All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 8 2018 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has entered an exclusive partnership with Wingman Insurance for cyber liability coverage.IIAT members can now access the Wingman Cyber online platform to provide cyber...
Nov 8 2018 // The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed with an insurance agent’s argument that under state law insureds have two years from the date an insurance policy is issued to file suit against an insurance producer alleging...
Nov 8 2018 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired the assets of Tri-Line Agencies Inc.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Tri-Line Agencies is a full-service, independent...
Nov 8 2018 // Many insurtechs find one problem and try to solve it. Broker Buddha is among them. This platform takes static PDF insurance carrier applications and converts them into interactive online smart forms that agents and their...
Nov 7 2018 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. announced that its £4.3 billion ($5.6 billion) acquisition of broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc has been approved by JLT’s shareholders.Of those shares voted, 99.9 percent voted...
Nov 7 2018 // American International Group said it has completed the acquisition of insurance program manager Glatfelter Insurance Group, a deal announced in September.The addition is a key element in AIG’s strategy to reposition...
Nov 7 2018 // Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker Gallagher announced it has acquired a controlling interest in Purple Bridge Group Ltd., the holding company of UK specialist property insurance provider Vasek Insurance Services Ltd.The...
Nov 6 2018 // Anna Gabriela Garcia, 46, of Capistrano Beach, Calif., was arraigned and charged with 40 felony counts of grand theft after allegedly collecting premium payments from customers and diverting the funds of over $195,000 for...
Nov 6 2018 // A Michigan agent has been fined $25,000 and had his insurance license revoked after an investigation revealed he had been creating and selling fake auto insurance certificates, the state’s insurance regulators...
Nov 6 2018 // Bob Simpson has joined EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants in Houston as director, Communications and Engagement (C&E), to lead EPIC’s C&E practice nationally.Simpson’s responsibilities will include...
Nov 6 2018 // Motel 6 will pay up to $7.6 million to Hispanic guests to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit claiming that it violated their privacy by regularly providing guest lists to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
Nov 6 2018 // Two U.S. government agencies are giving conflicting interpretations of a safety study on cell phone radiation: One says it causes cancer in rats. The other says there’s no reason for people to worry.No new research...
Nov 5 2018 // A Rhode Island insurance agent who prosecutors say specializes in providing insurance on horses has been arrested on federal charges.The U.S. Attorney’s office in Providence says 57-year-old Randall Levesque, of...
Nov 5 2018 // Pulling together some loose threads from October’s Insuretech Connect Conference, here are 10 takeaways: Innovation Rap. “I actually feel the industry gets a bad rap in terms of innovation,” Dan Glaser,...
Nov 5 2018 // Last fall, after a trio of deadly hurricanes, ratings companies warned vulnerable coastal cities to get ready for climate change — or face higher borrowing costs on the $3.9 trillion municipal bond market. Climate...
Nov 5 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services, a nationwide specialty insurance brokerage firm, has made three additions to its Construction Services Group headquartered in Alpharetta, Ga.Danielle Maxey has joined as account executive. In...
Nov 5 2018 // The transportation industry is considered a barometer of the U.S. economy. If freight is trending up, so too is the U.S. economy. But capacity constraints for trucking – including a shortage of qualified drivers, low...
Nov 5 2018 // I have been analyzing the insurance industry and individual insurers and agencies for a long time now. When I started analyzing the industry, I never imagined, and I have not met any industry veterans who could imagine,...
Nov 5 2018 // Valerie Butt has been named head of Casualty for Zurich North America Commercial Insurance. Based in Chicago, Butt will lead the casualty business with responsibility for new and renewal business.Butt takes on the role...
Nov 5 2018 // The launch in the state marks the ninth market entry for the Insurtech in six months.Pie Insurance seems to be slicing its way through workers’ compensation markets in state after state. The Washington, D.C.-based...