Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Independent Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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Dec 17 2018 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based American Financial Group Inc. (AFG) hired Anthony W. Dunn as vice president, overseeing the internal audit function for the company and its subsidiaries. Dunn has 20 years of experience in the...
Big I New York Appoints Hobson as Director of Government Relations
Nov 27 2018 // Big I New York, the state’s oldest insurance producer trade organization, has appointed Scott W. Hobson as its director of government relations. In this role, Hobson is responsible for developing and advancing Big I...
Independent Agents Post Highest Growth Rate in Past 15 Quarters: Reagan Consulting
Nov 19 2018 // Independent insurance agents and brokers can celebrate a four-year growth trend, according to Reagan Consulting. In its third-quarter Organic Growth and Profitability (OGP) study, the agency consultant says that the...
How Independent Agents Fared in 3Q and the Past 4 Years
Nov 9 2018 // Independent insurance agents and brokers can celebrate a four-year growth trend, reports Reagan Consulting. in its third-quarter Organic Growth and Profitability (OGP) study, the agency consultant says that the...
Insurtech Profile: Openly’s ‘Sophisticated’ Digital Experience for Independent Agents
Oct 26 2018 // Keep an eye out for Openly, a new digitally-sophisticated upmarket homeowners insurer catering to independent agents. According to Ty Harris, founder and CEO, Openly will launch in early 2019 in a yet-to-be-announced large...
Merchants Insurance Group’s Winkworth Named to Agents Council for Technology
Oct 19 2018 // Merchants Insurance Group Customer Experience Lead Ginny Winkworth has been named as co-chair of the Customer Experience Work Group of the Agents Council for Technology (ACT), a program of the Independent Insurance Agents...
Brokerslink Expands in Africa with Addition of 8 Independent Brokers
Oct 11 2018 // Brokerslink announced the expansion of its global broker network, which includes eight independent brokers from Africa, a brokerage in Indonesia, two specialist wholesale brokers and two companies that focus on risk and...
Muldowney Named President of Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois
Oct 8 2018 // Patrick Muldowney has been elected president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois. The Chicago-based Muldowney will be responsible for the general leadership functions of the organization. He will also serve as...
French Broker Verlingue Triples Its Size in UK Market with Acquisition of ICB Group
Sep 4 2018 // Specialist corporate insurance broker Verlingue announced it has acquired independent UK broker ICB Group. Financial details of the deal were not released. With the acquisition of Egham, England-based ICB, Verlingue...
Why Insurance Agencies at Crossroad Are Turning to Aggregators: Viewpoint
Aug 27 2018 // Even as they look back on several years of steady growth and success, many owners of independent insurance agencies now find themselves at a crossroad where they are pressed to make critical strategic decisions about the...
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Aug 6 2018 // Risk management services firm, Hanover Stone Partners, has tapped Ellen Shew Holland to lead its newly established national higher education practice. She is based in Dallas. Shew Holland will lead a practice that will...
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Jul 16 2018 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) elected Jeffrey L. Brady of Brady, Chapman, Holland & Associates (BCH) in Houston to serve as IIAT chair for 2018-19. Brady was elected during IIAT’s 121st Annual...
Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia Elect Coard as President
Jun 28 2018 // Andrew Coard was installed as president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia, on June 8 during IIAG’s 121st annual convention and trade show at Hilton Head Island, S.C. Andrew Coard Coard, a Marietta, Ga....
IIAT Honors Shepard for Political Action; Davis as Account Manager of the Year
Jun 26 2018 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) honored Harlingen independent insurance agent Bob Shepard with its Paige Eiland Political Action Award at IIAT’s 121st Annual Conference and Trade Show in San...
Brady to Serve as Chair of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Jun 21 2018 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) elected Jeffrey L. Brady of Brady, Chapman, Holland & Associates (BCH) in Houston, to serve as chair for 2018-19. Brady was elected during IIAT’s 121st Annual...
How Agency Partnerships Help Agencies at a Crossroad
Jun 18 2018 // Even as they look back on several years of steady growth and success, many owners of independent insurance agencies now find themselves at a crossroad where they are pressed to make critical strategic decisions about the...
Big “I” Markets Partners with Coalition to Offer Cyber, Tech E&O Coverage
Jun 15 2018 // Big “I” Markets, the online market access system available exclusively to Big “I” members, has partnered with Coalition to offer its member agents access to cyber and technology errors &...
Michigan Agency Receives Trusted Choice Community Involvement Award
May 8 2018 // Trusted Choice has awarded the annual Dan Fulwider Award for Community Involvement to Alliance Financial & Insurance in Lowell, Michigan. In recognition of Fulwider’s community involvement, Trusted Choice...
American Family, Main Street America Reveal Plan to Merge
May 4 2018 // Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance group and Florida-based The Main Street America Group will pursue a merger, the companies announced today. The combined equity of the merged entities is expected to be more than $9...
Nationwide Switching to Independent Agency Distribution Model by 2020
Apr 16 2018 // Independent agents take note – Nationwide may be on your side. Nationwide on Monday announced its intention to shift to an independent agency distribution model over the next two years. The Columbus, Ohio-based carrier,...
