All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 22 2019 // Insurance agent Richard Valdriz, 52, has been charged with thirteen felony counts including identity theft, forgery, and grand theft after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance reportedly found that he...
Oct 22 2019 // The author Douglas Adams once said, “We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.” Many of us can relate, especially with new technology such as distributed ledger technology...
Oct 21 2019 // Terry Ann McIntosh’s financial nightmare began four years ago, soon after she hired a caregiver through a family services website. McIntosh, then 75 and in a wheelchair, had assumed that the young woman who...
Oct 21 2019 // Insurance policies are difficult to read and understand. Another name for an insurance policy is a “legal contract.” An insurance policy is a specific kind of legal contract. Without training and experience,...
Oct 21 2019 // Like many people, entrepreneur and former Israeli tech journalist turned insurtech founder Liri Halperin never expected she would end up in the insurance business. But an insurance buying experience almost four years ago...
Oct 21 2019 // Commercial property underwriters are adjusting to a market defined by rising catastrophe losses and dwindling profits. From increasing rates and higher deductibles to fewer classes of business and stricter underwriting,...
Oct 21 2019 // Among carriers, the silo model in which departments operate independently and do not easily collaborate on common goals is well-documented. Among agents, however, no matter the size, silos can create problems and...
Oct 21 2019 // Insurtechs have been making headlines for several years with how they are changing the insurance business and the threat they pose to traditional insurance distribution. But as these fledgling insurance technology firms...
Oct 21 2019 // Liability insurance as we know it no longer suits a large fraction of today’s and tomorrow’s small-business owners. Brokers and insurers are at a crossroads on how to serve small businesses’ changing...
Oct 18 2019 // Brokerslink announced a strategic agreement for Swiss Re Corporate Solutions to develop a dedicated international insurance program management platform for the organization’s broker network.The new business platform,...
Oct 17 2019 // Castel Specialty, the London-based division of club-style MGA formation platform Castel Underwriting Agencies Ltd., has entered the construction and engineering market, primarily focused on the UK, North America,...
Oct 17 2019 // Some Britons living in the Europe Union are worried about losing access to free healthcare after Brexit, opening up a potentially lucrative new market for European health insurers.“I am indebted to France for my...
Oct 16 2019 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC has acquired the assets and operations of The Suitelife, a program manager specializing in boutique hotels, premier and full service hotels, hotel management companies, condo hotels and resorts...
Oct 16 2019 // A nudge into the market by carriers offering private flood insurance is becoming more of a shove, which might bring new opportunities for claims adjusters and maybe create a more efficient claims process along the way.An...
Oct 16 2019 // Prime Risk Partners Inc. and EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants have entered into an agreement to join forces.Prime Risk Partners, headquartered in Atlanta, is a growing national firm of insurance professionals...
Oct 15 2019 // Insurance brokerage and consulting firm, Virtus, has expanded its Private Equity Practice with the addition of Mike Kesner, John Eichmann, Eric Banduch, Joey Eichmann and Angela Aiello in Chicago. Prior to joining Virtus,...
Oct 15 2019 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has hired Jim and Taylor Armitage to the Woodland Hills, Calif., office. Both were formerly with Arroyo Insurance. Jim Armitage was a founding member of the Arroyo Insurance group of...
Oct 14 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Helsingborg, Sweden-based insurance broker Proinova.The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1989 by CEO Sten Eriksson, Proinova specializes in...
Oct 11 2019 // U.S. health officials said on Friday there may be more than one cause to the outbreak of the mysterious lung illness linked to e-cigarette use and said they do not see a meaningful drop in new cases.As of Tuesday, 1,299...
Oct 11 2019 // Today is a great time to be an independent agent, but running an independent agency is not easy. Without an awareness of how the industry is evolving, and having access to ongoing training and education, you may not be...