All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 5 2016 // UK broker network Compass has completed a management buyout from Arthur J. Gallagher, for an undisclosed sum.The deal sees the Compass business transfer into wholly independent ownership for the first time since its launch...
Jun 30 2016 // National wholesale insurance broker and managing general agent, Worldwide Facilities LLC, has added Matthew Begnaud in Houston office as senior vice president and broker. Begnaud has more than 10 years of industry...
Jun 30 2016 // National insurance broker and consultant, NFP Corp., has acquired First West Brokerage Services Inc. (First West), based in Orem, Utah.Founded in 1987, First West is a full service benefits insurance broker and consultant...
Jun 29 2016 // Latitude Brokers, the Hong Kong-based marine insurance specialist, has opened an office in Singapore, their second in Asia.With the continued growth of the marine markets in Singapore as well as the Lloyd’s platform,...
Jun 24 2016 // The Woodlands, Texas-based The Woodlands Financial Group announced its annual agent awards at the group’s recent national convention.President and CEO Gordy Bunch inducted 20 new members into the Million Dollar Club...
Jun 24 2016 // Robert Meseer, 63, of Westminster, was arrested by California Department of Insurance investigators on 32 felony counts of grand theft, insurance fraud, and forgery after acting as an insurance agent to allegedly steal...
Jun 23 2016 // Partnership and greater efficiency will help lead the way to continued profitability for the property/casualty insurance industry despite a new level of uncertainty globally, according to William Berkley, executive...
Jun 22 2016 // Bill McGhee, of McGhee Insurance Inc., in Little Rock, Ark., has been elected president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas.McGhee previously served on the IIAA executive committee and board of directors. Other...
Jun 22 2016 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor has revoked the license of insurance agent Brian Willms, of Dublin, for misrepresenting life insurance policies as an investment. The misrepresentations contributed to two clients...
Jun 22 2016 // International broker and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers has added to its livestock coverage capabilities with the acquisition of Ocala, Florida-based corporations Jerry Parks Equine Insurance, Inc. and...
Jun 21 2016 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc., headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., announced that veteran underwriter, Amy Souissi, has joined the company as vice president.She is based in the San Francisco Bay area, and will serve...
Jun 20 2016 // Amid ups and downs, the construction market has seen steady growth over the past four years, and now construction insurance specialists believe the market is set to finally start to heat up.The intense competition has...
Jun 20 2016 // There is no “standard” umbrella. — Christopher J. Boggs, vice president of education, Insurance Journal Academy of Insurance Agents should visit the topic of excess casualty coverage with every new client and...
Jun 20 2016 // Commercial insurance prices increased only a bit in aggregate (less than 1 percent) during the first quarter of 2016, according to the latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS).While price changes in the...
Jun 20 2016 // John Antonio Ruiz, 49, of Riverside, Calif., pleaded guilty earlier this month to 11 felony counts of grand theft after selling $334,972 in bogus surety bonds and stealing the client’s premium.His theft left a major...
Jun 20 2016 // As a property/casualty insurance agent, you’re used to focusing on providing your clients with top-quality service and serving as a great resource for all insurance questions they might have. Then suddenly your...
Jun 20 2016 // Are insurance brokers experiencing “market fatigue” in the medical professional liability line of insurance right now?Could be, according to Daniel Nash, senior vice president of Field Operations and Business...
Jun 17 2016 // SIAA (Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance) announced in March that it has reached a milestone — its members recorded $6 billion of in-force written premium in 2015. This was achieved as SIAA celebrated its 20th...
Jun 17 2016 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, announced that it is continuing its partnership this year with the Arbor Day Foundation with a goal of planting 80,000 trees for the second year in a...
Jun 17 2016 // The Smart Choice Agents Program, which provides independent insurance agencies with access to personal and commercial lines markets in 41 states, said it has added nearly 400 new agency partners already this year, bringing...