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Georgia Big ‘I’ Names Walsh As CEO
Dec 22 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia (IIAG) has named Michael T. Walsh as the association’s new of chief executive officer. Walsh is expected to take the helm on January 19. Michael T. WalshIIAG CEO Walsh...
Donald Gaddis Co. Acquires Chicago-Based Kelly and Elliott
Dec 19 2014 // Wholesale insurance broker and general agency, Donald Gaddis Co. Inc., has purchased rights to all the renewals of Kelly and Elliott Ltd. Both companies are headquartered in Chicago. Gaddis also hired all of Kelly and...
Reincke Promoted to Brokerage Manager at J.M. Wilson
Dec 19 2014 // Portage, Mich.-based wholesale insurance specialist, J.M. Wilson, has promoted James Reincke to brokerage manager for the newly formed brokerage department . James Reincke Reincke is responsible for developing and...
McGowan Installed as President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana
Dec 19 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana Inc. (Indiana Big “I”) has installed its slate of officers for 2015, including Hugh M. McGowan of the McGowan Insurance Group in Indianapolis as president. In...
Integro Acquires Ventura Insurance Brokerage in New York
Dec 18 2014 // Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro announced its acquisition of Ventura Insurance Brokerage in New York City. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Ventura Insurance Brokerage is an...
With TRIA Renewal Efforts Killed, Some Predict Market Chaos
Dec 18 2014 // Property/casualty insurance industry groups, business associations and observers alike were quick to condemn the death of TRIA renewal for 2014. Without federal terrorism reinsurance in place for 2015, they predicted...
Integro Acquires UK’s Howard Global Insurance Services
Dec 17 2014 // International insurance broker and risk management firm Integro announced its acquisition of Howard Global Insurance Services Ltd., a Lloyd’s-registered specialty broker headquartered in London. Financial details of...
Education a Priority for Outgoing IIAT Executive Director
Dec 16 2014 // Texas’ and the nation’s largest state level independent insurance agents’ association is about to lose its long-time executive director, but David VanDelinder plans to continue working with agents and...
Miller to Join Insurance Broker Wortham in January
Dec 15 2014 // De Miller, principal of the Donald E. Miller Agency Ltd. in San Antonio, is joining Houston-based Wortham L.L.C. as a managing director on Jan. 1, 2015, under a letter of intent executed with Wortham Insurance & Risk...
Senate Expected to Follow House, Approve Terrorism Insurance Renewal
Dec 15 2014 // Supporters of renewing the federal terrorism reinsurance program are optimistic that the Senate will follow the House and approve it, however the exact day and time of the Senate vote this week remains unclear. In addition...
InsureZone Agency Network Enters Florida
Dec 15 2014 // Fort Worth, Texas-based InsureZone, a national brokerage and agency network, has launched operations in Florida. The new operation, Florida InsureZone Direct (IZD), is targeting small-to-midsized insurance agencies,...
It’s Time to Think and Act Like a Startup – Again
Dec 15 2014 // It’s almost the New Year and that means a fresh start for every independent agent. But it’s not just the calendar that needs to begin again; your agency needs to as well. It needs to reimagine itself as a...
How Agents and Brokers Help Communities Worldwide
Dec 15 2014 // Jeans Fridays Indiana-based Black & Ramer Insurance supports a program called Jeans Friday. On Fridays, employees wear jeans and donate to a different charity each month. The owners then match what employees donate...
Praeger: Insurance Industry in Kansas Grew by $6B During Tenure
Dec 15 2014 // Outgoing Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger says the insurance industry has grown from an $11 billion industry to a $17 billion one during the time she has been in office. Praeger, who chose not to run for...
Education a Priority for Outgoing IIAT Executive Director
Dec 15 2014 // Texas’ and the nation’s largest state level independent insurance agents’ association is about to lose its long-time executive director, but David VanDelinder plans to continue working with agents and...
RLI Promotes Drees to VP, Casualty Brokerage
Dec 12 2014 // Peoria, Ill.-based specialty insurer RLI Corp. has promoted Dennis Drees to vice president, casualty brokerage. Drees will lead RLI’s primary and excess/umbrella surplus lines business units. Drees joined RLI in 1994...
Tenure of Outgoing Kansas Commissioner Marked by Industry Growth
Dec 11 2014 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger says the insurance industry has grown from an $11 billion industry to a $17 billion one during the time she has been in office. Praeger, who chose not to run for re-election this...
Citizens’ Takeout Program Undergoing Changes; Says Assessments Unlikely
Dec 11 2014 // Faced with a rising number of consumer complaints, Florida’s state-backed property insurer has announced a series of changes to its takeout program. The news comes as the insurer said it is highly unlikely to need...
Brokerslink Appoints Gooch to Drive Business Development
Dec 10 2014 // Independent insurance broker network Brokerslink has appointed Corey Gooch as its first director of business development. As part of the executive team, he will help drive Brokerslink’s growth by working with its...
INSURICA Acquired Oklahoma, California Agencies in Q3 2014
Dec 9 2014 // Oklahoma City-based INSURICA Insurance Management Network announced it acquired an agency in Oklahoma and one in California during the third quarter of 2014. In Oklahoma, INSURICA added James & Associates, located in...
