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Medicare Open Enrollment Season: Best Practices for Carriers, Agencies, and MGAs/MGUs
Mar 24 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. For carriers and agencies that sell Medicare Advantage, Supplement, or Part D plans, Medicare open enrollment season is always right around the corner. If you’re...
From Investigations to Legislation: Florida Lawmakers Weigh Changes for Insurers and Agents
Mar 24 2025 // Florida legislative leaders, facing increasing pressure from the public and the press, pledged to investigate property insurers’ financial structures as they met in Tallahassee in early March. And bills filed before...
Restaurants, Insurance Agents Strive for Stability as Costs Continue to Rise
Mar 24 2025 // This year restaurants and bars continue to grapple with many of the same challenges they faced in 2024. The rising cost of labor and food, along with the ongoing struggle to recruit and retain employees, remain among the...
Boosting Client Service Efficiency for Independent Agents: Transform Your Agency with EZLynx Account Summarization
Mar 21 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by EZLynx. It’s no secret that the insurance industry has been grappling with a talent shortage, and it’s creating some big challenges—especially for independent...
Wall Street Brokers Start Trading Insurer Claims From LA Fires
Mar 20 2025 // Wall Street brokers have started selling insurers’ claims tied to Los Angeles’ deadly wildfires, which may trigger a payout from the utilities blamed for the destruction, according to people familiar with the...
Young Insurance Agents – Share Your Thoughts About the Industry Today
Mar 20 2025 // Are you a young insurance agent, 40 years old or younger? Do you know a young insurance agent? Insurance Journal is once again looking for young insurance agents to participate in this year’s Young Insurance Agents...
Third Time’s No Charm as Insurance Agent Is Charged Again
Mar 20 2025 // A grand jury for Baltimore County has handed down an indictment charging Michael C. Okolo, of Parkville, Maryland, with theft of property valued at $100,000 or more. This is the third time since September 2024 that Okolo...
Comulate Marks Fifty Top 100 Broker Partnerships with Launch of BALANCE Conference
Mar 19 2025 // SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 2025 – Comulate’s leading accounting automation platform has reached an industry milestone in record time, now partnering with more than fifty Top 100 insurance brokers in the U.S. Building...
Critics Warn Staff Cuts at Agencies Overseeing Dams Could Risk Public Safety
Mar 18 2025 // Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply farmers with water and protect communities from floods, employees and...
Ardonagh Advisory Acquires UK Broker Anderson & Co.
Mar 13 2025 // Ardonagh Advisory, the Ardonagh Group’s SME broking platform, announced it has acquired Anderson & Co. (Holdings) Ltd., along with its wholly owned subsidiary Anderson & Co (Insurance Brokers) Ltd....
Broker Educational Sales & Training, Inc. Partners with Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance for Enhanced Educational Initiatives
Mar 11 2025 // San Diego, CA., March 11th 2025 – Broker Educational Sales & Training, Inc. is excited to announce a strategic partnership with the Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance. This collaboration aims to deliver...
Texas Judge Awards Nearly $2M for Negligent FBI Agent’s Fatal Shooting
Mar 10 2025 // A federal judge has awarded nearly $2 million in damages as part of a civil lawsuit after concluding an FBI agent was negligent when he fatally shot a kidnapped Texas man during a botched rescue attempt in 2018. The family...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Philippines-Based Re/Insurance Broker Philinsure
Mar 10 2025 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired the remaining shares of Philippines-based Philpacific Insurance Brokers & Managers Inc., dba Philinsure, following a minority investment in the business. Terms of...
How Much Do Independent Insurance Agents Make?
Mar 10 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Darkhorse Insurance. Before venturing into independent insurance sales, it’s crucial to consider the variable earnings potential, which is influenced by a range of...
I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Insurance Agent
Mar 10 2025 // This is obviously a warped paraphrase of the famous line from “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” “Badges! I don’t need no stinkin’ badges!” Warped is the insurance world we live in, and...
People Moves: Courtney to Lead Nationwide’s Newest E&S Brokerage Property Unit
Mar 7 2025 // Tonya Courtney Nationwide, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, appointed Tonya Courtney to lead its new excess and surplus (E&S) brokerage property unit with the goal of opening for business in the second half of the...
Marsh Acquires Milan-Based Brokerage Fontana Rava-Toscano & Partners
Mar 5 2025 // Marsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced that it has acquired Fontana Rava-Toscano & Partners (FRT), a Milan-based insurance brokerage. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded...
UK’s Specialist Risk Group Acquires Specialist Schemes Broker, Brentacre Insurance
Mar 4 2025 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of Brentacre Insurance, a specialist broker with deep expertise in providing insurance for modified and performance vehicles,...
Path to Profitability: Market Risks Facing Agencies and Carriers for Medicare Open Enrollment 2025
Mar 4 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. At first glance, having the most profitable Medicare season comes down to matching your distribution channels to the anticipated size of the market opportunity in a...
Price Forbes Re Taps Aon’s Power for Alternative Risk and Capital Solutions; AXA XL Promotes Kilshaw as Head of Broker Mgmt., Alternative Distribution, UK & Lloyd’s
Mar 3 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Price Forbes Re and AXA XL. A summary of these new hires follows here. Price Forbes Re (PF Re) announced the appointment of Sherman Power to the newly...
