All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 21 2019 // According to some pundits, the agency system should be dead by now. However, it appears not everyone got that memo. Here are some recent examples of companies, techies and investors putting their money where their mouth is...
Jan 21 2019 // It is time to take out our crystal ball and plan for 2019 and how our insurance industry will be impacted by the trends around us. Those that consider these changes, and plan ahead, will usually be in a better position...
Jan 21 2019 // On the heels of celebrating its 10-year anniversary, Jacksonville, Fla.-based Brightway Insurance, a national property/casualty insurance retailer selling through a network of franchised independent agencies, has unveiled...
Jan 21 2019 // John Doyle, president and CEO of global insurance broker Marsh, announced the appointments of key leaders for regional, specialty and placement teams worldwide that will be effective upon closing of the acquisition by...
Jan 21 2019 // There was a 10.8 percent increase in insurance agent licensure in Arkansas in 2018 over the previous year, as well as an uptick in the licensing of insurance businesses, the state insurance department announced. At the end...
Jan 18 2019 // The U.S. Treasury today issued final regulations and other guidance on a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that allows owners of sole proprietorships, partnerships, trusts, and S corporations to deduct up to 20...
Jan 17 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added Brandon Rich in its property/casualty practice in Houston as a client advocate, reporting to EPIC’s Southwest Region Managing Principal and Director KJ Wagner.Rich...
Jan 17 2019 // Hull & Company LLC, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all the assets of Izzo Insurance Services Inc., based in Bloomingdale, Illinois. Founded in 1980 by Karen Izzo, Izzo Insurance...
Jan 17 2019 // Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd’s independent USA managing general agent subsidiary Zodiac Insurance Services has launched directors and officers (D&O) capacity for the small global financial...
Jan 17 2019 // Roman E. Bernal has joined AXA XL’s broker and client management team in Houston as client distribution leader for the US South Central region, reporting to Wayne Speeg, US South Central regional leader.Bernal will...
Jan 16 2019 // AVYST, a provider of sales and risk management products and services for independent insurance agents and brokers and their carrier partners, announced that Kitty Ambers has joined the insuretech firm in Dallas as chief...
Jan 14 2019 // Marsh announced it placed more than 10,000 risks in 2018 through Placing Platform Ltd. (PPL), the electronic insurance placement platform used by Lloyd’s, London market insurers, and brokers. Marsh has now bound more...
Jan 10 2019 // On the heels of celebrating its 10-year anniversary, Jacksonville, Fla.-based Brightway Insurance, a national property/casualty insurance retailer selling through a network of franchised independent agencies, has unveiled...
Jan 8 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has hired Joffrey Clark in the firm’s property/casualty practice as a principal and charter school practice leader. He is based in Dallas and reports to EPIC Southwest Region...
Jan 8 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Canadian insurance broker Jones Brown Inc. and its subsidiaries.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Toronto, Jones...
Jan 7 2019 // Ohio Insurance Agents Association Inc. (OIA) has launched IntellAgent LLC, an analytics-driven organization that specializes in actionable insights for independent agents.IntellAgents LLC was formed to help independent...
Jan 7 2019 // Combined Agents of America (CAA), headquartered in Austin, Texas, has promoted Nikki Toon as chief operating officer. Toon previously served as production director for CAA.CAA is a privately held agency partner group...
Jan 7 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of specialist UK insurance broker Stackhouse Poland Group Ltd.The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is...
Jan 7 2019 // Associated Agencies, Inc. has hired Stuart Shapiro as an account executive on its sales team. Stuart Shapiro Shapiro will be responsible for expanding Associated Agencies’ presence in the Southeast, specifically in...
Jan 7 2019 // For the seventh year in a row, the Florida insurance industry, regulators, and consumer advocates will push for reforms to the state’s assignment of benefits issue that has now become an insurance crisis, according...