All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 15 2024 // Former licensed insurance agent Brett E. Lovett, 53, of Camarillo, California, was found guilty of 29 felony counts including grand theft, elder abuse, money laundering, and burglary after a 15-month California Department...
Apr 11 2024 // Sayata Unveils AI-Powered Risk Engine That Flags High-Risk AccountsSayata has launched the Sayata Risk Engine, an AI-powered platform that uses sophisticated AI to flag specific high-risk accounts expected to drive up loss...
Apr 9 2024 // Former Florida insurance commissioner, treasurer and Congressman Bill Gunter died Monday at his Tallahassee home. He was 89.“He was a strong, thoughtful public servant and pioneer in insurance regulation as...
Apr 8 2024 // A former Maryland title insurance agent recently pleaded guilty to carrying out a multi-year theft scheme netting her more than $369,000, according to the state attorney general. Cheryl Leigh Gray was a licensed insurance...
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Apr 4 2024 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents, the largest agent group in the state, has taken the unprecedented step of investing in a startup insurance carrier, a move designed to help keep agents in the game and bring...
Apr 3 2024 // Ardonagh Advisory, the London-based SME broking platform and part of Ardonagh Group, has completed its acquisition of Westfield Brokers Ltd.Financial details of the deal, which was first announced in December 2023, were...
Apr 3 2024 // Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire OFRACAR, an independent brokerage group headquartered in Rouen, thereby expanding its geographical footprint and...
Apr 3 2024 // Brera Partners, a Zurich-based private equity firm specializing in investments in the asset-light financial services sector, announced it has acquired 70% of the shares in Italian insurance broker GBSAPRI Group, with the...
Apr 3 2024 // USG Hires Chen as Associate Producer/BrokerUSG Insurance Services, Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, hired Calvin Chen as an associate producer/broker in the company’s Irvine, California, office. Chen has over...
Apr 3 2024 // The devil is always in the details, and if you’re a cannabis business with a lot of product and cash to protect – as many dispensaries happen to be – you’ve got a lot of details to note. Brokers...
Apr 2 2024 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) named a new head of Transaction Liability in Canada and has also promoted two executives in Europe within the claims and customer & broker engagement teams.Chres Lee has...
Apr 2 2024 // Jensten, the London-based independent insurance broking group, announced the acquisition of Henry Seymour & Co.The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will introduce to the business a team of 22...
Apr 2 2024 // Global insurance broker NFP announced it has acquired the assets of SDN Insurance Agency (SDN).SDN handles property/casualty insurance as well as employee benefits, surety and life insurance in the the Buffalo, New York...
Mar 28 2024 // Miller, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced that GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, has completed the acquisition of Cinven’s shares in Miller.GIC and private equity firm...
Mar 28 2024 // Former licensed insurance agent Brett E. Lovett, 53, of Camarillo, California, was found guilty of 29 felony counts including grand theft, elder abuse, money laundering, and burglary after a 15-month California Department...
Mar 27 2024 // Are you a young insurance agent, 40 years old or younger? Do you know a young insurance agent?Insurance Journal is searching for young insurance agents to participate in this year’s Young Insurance Agents Opinion...
Mar 27 2024 // Hawaii’s attorney general blamed a delay of the release of a key report into a deadly Maui wildfire on county agencies that forced investigators to issue subpoenas.The first phase of an independent investigation into...
Mar 20 2024 // Hawaii’s attorney general blamed a delay of the release of a key report into a deadly Maui wildfire on county agencies that forced investigators to issue subpoenas.The first phase of an independent investigation into...
Mar 20 2024 // The Ardonagh Group, the London-based independent insurance distribution platform, announced it has agreed to acquire Mediass, an independent Italian insurance broker company.Financial details of the deal were not...