All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 26 2024 // A Boston man has been charged with a fraud scheme in which prosecutors say he collected about $45,000 in unearned sales commissions on insurance policies he created using personally identifiable information stolen from...
Apr 26 2024 // Aon plc said late Thursday that it has completed its $13 billion acquisition of middle-market P/C broker NFP.The purchase price will be funded by $7 billion in cash and $6 billion of Aon stock. Closing was earlier than...
Apr 24 2024 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed Hart Humble to the newly created role of Head of Customer & Broker Engagement (C&BE) for the South Central U.S. Humble has spent...
Apr 24 2024 // Jensten is set to further scale its scheme and affinities business with the acquisition of UK broker Robert Gerrard & Co.The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will introduce a dedicated team of 19...
Apr 17 2024 // Howden has started offering war risk cargo insurance to cover vessels sailing through the Red Sea against drone and missile attacks as geopolitical tensions escalate in the region, the UK-based insurance broker told...
Apr 16 2024 // Alabama-based CRC Group, a wholesale and specialty distributor and part of Truist Insurance Holdings, has shuffled its deck a bit, moving InsureTrust, a cyber coverage broker, from Starwind Specialty. Starwind was formed...
Apr 16 2024 // Jensten Group, the London-based independent insurance broking group, announced it will invest up to £1 million (US$1.3 million) this year to help 15 individuals start their own independent brokerages.The investments will...
Apr 15 2024 // This issue of Insurance Journal features exclusive results from the 2024 Young Agents Survey where young agents nationwide shared their views on the insurance industry and their experiences as agents.Optimism overall seems...
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...
Apr 5 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Dyad.In an era where technology is rapidly transforming every aspect of our lives, industries across the board are embracing digital innovations to enhance customer experience....
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...