Cobbs Allen News

CAC Specialty and Cobbs Allen Complete Merger

Specialty broker CAC Specialty and Cobbs Allen, a P/C and employee benefits broker, today announced the completion of their merger. The transaction creates a fully integrated specialty platform with the scale, resources and talent to serve a broad array of …

People Moves: Oakbridge Insurance Adds Moench; Cobbs Allen Hires Kirby

Oakbridge Insurance Adds Moench as Chief Sales Officer Oakbridge Insurance Agency LLC in Atlanta has added Cynthia Moench as chief sales officer. Moench’s has more than 30 years of experience in the independent agency system, with a particular focus on …

CAC Specialty Names Former Aon, JLT Specialty Executive Rice as CEO

Newly-launched specialty insurance broker CAC Specialty announced the appointment of Michael D. Rice II as its chief executive officer. Rice brings years of experience in the brokerage industry. Most recently, he served as the founding CEO and executive chairman of …

Newly-Launched CAC Specialty Combines Insurance Brokerage with Investment Banking

Alabama-based specialty insurance broker Cobbs Allen is forming CAC Specialty, a combined specialty insurance brokerage and investment banking platform to offer customized insurance and risk transfer services to large corporates, small and medium sized businesses, private equity, and other alternative …

Cobbs Allen in Alabama Adds JLT’s Payne to New Specialty Platform Team

Birmingham, Ala.-based Cobbs Allen is continuing its expansion of its insurance brokerage team with the addition of David Payne. Payne will join the leadership team that is building a national specialty platform focused on providing complex risk products for corporate …

Sparks, Sonderman to Lead Alabama-Based Cobbs Allen Specialty Insurance Brokerage

Cobbs Allen has hired industry veterans Paul Sparks and Darren Sonderman to lead its new specialty insurance brokerage. Sparks and Sonderman each bring more than 25 years of experience from founding and leading the Financial Services Division of McGriff, Seibels …

Virtus Acquires Cobbs Allen’s Kansas City Employee Benefits Unit

Insurance brokerage, Virtus, has acquired Cobbs Allen’s Kansas City employee benefits practice. This acquisition supplements Virtus’ Kansas City presence and adds depth and expertise to its employee benefits practice group. Virtus was founded in Kansas City in 2013 with a …

Jacks Joins Teneo Cobbs Allen Partnership in Alabama

Cobbs Allen of Birmingham, Ala., has added Chris Jacks to the Teneo Cobbs Allen team. Jacks comes with years of experience as a property and casualty underwriter, as well as actuarial knowledge. Most recently, Jacks served as CEO of Jacks …

Alabama-Based Cobbs Allen Taps Reed as HR Director

Cobbs Allen, a national insurance and risk management firm headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., has hired Tyrenda Williams-Reed as its new Human Resources director. Reed will be responsible for company-wide human resource services, recruitment and talent development. As a member of …

Cobbs Allen Opens New Orleans Office

Risk management firm Cobbs Allen has opened an office in New Orleans. The company is partnering with First Insurance in opening the office under the Cobbs Allen name. This will be the fourth office for the firm specializing in commercial …