All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Jun 14 2018 // The Iowa Insurance Division reported that a Madrid, Iowa, insurance agent has been charged with fraud after an investigation by the division’s fraud bureau.The IID said Joy Marie Heldt, age 48, was charged with...
Jun 14 2018 // Allied Insurance Brokers has promoted Landin Beer to senior account manager.In her new position, Beer will manage a territory that includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. She will...
Jun 13 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has named Michael McNulty managing principal and wine and beverage practice leader. McNulty will be based in San Francisco, Calif., and report to Curt Perata, EPIC’s Pacific...
Jun 12 2018 // Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey has elected Lloyd H. “Rip” Bush Jr. as its president at the association’s annual business conference at Harrah’s in Atlantic City. Bush is a producer for...
Jun 11 2018 // Gallagher, the insurance broker, risk management services and consulting firm, broadened its footprint in continental Europe by acquiring a 65 percent stake in specialist Swiss broker Hesse & Partner AG and Hesse...
Jun 11 2018 // Integro Insurance Brokers, the New York-based insurance brokerage and specialty risk management firm, has completed its acquisition of Hawkes Bay Holdings Ltd. (HBH), the privately owned principal parent company of Tyser...
Jun 11 2018 // Limehouse Agencies, part of Risk Transfer Group Ltd. (RTG), announced it has acquired Corporate Underwriting Ltd. (CUL), a specialist marine underwriting agency and Lloyd’s coverholder.The acquisition of Dublin-based...