All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 6 2018 // Among the three laws vetoed by Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo as she cleared her desk of all pending legislation in early July was a bill relating to surplus lines insurance.The bill – 2018 – H 7909...
Aug 3 2018 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced that it has acquired the property and casualty insurance business of Cypher Systems Group Inc. (CSG) and certain of its affiliates, an insurance broker...
Aug 2 2018 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG) has completed its acquisition of certain assets of ARC Specialty Brokerage LLC, the property and casualty division of ARC Excess & Surplus LLC, a wholesale insurance brokerage based in...
Aug 2 2018 // Wefox, one of Europe’s fastest-growing insurance technology firms, is close to settling on a new “triple-digit million” euro funding round, with Softbank’s Vision Fund among the suitors, three...
Aug 2 2018 // May Zhang, a 28-year-old from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, holds a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Oxford, but now makes her living selling insurance in Hong Kong.Drawn by lucrative...
Aug 1 2018 // A federal appeals court in Ohio on July 31 heard arguments by opposing attorneys in a class action involving whether agents working for an insurance carrier on an exclusive basis should be classified as independent...
Aug 1 2018 // A law that goes into effect today in Louisiana allows insurance producers to employ convicted felons if the producer obtains permission or consent in writing from the state insurance commissioner.The Louisiana Department...
Aug 1 2018 // THB, the London-based specialist re/insurance broker and AmWINS subsidiary, announced the appointment of Ko Bertelkamp as operations director of THB Europe, effective immediately. Ko Bertelkamp is based in Amsterdam and...
Jul 31 2018 // Ed, the global reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, today announced the appointment of Patrick Jordan as divisional director, Marine. Based in London, he takes up his role with immediate effect and reports to...
Jul 30 2018 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG) and ARC Excess & Surplus LLC (ARC) have entered into a definitive agreement in which RSG will acquire certain assets of ARC Specialty Brokerage LLC, the P&C Division of ARC, a...
Jul 25 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...
Jul 24 2018 // In response to feedback from its agents, BondExchange, a wholesale surety broker, has upgraded its insurance agent platform bondexchange.com, which offers access to a database of more than 10,000 different surety bonds for...
Jul 24 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a retail property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm, has announced that Lou D’Agostino and his Iron Cove Partners team have joined...
Jul 23 2018 // Brown & Riding Insurance Services Inc. has hired Ryan Pike as a property broker in its Dallas office. Pike specializes in placing difficult manufacturing as well as Property and Inland Marine risks in the oil and gas...
Jul 23 2018 // Brokers who specialize in the construction industry love their clients and are very committed to keeping up with their needs. Ask them, “So what’s new?” and the conversations inevitably veer off in...
Jul 23 2018 // Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. has added Peter Stavrakos to its brokerage office in Sarasota, Fla.He will be joining the Professional Liability team where he will focus on the coverage needs of both smaller and larger...
Jul 20 2018 // AXIS Insurance, a business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., announced the promotion of Brad Randell to head of Canada Insurance, and chief agent, Canada, subject to review and/or approval of various Canadian...
Jul 20 2018 // Brooks Insurance Agency, a multi-line wholesaler and broker, has hired Robert Sammons as vice president and broker.In his new role, Sammons will be responsible for wholesale brokering and servicing small- and medium- sized...
Jul 19 2018 // Rob Eppers, chief operating officer for Risk Services of Louisiana, was recently sworn in as an elected board member of the Independent Insurance Agency & Brokers of Louisiana (IIABL). As a board member, Eppers will be...
Jul 19 2018 // Clegg Insurance Group and Advanced Insurance Brokerage (AIB), both in the Tampa, Fla., area – signed off on a new deal last month that will merge the companies’ property and casualty coverage portfolios.Together,...