March 24, 2025
SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced a new strategic partnership with the independent insurance broker Holmes Murphy. SiriusPoint has partnered with Holmes Murphy, headquartered in Waukee, Iowa, and its wholly owned subsidiary and managing general agent Innovative …
January 16, 2025
Holmes Murphy announced its expansion into a second location in the Des Moines metro area. The company officially signed a lease for space in the Arcadia building located at 7000 Vista Drive in West Des Moines. The Arcadia building is …
September 20, 2024
Holmes Murphy announced the opening of a new office in Lincoln, Nebraska with a focus on client growth, talent attraction and increased opportunity for innovation. Prior to this new office, Holmes Murphy has had a location in Omaha for more …
July 7, 2022
Vally Insurance Agency Alliance Adds Berry, Johnson Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of nearly 150 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois, recently hired two new team members. Jessica Berry was hired as a data analyst for …
June 1, 2022
Holmes Murphy Adds Ryan Anderson as Property Casualty Specialty Practice Leader Holmes Murphy added Ryan Anderson as the property casualty specialty practice leader in the company’s expanding Minneapolis market. Anderson joins the Holmes Murphy team with nearly 20 years of …
May 23, 2022
Holmes Murphy Adds Tim Boberg as Property Casualty Market Leader of Minneapolis Team Holmes Murphy named Tim Boberg as the Property Casualty market leader of the company’s growing Minneapolis team. Boberg joins Holmes Murphy with nearly 20 years of industry …
March 2, 2022
Holmes Murphy Names Jay Reimers as Senior Client Advocate Holmes Murphy has hired Jay Reimers as a senior client advocate in its Minneapolis, Minnesota office. With 10 years’ experience in the insurance industry, Reimers has a track record of client …
February 14, 2022
Westfield Specialty Adds Manoj Jain as Chief Information Officer Westfield Specialty has added Manoj Jain as chief information officer (CIO), reporting to Jack Kuhn, Westfield Specialty’s president. In his new role, Jain is responsible for the overall development and execution …
July 13, 2021
Holmes Murphy Waukee, Iowa-based Holmes Murphy named Ellen Willadsen chief innovation officer (CIO); Lindsay Chase assumed the role of the firm’s chief financial officer (CFO); and Susan Hatten has been promoted to the role of Holmes Murphy’s chief marketing officer …
June 21, 2021
KAIA Josh Goodman is joining the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents’ (KAIA) team as its new director of Business Development, as of July 12. Goodman had been active in KAIA leadership for many years, including as a KAIA board member …