All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 25 2018 // Western Financial Group Inc. announced that it has acquired Axion Insurance Services Inc. of Ontario. The acquisition was completed on June 19, 2018 and will add 10 Ontario-based locations and approximately 60 insurance...
Jun 22 2018 // One wouldn’t normally associate blockchain with workers’ compensation, two completely different industries that seem worlds apart.But as it turns out, the technology is of value to at least one very important...
Jun 21 2018 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Marchetti, Robertson & Brickell Insurance and Bonding Agency Inc., with offices in Ridgeland, Mississippi, and Kansas City, Missouri.Terms of the transaction...
Jun 21 2018 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) elected Jeffrey L. Brady of Brady, Chapman, Holland & Associates (BCH) in Houston, to serve as chair for 2018-19.Brady was elected during IIAT’s 121st Annual...
Jun 21 2018 // Capsicum Re, the London-based specialist reinsurance broker, announced that Grahame “Chily” Chilton will rejoin the business later this year.Chilton will work alongside CEO Rupert Swallow to drive global...
Jun 21 2018 // AmWINS Brokerage of Georgia has added Alex Furlong, an energy and environmental specialist, to its casualty team. He will be based in Atlanta. Prior to joining AmWINS, Furlong spent several years as a casualty producer at...
Jun 20 2018 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has added Needham, Mass.-based BAR Insurance Brokerage Inc. (BAR). The transaction became effective June 1, 2018. BAR is an employee benefits firm that provides a range of group benefits products...
Jun 18 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that the head of the company’s UK-based brokerage and underwriting division, Grahame “Chily” Chilton, will be stepping down from his role as chief executive officer...
Jun 18 2018 // Corvus Insurance, an insurtech managing general agent, has released a new cyber insurance offering for organizations with up to $1 billion in annual revenue.The new Smart Cyber Insurance product includes the features of a...
Jun 18 2018 // Chicago-based CNA appointed Bruce Dmytrow to senior vice president, Healthcare. He reports to Kevin Smith, president and chief operating officer, CNA Specialty.Dmytrow joined CNA in 1995, most recently serving as vice...
Jun 18 2018 // A Wisconsin insurance agent has been ordered to repay more than $1 million after state regulators found she engaged in multiple unfair trade practices involving an elderly consumer.The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner...
Jun 18 2018 // Big changes are ahead at The Schinnerer Group, a managing general underwriter (MGU), which is getting a new name – Victor – and has some major expansion plans.From its current premium base of $1.2 billion,...
Jun 18 2018 // Social responsibility is becoming increasingly important to all agencies, especially for millennials. Whether the social issue is local, national, or global, the concern for some aspect of society is becoming more and more...
Jun 18 2018 // Even as they look back on several years of steady growth and success, many owners of independent insurance agencies now find themselves at a crossroad where they are pressed to make critical strategic decisions about the...
Jun 18 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...
Jun 18 2018 // Erie Insurance, a homeowners and automobile insurer based in Erie, Pa., has named Matt Palczer as vice president of property and subrogation.Palczer began his career with Erie Insurance in 2002 as a mail clerk in the...
Jun 15 2018 // There’s no denying the robust mergers and acquisition trend among wholesale brokers in the property/casualty insurance industry nationwide, and Texas is no exception.But some Texas wholesale brokers and managing...
Jun 15 2018 // In today’s increasingly digital world, consumers expect to be able to access online information on insurance products, compare prices and carrier options, and apply for coverage using a simple and efficient...
Jun 15 2018 // Big “I” Markets, the online market access system available exclusively to Big “I” members, has partnered with Coalition to offer its member agents access to cyber and technology errors &...
Jun 14 2018 // The risk of terror attacks and damage from hooligans has pushed up premiums for businesses and players buying insurance for the soccer World Cup in Russia compared to the previous event in Brazil, brokers and insurers...