All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 11 2017 // Brightway Insurance on Monday will open new agencies in Washington and Colorado. Vays Sarwar will open Brightway, The Sarwar Agency. The agency will be located in Spokane, Wash. Rob Scheibe will open Brightway, The Scheibe...
Aug 10 2017 // USG has promoted Becca Faust to production manager and Amy Whiting to brokerage manager in its Canonsburg, Penn., office.This move is the most recent change USG has implemented in its plan to expand operations nationwide...
Aug 10 2017 // When it was announced in June that San Diego, Calif.-based Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. was selected as the program administrator for QBE North America‘s small commercial insurance portfolio, it...
Aug 9 2017 // Insurance Agents & Brokers (IA&B), a Mechanicsburg, Penn.-based tri-state trade organization, has hired Jennifer Ross as marketing and communications senior director. In her role, Ross will oversee communications...
Aug 8 2017 // A severe June 30 hail storm that struck Sioux City, Iowa has become big business for certain sectors of the local economy and drawn interest from outside contractors.The Sioux City Journal reported that auto body shops,...
Aug 8 2017 // Integro Insurance Brokers, a New York-headquartered international broker and risk management firm, has hired Carol Roberts to lead its global super yacht specialty offering. She is based in New York.At Integro, Roberts...
Aug 8 2017 // Aon Groep Nederland announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Utrecht-based broker Unirobe Meeùs Groep (UMG) from Aegon for €295 million ($347.9 million).The transaction is subject to works council advice...
Aug 7 2017 // The Trump administration is halting a year-old effort to seek better ways to diagnose truckers and railroad workers who have sleep apnea, a health condition linked to deadly accidents.Two agencies in the Department of...
Aug 7 2017 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) has added Joe Stewart to its staff as vice president of Governmental Affairs, effective October 1, 2017.In this role, Stewart will help oversee the legislative and...
Aug 7 2017 // Ron Lockton, who has served as vice chairman of global insurance broker Lockton Inc. for the past two years as part of the succession plan, is expanding his role to become president and chief executive officer of the...
Aug 7 2017 // About This Report: Welcome to the 13th annual Insurance Journal Top 100 Independent P/C Agencies report.The Top 100 list is ranked by total property/casualty agency revenue for 2016 and comprises only those agencies whose...
Aug 7 2017 // It is always interesting to be on the other side of a desk. I’m always consulting and writing on “all things” insurance but I’m not always buying insurance. This year I purchased a couple of new...
Aug 7 2017 // This year marks the 13th annual publication of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Agencies special report.This year’s Top 100 welcomes eight newcomers and returning agencies: Poms & Associates; Ascension Insurance...
Aug 4 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of GPL Assurance Inc. (GPL), located in Montreal, Quebec. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1968, GPL is a retail insurance broker offering...
Aug 3 2017 // Ryan Specialty Group, LLC, has completed the acquisition of the assets and operations of N-Surance Outlets (NSO), a wholesale insurance brokerage and binding authority operation headquartered in Roswell, Ga. The acquired...
Aug 2 2017 // Disrupting an industry that has been doing things the same way for a generation takes time. Take it from one major insurance disruptor – compare.com.The online insurance comparison marketplace launched in the U.S. in...
Aug 1 2017 // Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc., headquartered in East Providence, R.I., has promoted Sean Cottrell and Elizabeth Lowe to senior vice president of Starkweather & Shepley.Cottrell is the practice...
Aug 1 2017 // Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality Insurance (LRHI) in Sturgis, S.D., has promoted Nick Spencer to insurance agent; he specializes in home and auto insurance for individuals and families.Spencer has been working for LRHI...
Jul 31 2017 // THB, the London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the appointment of Rodrigo Botelho as director, European division, from Oct. 1, 2017.Based in THB’s Amsterdam office, Botelho’s...
Jul 28 2017 // U.S. Risk Insurance Group, LLC, a property and casualty wholesaler, has acquired Strategic Insurance Underwriters, a specialist trucking MGA and broker headquartered in Sarasota, Fla.Strategic Insurance Underwriters has a...