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UK’s PremFina, a Broker Software Provider, Raises $36M for Expansion
Oct 4 2017 // PremFina Ltd., a UK firm that provides software to insurance brokers, raised $36 million in its first round of funding as founder and serial entrepreneur Bundeep Singh Rangar seeks to expand the company. The equity and...
R-T Specialty Opens Office in Louisville, Kentucky
Oct 4 2017 // R-T Specialty, LLC (a subsidiary of Ryan Specialty Group, LLC) has opened a new office in Louisville, Ky. This office is led by Brian Houghlin and Chris Beckmann. Houghlin has 30 years of experience in the management...
Integro Insurance Brokers Hires Buckley to Massachusetts Office
Oct 3 2017 // International broker and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers has hired Julie Buckley as managing principal and executive broker in the healthcare practice. At Integro, Buckley will apply her more than 30...
Connecticut’s Sutton James Aviation Insurance Brokers Joins Optisure
Oct 3 2017 // Sutton James Aviation Insurance Brokers, a Hartford, Conn.-based resource for aviation-related coverages throughout North and South America, has joined Optisure Risk Partners to lead the development of Optisure’s...
Chubb Taps Hiscox’s Hosking, Promotes Bear to UK Middle Market Broker Roles
Oct 3 2017 // Chubb has announced the appointment of two new positions within its Middle Market Independent Broker segment. Hannah Hosking has been appointed as Head of Distribution – Independent Brokers UK&I, while Steve Bear has...
Blockchain Industry Initiative, B3i, Expands with 23 New Broker, Re/Insurer Entrants
Oct 2 2017 // The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative B3i announced it has expanded with 23 new brokers and re/insurers entrants, which will help with B3i’s upcoming market testing program. B3i’s new entrants are: AIA,...
Heffernan Insurance Brokers Opens London Unit, Led by JLT’s Murrell
Oct 2 2017 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers, the Walnut Creek, Calif.-based independent insurance broker, announced it has opened a London brokerage, Heffernan Brokers UK Ltd., led by Nick Murrell as executive vice president. Murrell...
New Association for Insurance Agency Networks Forming
Oct 2 2017 // An insurance industry lender is among those touting a new association for insurance agency networks. The lender, Live Oak Bancshares Inc., says it will not have ownership in the new group, Insurance Networks Alliance...
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Oct 2 2017 // Former Florida State Senator John M. McKay has been appointed to the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Governors by Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, according to an announcement from the Florida...
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Oct 2 2017 // Global insurance broker Hub International Limited (HUB) named Marc Cohen, currently president, as president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2018. He also will be a member of the board of directors. Cohen...
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Oct 2 2017 // Hub International Limited (HUB), a global insurance brokerage, has expanded its New York operation through the addition of entertainment specialist Cameron Smith, who joined the firm as senior vice president. Smith has...
7 Ways to Integrate New Media & Traditional PR to Build a Brand
Oct 2 2017 // With the abundance of new media platforms, there are more ways for insurance agencies and independent agents to reach their key audiences than ever before. Whether your targets are current and prospective customers or the...
10 Agency Accounting Tips to Keep in Mind
Oct 2 2017 // Accounting practices for independent insurance agencies differ greatly from those traditionally used by other small businesses. Below are 10 tips for your agency’s accounting department. 1. Don’t Use...
GOLD Best Agency to Work For – South Central: BKCW
Oct 2 2017 // Employees at BKCW say there’s a lot to like at the Central Texas-based insurance agency, including its hiring practices, its friendly culture, its leadership, its outstanding reputation and its growth-with-balance...
America’s Best Agencies To Work For
Oct 2 2017 // The votes were tallied and the results are in for the 2017 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. Employees of the Best Agencies to Work For in 2017 highlight the importance of...
Independent Texas MGAs Join Forces for Targeted Harvey Relief
Oct 2 2017 // A group of independently owned Texas managing general agents (MGAs) have come together to provide targeted, direct, local relief to communities affected by Hurricane Harvey. Texas MGAs for Disaster Relief is working with...
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Oct 2 2017 // Keleigh Buchanan has been promoted to vice president at Dallas-based independent insurance broker, RHSB. A member of RHSB’s Private Client Group, she has been with RHSB for five years and has 16 years of experience...
Canada’s Intact Financial Completes OneBeacon Acquisition; Vows to Grow Specialty Insurer
Sep 29 2017 // Intact Financial Corp. said it has completed its acquisition of U.S. specialty insurer OneBeacon Insurance Group from Bermuda-based White Mountains Insurance Group. The purchase price was C$2.3 billion (US$1.7...
Boston Insurance Brokerage Opens Virginia Office, Promotes Driscoll
Sep 29 2017 // Boston Insurance Brokerage (BIB), a Boston, Mass.-based provider of commercial and high value personal insurance solutions, has announced the firm’s sales and support expansion by opening a regional office in...
Massachusetts’ XS Brokers Hires Buccinna to New York Office
Sep 29 2017 // XS Brokers, a Quincy, Mass.-headquartered independent insurance brokerage, has hired Peter Buccinna to head a new local office for the firm in East Chatham, N.Y. The hiring of Buccinna as assistant vice president and...
