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Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Acquires Global Captive Management

Sep 24 2019 // Waukee, Iowa-based Holmes Murphy, an employee-owned and controlled insurance brokerage, has expanded its footprint into the international space by acquiring Global Captive Management (GCM). GCM is no stranger to Holmes...

Holmes Murphy Adds Hughes to Minnesota Team

Aug 27 2019 // Independent insurance brokerage Holmes Murphy has welcomed Nate Hughes as account executive to the company’s growing Minneapolis, Minnesota, property/casualty team. Hughes joins Holmes Murphy through the merger with...

Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Names McCarty New Chief Strategy Officer

Jul 26 2019 // Waukee, Iowa-based Holmes Murphy has added Lori McCarty as chief strategy officer (CSO). McCarty brings more than 25 years of financial services experience at both small and Fortune 500 and 100 companies. McCarty joins...

Holmes Murphy Welcomes Deibele to Employee Benefits Team in Minnesota

Jul 16 2019 // Holmes Murphy has added Brooks Deibele as regional market Leader for the company’s growing Minneapolis Employee Benefits team. Deibele joins Holmes Murphy from Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Minnesota, where he...

Harrison Joins Holmes Murphy in Houston as VP, Business Development

Jul 11 2019 // Waukee, Iowa-based insurance services firm, Holmes Murphy, has added Don Harrison as vice president of Business Development for South and Central Texas. Based in Houston, Harrison will lead Holmes Murphy’s business...

Holmes Murphy Adds Payne as Organizational Wellbeing Practice Leader

Jun 20 2019 // Ali Payne has joined insurance services firm Holmes Murphy in Waukee, Iowa, as practice leader for Organizational Wellbeing. Payne brings more than 19 years of experience developing holistic, innovative solutions to...

Holmes Murphy Moves Denver Office

Mar 27 2019 // Holmes Murphy has moved to a new location in the firm’s Denver, Colo. market. Executives said one reason for the move was to accommodate the firm’s growth. Nearly 40 employees occupy the new location. Including...

Brashear to Lead Holmes Murphy’s Expansion in Texas

Jan 30 2019 // Iowa-based Holmes Murphy is expanding into the Houston and Central Texas markets and has added Travis Brashear to lead the initiative. Brashear, an attorney, will lead Holmes Murphy’s presently forming Houston team...

Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Creates Philanthropic Foundation

Jan 24 2019 // Waukee, Iowa-based insurance services firm, Holmes Murphy, has created the Holmes Murphy Foundation for its philanthropic and charitable-giving initiatives. This newly-formed foundation will oversee all philanthropic and...

Holmes Murphy Adds Nelson to Des Moines Team

Jan 7 2019 // Insurance services firm, Holmes Murphy, has named Chris Nelson as general counsel in Des Moines, Iowa. Nelson, a Des Moines native, brings more than 15 years of experience as an attorney specializing in corporate and...

People

Oct 1 2018 // Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan appointed Matt Taylor as vice president of Marketing. Taylor joined Farm Bureau Insurance in 2009 as an agent. He later joined marketing management as a managing partner in the Southeast...

Hatten Taking on New Management Role at Iowa’s Holmes Murphy

Sep 5 2018 // Iowa-based insurance services firm Holmes Murphy has named Susan Hatten as senior manager, Corporate Community Engagement, a newly created position that fits Hatten’s expertise. Hatten was formerly an account...

Business Moves

Aug 6 2018 // BNC Insurance Agency, Murray, Schoen & Homer BNC Insurance Agency Inc., an independently owned retail brokerage firm with headquarters in Rye Brook, N.Y., has acquired Murray, Schoen & Homer Inc., also located in...

Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Welcomes 14 New Employee Shareholders

Jul 19 2018 // Iowa-based insurance services firm, Holmes Murphy, recently added 14 new employee shareholders. Holmes Murphy shareholders help lead the company in its mission to promote health, protect wealth, and deliver peace of mind....

Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Relocates to New Office in Davenport

Jul 13 2018 // Davenport, Iowa-based independent insurance brokerage, Holmes Murphy, has moved from its Research Parkway location to a newly renovated space adjacent to Russell Construction. The new office space was selected due to the...

Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Joins Forces with Construction Industry Leader CSDZ

Jul 5 2018 // Holmes Murphy has joined forces with privately owned Cobb Strecker Dunphy & Zimmermann Inc. (CSDZ), based in Minneapolis. Holmes Murphy said the merger is its largest to date and strengthens the firm’s depth in...

Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Taps Hurley as President, Property Casualty Brokerage

Jun 27 2018 // Iowa-based Holmes Murphy has named John Hurley II as president of Property Casualty Brokerage Services. Hurley was formerly senior vice president of Property Casualty, and this new title reflects the high-caliber work...

Schneider Joins Holmes Murphy Team in Sioux Falls

Apr 5 2018 // Des Moines, Iowa-based Holmes Murphy has added Jimmy Schneider to its Sioux Falls, S.D., team as vice president of Employee Benefits. Schneider is a second-generation insurance agent and will play a crucial role working...

Holmes Murphy Expands Nebraska Main Street Program to Smaller Companies

Mar 27 2018 // Iowa-based Holmes Murphy has expanded Main Street, its captive insurance subsidiary built to give small businesses the same buying power as big corporations, to include businesses with 10 to 50 employees. Since its...

Holmes Murphy’s Jacobsen Recognized as Regional Safety Professional of the Year

Mar 14 2018 // Josh Jacobsen, senior loss control consultant for Des Moines, Iowa-based Holmes Murphy has received the Region V 2017 Safety Professional of the Year from the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). ASSE only...