All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 24 2014 // The U.S. government isn’t fully prepared to handle a nuclear terrorist attack or a large-scale natural catastrophe, lacks effective coordination, and in some cases is years away from ensuring adequate emergency...
Dec 23 2014 // Global insurance broker, Hub International Limited (Hub), announced that its Chicago-area region Hub International Midwest (Hub Midwest) has acquired the assets of Ruhl & Ruhl Insurance, based in Davenport, Iowa.Terms...
Dec 23 2014 // ACE Group said it will keep most of the employees with Fireman’s Fund’s personal lines business once its $365 million acquisition of the division from Allianz goes through.“We value Fireman’s Fund...
Dec 22 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia (IIAG) has named Michael T. Walsh as the association’s new of chief executive officer. Walsh is expected to take the helm on January 19.Walsh succeeds Aubie W. Knight, who...
Dec 19 2014 // Wholesale insurance broker and general agency, Donald Gaddis Co. Inc., has purchased rights to all the renewals of Kelly and Elliott Ltd. Both companies are headquartered in Chicago.Gaddis also hired all of Kelly and...
Dec 19 2014 // Portage, Mich.-based wholesale insurance specialist, J.M. Wilson, has promoted James Reincke to brokerage manager for the newly formed brokerage department .Reincke is responsible for developing and strengthening new and...
Dec 19 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana Inc. (Indiana Big “I”) has installed its slate of officers for 2015, including Hugh M. McGowan of the McGowan Insurance Group in Indianapolis as president.In addition...
Dec 18 2014 // Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro announced its acquisition of Ventura Insurance Brokerage in New York City. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.Ventura Insurance Brokerage is an...
Dec 18 2014 // Property/casualty insurance industry groups, business associations and observers alike were quick to condemn the death of TRIA renewal for 2014. Without federal terrorism reinsurance in place for 2015, they predicted...
Dec 17 2014 // International insurance broker and risk management firm Integro announced its acquisition of Howard Global Insurance Services Ltd., a Lloyd’s-registered specialty broker headquartered in London.Financial details of...
Dec 16 2014 // Texas’ and the nation’s largest state level independent insurance agents’ association is about to lose its long-time executive director, but David VanDelinder plans to continue working with agents and...
Dec 15 2014 // De Miller, principal of the Donald E. Miller Agency Ltd. in San Antonio, is joining Houston-based Wortham L.L.C. as a managing director on Jan. 1, 2015, under a letter of intent executed with Wortham Insurance & Risk...
Dec 15 2014 // Supporters of renewing the federal terrorism reinsurance program are optimistic that the Senate will follow the House and approve it, however the exact day and time of the Senate vote this week remains unclear.In addition...
Dec 15 2014 // Fort Worth, Texas-based InsureZone, a national brokerage and agency network, has launched operations in Florida. The new operation, Florida InsureZone Direct (IZD), is targeting small-to-midsized insurance agencies,...
Dec 15 2014 // It’s almost the New Year and that means a fresh start for every independent agent. But it’s not just the calendar that needs to begin again; your agency needs to as well. It needs to reimagine itself as a...
Dec 15 2014 // Jeans Fridays Indiana-based Black & Ramer Insurance supports a program called Jeans Friday. On Fridays, employees wear jeans and donate to a different charity each month. The owners then match what employees donate...
Dec 15 2014 // Outgoing Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger says the insurance industry has grown from an $11 billion industry to a $17 billion one during the time she has been in office.Praeger, who chose not to run for...
Dec 15 2014 // Texas’ and the nation’s largest state level independent insurance agents’ association is about to lose its long-time executive director, but David VanDelinder plans to continue working with agents and...
Dec 12 2014 // Peoria, Ill.-based specialty insurer RLI Corp. has promoted Dennis Drees to vice president, casualty brokerage. Drees will lead RLI’s primary and excess/umbrella surplus lines business units. Drees joined RLI in 1994...
Dec 11 2014 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger says the insurance industry has grown from an $11 billion industry to a $17 billion one during the time she has been in office.Praeger, who chose not to run for re-election this...