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France’s Verlingue Buys Broker Cabinet Depeyre and MGA Depeyre Solutions
Jan 12 2023 // French broker Verlingue, a subsidiary of Adelaïde Group and specialist in corporate protection, is continuing its external growth strategy with two new acquisitions that will consolidate its presence in the Grand Est...
First MainStreet Adds 3 Iowa Partner Agencies
Jan 10 2023 // First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies L.C., closed out 2022 with adding three additional partner agencies to the platform. In total, the firm completed 11 new partnerships in 2022, ten...
Ardonagh Specialty Joins Global Broking Network, Brokerslink
Jan 10 2023 // Brokerslink has added Ardonagh Specialty to its international network. Three businesses within Ardonagh Specialty – Ed Broking, Ed Bermuda and Piiq Risk Partners – are existing Brokerslink partners, and remain in the...
Texas’ Combined Agents of America Adds 24 Partner Agencies
Jan 9 2023 // Combined Agents of America (CAA) – a privately held aggregator group based in Austin, Texas – announced the additions of 23 new partner agencies to the organization. The group will now be comprised of 94 agencies...
Insurers, Agents Spared in New Jersey Shooting Claims
Jan 5 2023 // A federal judge in New Jersey has ruled that a New Jersey property owner is not entitled to insurance coverage for a shooting because it never disclosed it owned the banquet hall where the shooting took place on its two...
California Bail Agent Arraigned for Felony Grand Theft
Jan 4 2023 // Previously licensed California bail agent and insurance producer Sean Wilczak, 29, was arraigned in Santa Barbara County Superior Court on three felony counts of grand theft for allegedly stealing $25,000 from three bail...
Howden Buys Spanish Broker March Risk Solutions, Forms Alliance With Banca March
Jan 3 2023 // Howden, the London-based international insurance broker, announced it has acquired 100% of Spanish insurance broker March Risk Solutions (March R.S.) and has signed an alliance with Banca March, March R.S.’s parent...
Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced After Embezzling Clients’ Premium Payments
Dec 27 2022 // Anaiza Villarreal Lopez, 30, of McFarland, California was sentenced in Kern County Superior Court on one count of grand theft by embezzlement after pocketing clients’ premium payments and leaving several of them...
Howden Acquires Italian TV and Film Broker Assimovie
Dec 22 2022 // Howden, the international insurance broker, announced it has agreed to acquire Assimovie, the leading TV, film and advertising insurance broker in Italy. The transaction underlines Howden’s continued commitment to...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquiring Brazilian Broker Interbrok
Dec 21 2022 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of São Paulo, Brazil-based Interbrok Group. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. In a media statement, J. Patrick Gallagher Jr., chairman, president and...
Hilb, Patriot Growth, Oakbridge Continue Expansion with Southeast Agencies
Dec 21 2022 // Hilb Acquires Georgia’s Gillman Insurance The Hilb Group has acquired Georgia-based Gillman Insurance Problem Solvers, expanding Hilb’s already expanding Southeast presence. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Gillman...
Georgia Insurance Agent Sentenced After Conviction on Fraudulent Comp Certificates
Dec 20 2022 // This article has been updated to reflect information from the prosecutor in the case. A Georgia insurance agent has been sentenced to five years in prison after he was convicted of providing fraudulent workers’...
Calling All Top P/C Agents: Agents of the Year Nominations Now Open
Dec 15 2022 // Insurance Journal is once again searching for the nation’s leading independent agents and to become part of the annual Top Property/Casualty Agent listing. Be recognized as an industry leader among the nation’s...
Court Defines Insurance Broker’s Duty to Inform LLCs About Workers’ Compensation
Dec 15 2022 // What is the duty of an insurance broker in New Jersey to members of a limited liability corporation (LLC) when it comes to workers’ compensation coverage? The New Jersey Supreme Court this week ruled that a broker...
Jensten Group Acquires UK Specialist Broker Basil Fry & Co.
Dec 14 2022 // The Jensten Group, the London-based independent insurance broking group, has acquired specialist commercial broker Basil Fry & Co. for an undisclosed amount. The latest deal, which is subject to regulatory approval,...
ALKEME Acquired Robert Bell Insurance Brokers in California
Dec 13 2022 // ALKEME acquired Robert Bell Insurance Brokers in Fallbrook, California. Robert Bell Insurance Brokers will continue to operate under its current brand. Robert Bell is an insurance agency that specializes in...
Network Merger: New Jersey Alliance’s 22 Agencies to Join Keystone Group
Dec 13 2022 // Keystone Insurers Group, the fourth largest insurance agency network, has agreed to merge New Jersey Agents Alliance (NJAA) into its nationally ranked network. Keystone said NJAA’s 22 owners/members unanimously...
Indian Tycoon Birla Weighs Selling Insurance Brokerage Unit: Sources
Dec 13 2022 // Aditya Birla Capital Ltd., controlled by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla, is considering selling its insurance brokerage unit as the group seeks to restructure its financial services business, people familiar with the...
Former California Insurance Agent Arrested in Alleged $100K Investment Scam
Dec 12 2022 // Gautam Arora, 38, of Tustin, California, was arrested on 11 felony counts of securities violations and money laundering after a California Department of Insurance investigation reportedly found he allegedly defrauded four...
Jensten Acquires Specialist Motor Trade Broker Bellegrove
Dec 9 2022 // The Jensten Group, the London-based independent insurance broking group, has acquired specialist broker Bellegrove, providing the group with a significant presence across the UK motor trade and fleet insurance market. The...
