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Insurance Verification Startup TrustLayer Raises $6.6M from BrokerTech, Ventures
Feb 3 2021 // TrustLayer, developer of a proof-of-insurance risk management platform, has raised $6.6 million in seed funding from venture investors, insurance brokers and others. “Verification of insurance and business...
The Hilb Group Acquires New York’s Rampart Brokerage Corporation & Afilliates
Feb 2 2021 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has completed its 100th acquisition by acquiring New York-based Rampart Brokerage Corporation & Affiliates (RBC). The effective date of the acquisition was December 1, 2020. Headquartered in...
Unlicensed California Agent Fined $20K Following Cease and Desist Order
Jan 28 2021 // Former insurance agent, Karen Marie Dondanville, 53, of Lake Forest, Calif., this week was ordered to pay the California Department of Insurance $20,000 in penalties after a judge’s decision that affirms the cease...
Aon, Willis Announce Leadership Team for Post-Merger Brokerages
Jan 28 2021 // In anticipation of their proposed merger receiving final approval, insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson announced the future leadership team for the firm that will be effective following the close of the merger,...
Vermont Man Charged in Eight Arsons Arrested by Federal Agents
Jan 28 2021 // A Stowe man charged in eight arsons that police say caused more than $1.5 million in damage to the resort community has been arrested by federal agents. Jeffrey Nolan, 62, made his initial appearance in federal court on...
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in California Adds James
Jan 27 2021 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in Woodland Hills, Calif., has added Jessica James to the firm. James focuses on construction, environmental, professional liability, non-profits, cannabis and lessor’s risk. She...
MyFloodInsurance.com Expands Flood Tool to Real Estate Agents, Homebuyers
Jan 25 2021 // MyFloodInsurance.com has been expanded to allow for real estate agents and homebuyers to receive instant flood insurance quotes from multiple flood insurance companies, as well as the National Flood Insurance Program...
California Insurance Agents Arraigned in $687K Grand Theft Scheme
Jan 25 2021 // Licensed insurance agents Robert Farmer, 65, of Camarillo, Calif., and Marion Urcan, 67, of Agoura Hills, Calif., were arraigned in mid-January in Los Angeles County Superior Court on multiple counts of grand theft after...
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Schutz with NIF Group is a ‘Cannabis Ninja’
Jan 21 2021 // Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips...
The Villages Insurance Partners of Florida Adds Allstate Agent Sheats
Jan 21 2021 // The Villages Insurance Partners of Florida has added Alexis Ball-Sheats to its team of Personal Lines Risk Consultants. Ball-Sheats will be one of three licensed risk consultants at the agency’s Mulberry Grove...
Kansas Insurance Agent to Repay $86K After Guilty Plea
Jan 21 2021 // A former Kansas insurance agent from Johnson County has pleaded guilty to insurance fraud charges and agreed to repay nearly $86,000 in restitution, the state’s attorney general’s office reported. Kansas...
Maryland Insurance Agencies Accuse Erie Insurance of Discriminatory Practices
Jan 21 2021 // Three Maryland independent insurance agencies contracted with Erie Insurance have filed complaints with the Maryland Insurance Administration alleging Erie engaged in discriminatory practices against low-income and...
Hub Acquires Assets of Texas’ Commercial Insurance Brokers
Jan 15 2021 // Global insurance broker Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Commercial Insurance Brokers Inc., based in El Paso, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Commercial Insurance Brokers is a...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Bush Insurance Agents & Brokers
Jan 15 2021 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA), acquired Bush Insurance Agents & Brokers of Cambridge Springs, Penn., on December 31, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1918, Bush Insurance is a...
NFP Acquires Toronto-Based EdgeHill Insurance Brokers
Jan 14 2021 // NFP, a New York-based insurance broker and consultant, announced the acquisition of EdgeHill Insurance Brokers Ltd., in a transaction that closed on Dec. 16, 2020. Financial details of the acquisition were not...
Applied Systems to Acquire EZLynx, Comparative Rating, Agency Management Vendor
Jan 14 2021 // Insurance technology firm Applied Systems has agreed to acquire EZLynx, an agency management system vendor and pioneer in real-time comparative rating . Applied said the acquisition is complementary and will expand its...
Brokerslink Expands Global Network with Brokers in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa
Jan 14 2021 // Global broking business, Brokerslink, starts 2021 with the continued the expansion of its global network and the addition of independent broker JDB in North Macedonia. Trading since 2009, JDB is a growing broker with a...
Hickman Joins AUI’s Brokerage Division, Energy Practice in Dallas
Jan 13 2021 // Appalachian Underwriters Inc. (AUI) has added Dustin Hickman to its brokerage department as a casualty broker in Dallas. Hickman joins the AUI organization as part of the Energy Practice Group, specializing in heavy...
Insurance Broker Aon Drops Trump Organization
Jan 12 2021 // Insurance broker Aon has ended its business relationship with the Trump Organization, Insurance Journal has learned. The Trump Organization is the hotel, luxury residence and golf course business of the Trump family that...
Digital E&S Broker Pathpoint Offers Multiple Cyber Quotes to Retail Agents
Jan 12 2021 // Pathpoint, a digital excess and surplus lines insurance broker, said it is offering a new capability to independent retail agents: access to multiple cyber insurance quotes through a single online application containing...
