All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 17 2024 // Starting July 1, Florida insurance agents must have at least three appointments with authorized carriers before they can sell policies for the state-created Citizens Property Insurance Corp.That’s the mandate laid...
Jun 14 2024 // The Clear Group, the London-based independent broker, announced it has acquired the book and assets of credit insurance broker Rycroft Associates LLP and its sister company and appointed representative, Inspire Credit...
Jun 13 2024 // It’s that time again! We hope you will consider entering your agency for Insurance Journal’s 2024 Top 100 independent agencies listing and Top Agency Partnerships listing.There are four ways to qualify:...
Jun 13 2024 // A former Iowa insurance agent and annuity salesman was sentenced to 19 years in prison for defrauding elderly individuals out of their retirement savings.A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Zach Flaherty, age 47, of...
Jun 13 2024 // The prosecution’s prized turncoat witness at the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was politely combative Tuesday as defense lawyers tried to poke holes in his testimony and portray him as a habitual liar.Jose...
Jun 12 2024 // Artemis Risk Solutions, a recently formed insurance brokerage specializing in employee benefit solutions, property & casualty, and personal lines formally has announced its launch.Co-founded by industry veterans Clint...
Jun 11 2024 // Axis Insurance Managers Inc., the Vancouver-based independent specialty insurance brokerage, announced it has received a significant growth investment from Lee Equity Partners LLC, a middle market private equity firm that...
Jun 7 2024 // North Carolina authorities have charged a Battleboro insurance agent with 74 counts after they said he forged life insurance applications for 16 people.Jonathan Michael Vlasak, 35, a licensed producer qualified to sell...
Jun 7 2024 // State agencies in Maryland will be required to submit a plan to help address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, under an executive order signed by Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday.The plan calls for all state...
Jun 4 2024 // Florida financial regulators have charged a Fort Myers insurance broker with taking out a life insurance policy on a person without their knowledge and misusing the person’s identification information.Bryce Corey...
Jun 4 2024 // Chartered insurance broker Verlingue Ltd. has established a new dedicated construction practice to serve the UK’s fast-growing construction industry. The practice, led by Harvey Monk, sales director South, brings...
Jun 3 2024 // Austin, TX., June 3, 2024 – In an innovative move to bridge the knowledge gap in the rapidly evolving insurance/insurtech landscape, The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has partnered with...
Jun 3 2024 // I remember watching Michael Crighton’s “Westworld” in 1973. Two vivid impressions from that experience remain. The first was my date breaking my glasses when she screamed and threw her arms open during a...
Jun 3 2024 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents, the largest agent group in the state, this spring took the unprecedented step of investing in a startup insurance carrier, a move designed to help keep agents in the game and...
May 31 2024 // Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, announced the acquisition of Perkins Insurance Agencies, an Abilene, Texas-based independent agency. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 1977, Perkins...
May 30 2024 // Miller, the London-based specialist re/insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Madrid-based commercial insurance and reinsurance broker Bruzon Correduría de Seguros y Reaseguros S.A. and its subsidiary Bruzon...
May 28 2024 // Long before generative AI’s boom, a Silicon Valley firm contracted to collect and analyze non-classified data on illicit Chinese fentanyl trafficking made a compelling case for its embrace by U.S. intelligence...
May 24 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) and the software developer Broker Insights.BHSI Names Riley to Lead Casualty Business in Canada as DeSouza...
May 24 2024 // A Virginia insurance and annuities agent was sentenced to one year and three months years in prison for mail fraud after swindling his employer and clients in multiple schemes.According to court documents, from August 2017...
May 23 2024 // Axis Insurance Managers Inc., the Vancouver, Canada-headquartered brokerage, announced it has acquired The Magnes Group Inc.Axis Insurance said it made its initial investment in Magnes in 2015. Financial details of the...