All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 21 2018 // U.S.-based NSM Insurance Group’s UK subsidiary, Vantage Holdings, has acquired Fresh Insurance Services Group Ltd,. an insurance broker based in Redditch, West Midlands that specializes in non-standard personal lines...
May 21 2018 // Minnesota’s North Risk Partners has merged with Bearence Management Group, another independent insurance brokerage firm with over 80 employees spread across three Midwest locations – Mendota Heights, Minn., Des...
May 21 2018 // There appears to be a misalignment between carrier performance and independent agents’ expectations in both personal and commercial lines. These are selected findings of “Agent Voices 2018,” a...
May 21 2018 // Kansas City-based independent insurance broker, Lockton, named Said Taiym executive vice president and chief digital officer.Taiym will focus on digital innovation and new technologies to help Lockton. He most recently was...
May 21 2018 // Privately held independent insurance broker Lockton named Matt DiGregorio as a senior vice president in its South Florida operation.DiGregorio will advise clients in private equity, real estate and other industries on...
May 21 2018 // Tom Pratt, an insurance agent who specializes in procuring fine art coverage in a rural Northern California community, has worked in the insurance industry for more than 20 years.By day he is an insurance agent. In his...
May 18 2018 // Lloyd’s and independent specialist marine broker SSL Insurance Group has agreed to merge with fellow Lloyd’s broker and delegated authority specialist Endeavour Insurance Services.The deal will conclude with...
May 17 2018 // Over the last year or so, the insurance industry has seen technological advances driving new products and distribution means to market. We have seen “insurtech” blossom from a term to describe the intersection...
May 16 2018 // Insurance agencies and brokerage firms recorded the second consecutive quarter of accelerating growth, and their outlook for the remainder of 2018 continues to be optimistic, according to a new industry survey of...
May 16 2018 // Marsh Networks announced a deal with Shawbrook Bank to help its network members secure bank loans to fund mergers and acquisitions or to sell their businesses.As part of the arrangement, Marsh Networks will introduce...
May 16 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm, has hired Diane Montelione as a senior vice president in its Financial Risk Practice.She...
May 15 2018 // The majority of UK brokers see cyber as an important and growing market yet nearly one-third admit to a “poor” or “very poor” understanding of cyber risks and cyber insurance, according to research...
May 15 2018 // Atlanta-based INSUREtrust has added Sam Hoppenbrouwer as a Professional Lines broker on the production team of Executive Vice President Christiaan Durdaller.Hoppenbrouwer brings with him four years of wholesale experience...
May 14 2018 // Tom Pratt, an insurance agent who specializes in procuring fine art coverage in a rural Northern California community, has worked in the insurance industry for more than 20 years.By day he is an insurance agent. In his...
May 14 2018 // Barb Strehmann, chief financial officer at Burr Ridge, Illinois-based Agent Support Network of America (ASNOA), has retired. Strehmann was the first employee hired upon the creation of ASNOA in 2003. She began at ASNOA as...
May 10 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the equity interests of Pronto Holdco LLC, the parent company of Pronto Insurance (Pronto). The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and...
May 10 2018 // Chubb said it has completed the creation of six teams to focus on working with independent brokers across the UK and Ireland.The new Chubb teams are in London, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Ireland. Each is...
May 9 2018 // Insurance broker Gallagher reports it has acquired regional commercial insurance broker Risk Services (NW) Ltd., based in Chester. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Risk Services was established in 1999 by...
May 9 2018 // I spent a day last week in a conference that was focused on some specific risks that make up a property insurance gap nationwide. The morning was focused on one of my favorite soap boxes, flood. You guessed it. It’s...
May 8 2018 // Trusted Choice has awarded the annual Dan Fulwider Award for Community Involvement to Alliance Financial & Insurance in Lowell, Michigan.In recognition of Fulwider’s community involvement, Trusted Choice...