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People Moves: Dreier Now Leading Minnesota Insurance Division; O’Brien Joins Kansas Insurance Agents Group’s Executive Committee
Aug 4 2021 // Minnesota Commerce Insurance Division Julia Dreier has been appointed to lead the Minnesota Commerce Insurance Division. Drier brings extensive knowledge and experience with Minnesota’s insurance industry. She has...
Insurance Broker Gallagher Sued Over Ransomware Attack
Aug 2 2021 // Insurance and benefits broker Arthur J. Gallagher is the target of a proposed class action lawsuit over a ransomware attack it suffered in 2020. The plaintiffs allege that Gallagher failed to follow federal and state...
NFP Acquires Dublin-Based P/C Broker Aiken Insurances
Aug 2 2021 // NFP, a New York City-based insurance broker and consultant, announced it has acquired Aiken Insurances Ltd. (AIL). Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Dublin-based AIL is a retail and commercial insurance...
People Moves: Liberty Brokers Adds Wolfenberger, Ganis
Aug 2 2021 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Steve Wolfenberger vice president. He has 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, including developing his specialty in employee benefits. He was most recently with...
Congratulations Top 100 Agencies
Aug 2 2021 // This year marks the 17th annual publication of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Agencies special report. This year’s Top 100 welcomes 11 newcomers to the list: Holmes Murphy; Acentria Insurance; Patriot...
Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Embezzling
Aug 2 2021 // Anna Gabriela Garcia, also known as Anna Nuno-Garcia, 48, of Capistrano Beach, Calif., was sentenced in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana after pleading guilty to two felony counts of embezzlement and grand theft...
Economic Recovery Brings Opportunity to Agents Who are Ready
Aug 2 2021 // Do you remember the first time you rode a roller coaster? I do, and I was absolutely terrified when I felt it pick up steam and hurtle down toward the bottom of the first big dip. As the car began to climb the next hill,...
UK’s Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) Expands to Republic of Ireland
Jul 30 2021 // The UK’s Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) has expanded its membership into the Republic of Ireland (ROI) following an initiative driven by Chief Executive Mike Keating. The move to enable MGAs,...
People Moves: IIAT Promotes Loftis, Adds Ellmer; New Officers, Board Members for Austin Agents Association
Jul 30 2021 // IIAT The Independent Insurance Agents Association of Texas (IIAT) promoted H. Lee Loftis Jr. to chief legislative officer and added Regan Ellmer to the IIAT government affairs team. Loftis has been IIAT’s government...
People Moves: United Valley Adds Cyr; MJ Hall Names Brooks Lead Broker in California
Jul 30 2021 // United Valley Insurance Services Inc. has named Paul Cyr Southwest region director. Cyr, formerly United Valley’s Member Advisory Council chair, joins United Valley as the lead in Arizona and surrounding states. His...
Insurtech Agentero to Expand Digital Network for Agents After Raising $13.5M
Jul 29 2021 // Agentero raised $13.5 million in new financing designed to boost and help expand its digital insurance network for agents. The California-based insurtech, launched in 2017, is designed to help insurance agents access...
Howden Acquires Independent Italian Broker Andrea Scagliarini SpA
Jul 29 2021 // Howden, the London-based insurance broker, announced an agreement to acquire Italian broker Andrea Scagliarini SpA. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. By establishing operations in Italy, Howden adds...
Keystone Agency Investors Partners with 2 Midwest Agencies
Jul 28 2021 // Keystone Agency Investors (KAI), a private equity backed investment firm that is a majority owner of independent insurance agencies, entered into equity partnerships with Arachas Group LLC in Bartlett, Illinois, and Mason...
NFP in Canada and Aviation Broker Piiq Risk Form Exclusive Partnership
Jul 28 2021 // NFP, a New York-based insurance broker and consultant, announced the formation of an exclusive strategic partnership in Canada with aviation re/insurance broker Piiq Risk Partners. The NFP Complex Risk Solutions Group will...
Broker Ardonagh Group Launches Ardonagh Europe to Expand Buy-and-Build Strategy
Jul 27 2021 // The Ardonagh Group announced the creation of Ardonagh Europe as it prepares to take its buy-and-build model to Europe. Ardonagh Europe will be headquartered in Dublin and led by Conor Brennan, who will also continue to...
Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Embezzling Nearly $200K
Jul 26 2021 // Anna Gabriela Garcia, also known as Anna Nuno-Garcia, 48, of Capistrano Beach, Calif., was sentenced in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana after pleading guilty to two felony counts of embezzlement and grand theft...
Iowa Agent Placed on Probation Owes $30K, Has License Revoked
Jul 23 2021 // Des Moines, Iowa, Chad Mackland, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, recently submitted an Alford plea to the charge of Ongoing Criminal Conduct (Class B Felony) in Pottawattamie County District Court following an investigation by...
Relation Insurance Services Acquires Assets of SIG Insurance Agencies
Jul 23 2021 // Relation Insurance Services Inc. acquired the assets of The SIG Insurance Agencies. The partnership with SIG strengthens Relation’s existing capabilities and further expands the platform’s geographic presence...
Bradenton, Florida Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Elderly Investors
Jul 21 2021 // Kenneth Murry Rossman, a certified public accountant and licensed insurance agent, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of a false income...
UK Broker Price Forbes Acquires 100% Stake of Chile Business
Jul 21 2021 // Price Forbes, a London-based insurance broker, announced it has increased its shareholding in Price Forbes Chile to 100% as part of its commitment to invest in growing its presence in Latin America. Price Forbes has grown...
