All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 24 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.For carriers and agencies that sell Medicare Advantage, Supplement, or Part D plans, Medicare open enrollment season is always right around the corner. If you’re a...
Mar 24 2025 // Florida legislative leaders, facing increasing pressure from the public and the press, pledged to investigate property insurers’ financial structures as they met in Tallahassee in early March. And bills filed before...
Mar 24 2025 // This year restaurants and bars continue to grapple with many of the same challenges they faced in 2024. The rising cost of labor and food, along with the ongoing struggle to recruit and retain employees, remain among the...
Mar 21 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by EZLynx.It’s no secret that the insurance industry has been grappling with a talent shortage, and it’s creating some big challenges—especially for independent agents....
Mar 20 2025 // Wall Street brokers have started selling insurers’ claims tied to Los Angeles’ deadly wildfires, which may trigger a payout from the utilities blamed for the destruction, according to people familiar with the...
Mar 20 2025 // Are you a young insurance agent, 40 years old or younger? Do you know a young insurance agent?Insurance Journal is once again looking for young insurance agents to participate in this year’s Young Insurance Agents...
Mar 20 2025 // A grand jury for Baltimore County has handed down an indictment charging Michael C. Okolo, of Parkville, Maryland, with theft of property valued at $100,000 or more.This is the third time since September 2024 that Okolo...
Mar 19 2025 // SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 2025 – Comulate’s leading accounting automation platform has reached an industry milestone in record time, now partnering with more than fifty Top 100 insurance brokers in the U.S. Building...
Mar 18 2025 // Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply farmers with water and protect communities from floods, employees and...
Mar 13 2025 // Ardonagh Advisory, the Ardonagh Group’s SME broking platform, announced it has acquired Anderson & Co. (Holdings) Ltd., along with its wholly owned subsidiary Anderson & Co (Insurance Brokers) Ltd....
Mar 11 2025 // San Diego, CA., March 11th 2025 – Broker Educational Sales & Training, Inc. is excited to announce a strategic partnership with the Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance. This collaboration aims to deliver...
Mar 10 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...
Mar 10 2025 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired the remaining shares of Philippines-based Philpacific Insurance Brokers & Managers Inc., dba Philinsure, following a minority investment in the business.Terms of...
Mar 10 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Darkhorse Insurance.Before venturing into independent insurance sales, it’s crucial to consider the variable earnings potential, which is influenced by a range of factors....
Mar 10 2025 // This is obviously a warped paraphrase of the famous line from “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” “Badges! I don’t need no stinkin’ badges!”Warped is the insurance world we live in, and...
Mar 7 2025 // Tonya Courtney Nationwide, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, appointed Tonya Courtney to lead its new excess and surplus (E&S) brokerage property unit with the goal of opening for business in the second half of the...
Mar 5 2025 // Marsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced that it has acquired Fontana Rava-Toscano & Partners (FRT), a Milan-based insurance brokerage.Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in...
Mar 4 2025 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of Brentacre Insurance, a specialist broker with deep expertise in providing insurance for modified and performance vehicles,...
Mar 4 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.At first glance, having the most profitable Medicare season comes down to matching your distribution channels to the anticipated size of the market opportunity in a...
Mar 3 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Price Forbes Re and AXA XL.A summary of these new hires follows here. Price Forbes Re (PF Re) announced the appointment of Sherman Power to the newly...