All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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 in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 broker/agents....
Apr 7 2025 // Dutch Broker HW International Completes Management BuyoutHW 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...
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 of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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 &...
Apr 1 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Onboarding processes are often a barrier to recruiting and retaining talented claims adjusters, but one innovative insurance services firm flipped the script by...
Mar 31 2025 // Are you a young insurance agent, 40 years old or younger? Do you know a young insurance agent?This is the final call for participating in this year’s Young Insurance Agents Opinion Survey! The deadline for...
Mar 31 2025 // European financial authorities are exploring ways to streamline oversight of the €1.2 trillion ($1.3 trillion) asset-backed securities market and simplify reporting requirements, according to a report that offers...