All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 23 2017 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas, which recently changed its acronym from SLSOT to SLTX, reported at the end of 2016 that the number of surplus lines policy filings had surpassed the numbers recorded in 2014 or...
Jan 23 2017 // A major online provider of commercial insurance for small businesses in the United States keeps track of its growth milestones with hockey pucks. OK, that might be a bit of a stretch but Chicago-based Insureon definitely...
Jan 23 2017 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC has named Charlie Rosson senior vice president.Rosson is based in San Francisco, Calif. He will work to develop RSG penetration with brokers on a national basis. He has 23 years of experience in...
Jan 23 2017 // A major online provider of commercial insurance for small businesses in the United States keeps track of its growth milestones with hockey pucks. OK, that might be a bit of a stretch but Chicago-based Insureon definitely...
Jan 18 2017 // Global insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Mike Liss as head of its Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) business in North America, effective immediately.Liss will be responsible for business growth and...
Jan 13 2017 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire West Point, Ga.-based J. Smith Lanier & Co., one of the nation’s largest,...
Jan 12 2017 // Seven in 10 consumers around the world would welcome robo-advisory services – computer-generated advice and services that are independent of a human advisor – for their banking, insurance and retirement planning,...
Jan 11 2017 // Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill in the House of Representatives that touched on nearly every step U.S. agencies take in creating and applying new rules, continuing their blitz to radically reform...
Jan 11 2017 // Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving design professionals, law firms, associations and nonprofits and other professional service organizations, has appointed Brian C....
Jan 11 2017 // It is fair to say 2016 was the year of the catastrophe in the Southeast. Tornadoes, drought, floods, hurricanes, and wildfires impacted virtually every state in the region.For the insurance industry, these events made for...
Jan 10 2017 // The largest alliance of independent insurance agencies in the United States, SIAA, or the Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance, added 441 new independent agencies to its membership roster in 2016, bringing the total number...
Jan 10 2017 // Independent agency owners spend their entire careers worrying about the risks and exposures of others. Managing the risks of their own agencies can take a backseat to helping their clients.While agents appreciate the...
Jan 9 2017 // David Shotts joined Dallas-based Ascend Insurance Brokerage as vice president.Ascend specializes in insurance and risk management services for the entertainment industry. Shotts formerly was vice president of Risk...
Jan 9 2017 // Insurance carriers and agents have come to learn that increased data can lead to greater risk for insureds, and they are increasingly advising businesses to disclose data collection practices while seeking to gain...
Jan 9 2017 // EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a retail property, casualty brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has hired Melissa Delaney as a senior vice president in its Private Client Solutions Specialty Group.Delaney...
Jan 9 2017 // Ascend Insurance Brokerage is expanding its presence with the opening of a new office in Nashville.The company has tapped Sara Anderson to head its new Nashville effort as assistant vice president of the company, expanding...
Jan 9 2017 // Only recently, and mostly due to pressure created in the media by high-profile cyber attacks, executives at large companies have a new awareness of cyber risks to business. As a result, companies are spending more to...
Jan 6 2017 // Integro Insurance Brokers, a New York headquartered international broker and risk management firm has appointed Deborah Morris as its New York operations leader.She succeeds Esther Ro, who is relocating to the West coast...
Jan 5 2017 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based global insurance brokerage, announced it has acquired Mainline Insurance Brokers Inc., Indian Head Agencies (1980) Ltd., R&J McKay Agencies Ltd. and Cathedral Insurance...
Jan 5 2017 // Cook Maran & Associates (Cook Maran), a New York and New Jersey based insurance broker, will acquire Mintz, Girgan & Brightly Inc. (MGB), a privately owned Rochelle Park, N.J., headquartered agency.The MGB team...