Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pennsylvania’s IA&B Hires Ross as Marketing, Communications Senior Director
Aug 9 2017 // Insurance Agents & Brokers (IA&B), a Mechanicsburg, Penn.-based tri-state trade organization, has hired Jennifer Ross as marketing and communications senior director. In her role, Ross will oversee communications...
Hail Storm Brings Boom for Some Iowa Businesses, Insurance Agents
Aug 8 2017 // A severe June 30 hail storm that struck Sioux City, Iowa has become big business for certain sectors of the local economy and drawn interest from outside contractors. The Sioux City Journal reported that auto body shops,...
New York’s Integro Insurance Brokers Hires Roberts
Aug 8 2017 // Integro Insurance Brokers, a New York-headquartered international broker and risk management firm, has hired Carol Roberts to lead its global super yacht specialty offering. She is based in New York. At Integro, Roberts...
Aon Agrees to Buy Dutch Broker Unirobe Meeùs Groep from Aegon for $347.9M
Aug 8 2017 // Aon Groep Nederland announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Utrecht-based broker Unirobe Meeùs Groep (UMG) from Aegon for €295 million ($347.9 million). The transaction is subject to works council advice...
Trump Administration Drops Rule to Address Truck Driver, Train Engineer Fatigue
Aug 7 2017 // The Trump administration is halting a year-old effort to seek better ways to diagnose truckers and railroad workers who have sleep apnea, a health condition linked to deadly accidents. Two agencies in the Department of...
Stewart to Head Governmental Affairs for Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina
Aug 7 2017 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) has added Joe Stewart to its staff as vice president of Governmental Affairs, effective October 1, 2017. In this role, Stewart will help oversee the legislative...
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Aug 7 2017 // Ron Lockton, who has served as vice chairman of global insurance broker Lockton Inc. for the past two years as part of the succession plan, is expanding his role to become president and chief executive officer of the...
Exclusive Report: Top 100 Independent/Casualty Agencies
Aug 7 2017 // About This Report: Welcome to the 13th annual Insurance Journal Top 100 Independent P/C Agencies report. The Top 100 list is ranked by total property/casualty agency revenue for 2016 and comprises only those agencies whose...
The Competitive Advantage: On the Other Side of the Desk
Aug 7 2017 // It is always interesting to be on the other side of a desk. I’m always consulting and writing on “all things” insurance but I’m not always buying insurance. This year I purchased a couple of new...
Congratulations Top Agencies
Aug 7 2017 // This year marks the 13th annual publication of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Agencies special report. This year’s Top 100 welcomes eight newcomers and returning agencies: Poms & Associates; Ascension...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Buys Canadian Broker GPL Assurance
Aug 4 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of GPL Assurance Inc. (GPL), located in Montreal, Quebec. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1968, GPL is a retail insurance broker offering...
Ryan Specialty Group Completes Acquisition of N-Surance Outlets of Georgia
Aug 3 2017 // Ryan Specialty Group, LLC, has completed the acquisition of the assets and operations of N-Surance Outlets (NSO), a wholesale insurance brokerage and binding authority operation headquartered in Roswell, Ga. The acquired...
Compare.com Is Proof Insurance Disruption Won’t Happen Overnight: CEO Rose
Aug 2 2017 // Disrupting an industry that has been doing things the same way for a generation takes time. Take it from one major insurance disruptor – compare.com. The online insurance comparison marketplace launched in the U.S. in...
Rhode Island’s Starkweather & Shepley Promotes Two to Senior Vice President
Aug 1 2017 // Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc., headquartered in East Providence, R.I., has promoted Sean Cottrell and Elizabeth Lowe to senior vice president of Starkweather & Shepley. Cottrell is the practice...
Spencer Promoted to Insurance Agent at Leavitt in South Dakota
Aug 1 2017 // Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality Insurance (LRHI) in Sturgis, S.D., has promoted Nick Spencer to insurance agent; he specializes in home and auto insurance for individuals and families. Spencer has been working for...
Broker THB Taps Botelho from Universal Seguros to Bolster Reinsurance Team
Jul 31 2017 // THB, the London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the appointment of Rodrigo Botelho as director, European division, from Oct. 1, 2017. Based in THB’s Amsterdam office, Botelho’s...
U.S. Risk Acquires Strategic Insurance Underwriters of Florida
Jul 28 2017 // U.S. Risk Insurance Group, LLC, a property and casualty wholesaler, has acquired Strategic Insurance Underwriters, a specialist trucking MGA and broker headquartered in Sarasota, Fla. Strategic Insurance Underwriters has a...
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas Names New Board Members, Top Young Agent
Jul 27 2017 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) elected William Page of Wortham Insurance in Austin; Brad Hempkins of Hempkins Insurance in Allen; and Nathan Sawyer of Sawyer & Associates in Monahans to its board of...
Wisconsin’s United Heartland Names 3 Top Territory Agencies
Jul 27 2017 // New Berlin, Wis.-based workers’ compensation insurance company, United Heartland, has announced its top territory insurance agencies for 2016. United Heartland’s three 2016 Agency of the Territory winners: TIS...
OPTIS Partners: Insurance Agency Mergers, Acquisitions Still Going Strong
Jul 27 2017 // Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) among North American insurance agencies continued at a strong pace during the second quarter of 2017, with 135 reported transactions in the second three months of 2017, Chicago-based...
