has included work in an insurance agency and with agency carriers. She began her...
Changing Education from a Chore to a Cheer
Aug 5 2019 // Professional designations are in the DNA of the insurance industry. For decades, we have proudly posted credentials as authentication of commitment and industry knowledge. But learning offers value far beyond the initials...
Oklahoma Independent Agents Group Confirms Officers for 2019-2020
Aug 2 2019 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma (IIAO), the state’s largest insurance and property casualty agents’ association, has confirmed its 2019-2020 officers and board members. IIAO Officers for 2019-2020...
Specialist Broker SSL Endeavour to Launch Cyprus & Greece Subsidiary
Aug 1 2019 // Specialist independent Lloyd’s broker SSL Endeavour Ltd. announced it is planning to launch a wholly owned subsidiary, SSL Endeavour Insurance Brokers Ltd. Cyprus & Greece, pending regulatory...
Why Agencies Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Insurtech and Need to Adopt It – Now
Jul 31 2019 // There’s been a barrage of insurtech products hitting the market for several years now, creating confusion for some agency owners trying to decipher what is relevant to them, how to implement these products and...
Big I New York Welcomes Lombardo as AVP of Learning and Development
Jul 30 2019 // Big I New York has welcomed Jim Lombardo as the association’s AVP of Learning and Development. Lombardo will be responsible for expanding the association’s education and research offerings to meet the needs and...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Louisiana Brokerage Gillis, Ellis & Baker
Jul 29 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of New Orleans, La.-based Gillis, Ellis & Baker Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1933, Gillis, Ellis & Baker is a commercial...
Iowa Insurance Agent Charged with Fraud
Jul 26 2019 // The Iowa Insurance Division reported that insurance agent Christine Wilson, age 43, of Moravia, has been charged with two counts of Fraudulent Submissions (Class D Felony). The charges against Wilson stem from an...
Sparks, Sonderman to Lead Alabama-Based Cobbs Allen Specialty Insurance Brokerage
Jul 26 2019 // Cobbs Allen has hired industry veterans Paul Sparks and Darren Sonderman to lead its new specialty insurance brokerage. Sparks and Sonderman each bring more than 25 years of experience from founding and leading the...
Washington Commissioner Fined Carriers, Producers and Others $724K in June
Jul 25 2019 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler disciplined and issued fines in July totaling $724,000 against insurance companies, agents and brokers and others who violated state insurance regulations. Following are the...
Canada’s Navacord Joins Brokerslink Global Network
Jul 24 2019 // Navacord, the Ontario-based commercial broker, has joined global broking business Brokerslink as the network’s latest affiliate in the North American region. Navacord, which trades under 15 different broker partner...
Insurance Agency Mergers Hit Near-Record in First Half 2019
Jul 24 2019 // There were 328 announced U.S. and Canadian insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the first half of 2019, the second-highest six-month total, trailing only the first half of 2017 when 333 transactions were...
Last Minute Insurance Shopping Woes
Jul 24 2019 // People leave things to the last minute. In college, the papers got written at the last minute. On Monday, people get up at the last minute. Insurance buying happens at the last minute. I believe that’s one of the...
Surety Specialists Feighl, Hohlt Join EPIC in Houston
Jul 24 2019 // San Francisco-based EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Eric Feighl and John Hohlt in its Houston office. Feighl has joined...
Insurer Innovation Comes Under the Rating Agency Microscope
Jul 22 2019 // Underway for some time now, the disruption of the insurance industry has moved into a new phase, following the announcement by A.M. Best that it may soon begin scoring insurers’ innovation efforts. Journalist Russ...
