All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 14 2019 // Simon Matson, CEO of Arthur J. Gallagher’s UK broking and underwriting business, has apologized for “insensitive comments” made when former employees left Gallagher-owned Alesco to join Ardonagh...
Nov 14 2019 // An insurance agent in Wisconsin has had his license revoked and ordered to pay nearly $800,000 in penalties and restitution after being found in violation of insurance laws in the state.The former insurance agent, Barry...
Nov 14 2019 // Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) has elected Bill Wirth, of Wirth Agency in Waterloo, as president of the group for a term that runs until Sept. 30, 2020.As president, Wirth will serve as a member of...
Nov 14 2019 // On Dec. 14, 2018, Aaron Cole was about to buy a new house and received an email that he thought was from his title company, directing him to make a $123,000 deposit.Cole complied, not realizing that a sophisticated hacker...
Nov 14 2019 // Specialist independent Lloyd’s broker and delegated authority expert SSL Endeavour Limited (SSL Endeavour) will launch a managing general agent (MGA) based in Miami, and a trio of senior hires to support growth in...
Nov 13 2019 // In an era of insurance transformation, where process simplification and flawless customer service are expected, innovation in policy and product is a must—especially when it comes to the non-traditional coverage aspects...
Nov 13 2019 // Nationwide is introducing Nationwide Express, a technology platform that promises agents can quote policies for auto, homeowners and renters insurance in two minutes as well as tailor coverages, bind coverage, and process...
Nov 13 2019 // IAT Insurance Group, a provider of specialty property and casualty products, has hired a team of eight underwriters to its Specialty Brokerage division.All eight previously worked together at Hanover Insurance under Mark...
Nov 12 2019 // California Department of Insurance detectives this week arrested insurance agent Mark Lynch, 40, on 13 felony counts of grand theft, embezzlement, and money laundering after allegedly collecting over $72,425 in insurance...
Nov 12 2019 // PointeNorth Insurance Group, LLC (PNIG), a locally owned independent insurance agency in the Southeast, has acquired two additional insurance agencies in Georgia － Berger & O’Neal Insurance Group and...
Nov 12 2019 // Greyling Insurance Brokerage & Risk Consulting (Greyling), a division of EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants (EPIC), has launched a nationwide site pollution liability insurance program for the emerging cannabis...
Nov 8 2019 // Element Risk Management has acquired three new insurance agencies in Virginia and Pennsylvania.Barnes & Phillips Insurance & Financial Services of Woodstock, Va., Crawford Insurance Company of Strasburg, Va., and...
Nov 8 2019 // Global insurance services firm H.W. Kaufman Group and its subsidiary Burns & Wilcox, a North American wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager, have announced numerous leadership promotions. Twenty-three...
Nov 8 2019 // A former insurance agent, political campaign treasurer and Tennessee Republican Party committeewoman, is accused of stealing from her father’s campaign and pocketing insurance money from policyholders who used her...
Nov 6 2019 // Florida-based broker Baldwin Risk Partners (BRP) has come a long way since it was formed less than 10 years ago. The company has grown exponentially both through acquisitions and expansion and it is now beginning a new...
Nov 5 2019 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, Boston, Mass.-headquartered insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has appointed Chris Powers to lead its employee benefits practice for the Eastern U.S. Previously, Powers oversaw...
Nov 4 2019 // BMS Group, the London-based specialist re/insurance broker, announced the appointment of Jeff Irvan as chief property officer, U.S. reinsurance, reporting to BMS U.S. Reinsurance President Pete Chandler.The appointment is...
Nov 4 2019 // Agency errors and omissions (E&O) coverage is likely the most important insurance policy an agency purchases. As customer demands rise to an all-time high, having the right E&O coverage and ensuring best practices...
Nov 4 2019 // Insurance agent Stephen Mark Gomez, 64, of Lake View Terrace, Calif., was arraigned last month on eight felony counts of grand theft and embezzlement after allegedly collecting over $148,000 in insurance premium payments...
Nov 1 2019 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler took disciplinary action in July, August and September against insurance companies, agents and brokers for violating state insurance regulations.A summary of cases of...