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Lloyd’s Broker Charged Over Alleged Ecuador Bribes
Apr 17 2025 // UK fraud cops have charged an insurance broker with bribery, after a four-year probe into alleged corruption involving state-run insurance contracts in Ecuador. The Serious Fraud Office accused United Insurance Brokers...
NC Committee Approves Bill to End Education Requirements for Insurance Agents
Apr 17 2025 // A North Carolina House of Representatives committee voted Wednesday to do away with educational course requirements for insurance agent licenses, a move that could help address what has been called a shortage of producers...
Flatten Your Onboarding with AgentSync Manage and Onboarding Portals
Apr 15 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Are your producers tired of entering (and re-entering) their answers five different ways into slight variations of the Uniform Producer Application every time they...
Idaho Bail Agent Convicted of Insurance Fraud for Mishandling Funds
Apr 15 2025 // An Idaho man pleaded guilty to one count of felony insurance fraud for diverting fiduciary funds for personal use. Johnny Mateo Robles, Jr. of Twin Falls, pleaded guilty to one count of felony insurance fraud for diverting...
Allstate Agent Can Be Sued Over Nonrenewal of ‘Grandfathered’ Flood Insurance Policy
Apr 15 2025 // A Connecticut agent for Allstate Insurance may be sued by an insured who faults the agent for not renewing a flood insurance policy in a timely fashion, thereby depriving the insured of the benefit of...
Higginbotham Adds Agencies in Georgia, Tennessee to the Team
Apr 14 2025 // Higginbotham, one of the largest insurance agencies headquartered in Texas, has expanded its footprint in the Southeast by adding agencies in Georgia and Tennessee. The firm announced that Tidwell & Hilburn Insurance...
Ascend Releases AI-Powered Smart Inbox for Retail Agencies
Apr 14 2025 // Smart Inbox automates processing of documents for both agency bill and direct bill workflows San Francisco, April 14, 2025 – Ascend, the leading financial operations automation platform for the insurance industry, today...
NAMIC, Big ‘I’ Join Call to Do Away With Federal Insurance Office
Apr 11 2025 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America are the latest from the industry to join a call in support of a measure to abolish the Federal Insurance...
Broker BMS Appoints Former Hannover Re Executive Henchoz as Chairman of Board
Apr 8 2025 // BMS Group, the London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the appointment of Jean-Jacques Henchoz to the role of chairman of the board, effective May 1, 2025. Henchoz was most recently the CEO and...
Agents Speak Out: Carrier MFAs Are Inefficient Workflow
Apr 8 2025 // As consumers, we all hate to wait longer than necessary for basic service. Independent agents are both consumers and service providers themselves — and they’re caught in the middle of a time trap called...
Winning Brokers and Agents: How Expert Insured Empowers Wholesalers and MGAs
Apr 8 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Expert Insured. Returning from WSIA in Phoenix, one message was clear: wholesalers and MGAs are more focused than ever on delivering exceptional experiences to their...
Business Moves: Dutch Broker HW International Completes MBO; Jewelers Mutual Buys Australia’s Q Report; Ardonagh Advisory Buys UK Broker ALP Holdings
Apr 7 2025 // Dutch Broker HW International Completes Management Buyout HW International BV (HWI BV), the privately held, Dutch insurance broker, has completed a management buyout with the backing of OBL Investments BV, a privately held...
SecurityScorecard Names Willis as Official Cyber Broker as Part of Partnership
Apr 7 2025 // SecurityScorecard and Willis, a WTW business, announced a collaboration to enhance cyber risk quantification, improve insurance modeling, and strengthen enterprise security strategies for organizations worldwide. As part...
Claims Service, Tech, Communication Top Independent Agent Concerns
Apr 7 2025 // Claims, communication, and technology are the top three concerns for independent agents when placing new business with a carrier, according to insurtech Vertafore. The findings were the result of a survey of nearly 1,300...
Today’s Commercial Property Market in ‘Better Place’ Brokers Assess 4 Current Trends: Vacancies, Alternatives, Valuations, Wildfires
Apr 7 2025 // Commercial property insurance rates continue to fall for most accounts after most property insurers saw profitable books in 2024. That’s good news for insureds, commercial property brokers say, as clients begin to...
Federal Agencies Issue Guidance on Discrimination Related to DEI Programs
Apr 7 2025 // On March 19, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), jointly issued technical assistance documents focused on educating the public about unlawful discrimination...
Texas Judge Awards Nearly $2M for FBI Agent’s Fatal Shooting
Apr 7 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...
Buyer-Friendly April Reinsurance Renewal Bodes Well for Mid-Year Renewals: Brokers
Apr 4 2025 // The April reinsurance renewals saw a competitive, buyer-friendly market with plentiful capacity and price reductions for loss-free accounts – in a continuation of the favorable market conditions seen in January,...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Brokers in UK and Australia
Apr 3 2025 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. this week announced two acquisitions – of the UK’s Bircroft Insurance Services and Australia’s Tresidder Insurance Brokers. Financial details of the transactions were not...
MEMIC Recognizes Three NE Agencies for Service to Policyholders
Apr 3 2025 // Workers’ compensation specialist insurer MEMIC, based in Maine, has recognized three agencies in the Northeast for top service to policyholders. HUB International Northeast, with offices in New York City; Brown &...
