All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 8 2024 // Many small- to mid-sized agencies aren’t putting much thought into accounting, relegating the important function to the backburner by opting to use local accountants, agency management systems that may not be...
Feb 5 2024 // A former Sarasota insurance agent and financial advisor has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for what prosecutors said was a scheme to defraud elderly residents out of $6 million.Phillip Roy Wasserman, 67, was...
Feb 5 2024 // Agents continue to favor carriers and MGAs that offer automation, ranking ease of doing business and time savings at the top of the list of value they get from connectivity, according to a newly released survey by...
Feb 5 2024 // We are obviously in one of the most intense hard markets of the last several decades. While much has been said and written about how to navigate the challenges the market is creating for agents, I’d like to take a...
Feb 2 2024 // Jensten, the London-based independent insurance broking group, announced it has acquired independent community broker Melville Burbage.The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, brings a dedicated team of 15 to...
Jan 30 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Carbon Underwriting, Canopius Group and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) .A summary of these new hires follows here. Carbon Underwriting...
Jan 30 2024 // The Latin American Association of Insurance Agents has teamed up with the University of South Florida to expand awareness of insurance industry trends, best practices and emerging technology, for students as well as...
Jan 30 2024 // DENVER, Colorado – Jan. 30, 2024 — Pathpoint and AgentSync have partnered to deliver a better agent and client experience by accelerating Pathpoint’s average time-to-bind with automated policy...
Jan 26 2024 // XPT Specialty Names Binding and Brokerage TeamXPT Specialty, headquartered in New York, N.Y., hired a production and underwriting team to serve Middle Atlantic and Northeast clients. The wholesale broker’s new team...
Jan 24 2024 // Insurance broker Patriot Growth Insurance Services and its partner insurance agency FBinsure of Taunton, Massachusetts announced that they recently added Maggiacomo Insurance, Hanuschak Insurance, and Gilmartin Insurance...
Jan 24 2024 // Howden, the London-based global insurance group, announced the acquisition of Laurie Ross, a personal and commercial lines broker based in Scotland.The addition of Laurie Ross will take Howden’s high street branches...
Jan 23 2024 // ProducerSync API, the first in AgentSync’s commercial API suite, connects insurance carriers, MGAs, and agencies to real-time dataDENVER, CO., Jan. 23, 2024 –– AgentSync today announced the launch of its first...
Jan 22 2024 // Envelop Risk, the data-driven cyber re/insurance and analytics specialist, announced the launch of Envelop SPA 1925, a dedicated cyber reinsurance special purpose arrangement (SPA) at Lloyd’s, in partnership with...
Jan 22 2024 // This year’s January reinsurance renewals were described by brokers as “stable,” “predictable,” “orderly,” “calmer,” “disciplined,” with “increased...
Jan 22 2024 // I recently read an article regarding how the U.S. Senate wants to investigate how well reserved Florida Citizens is because of their expressed concern that if a large hurricane destroys enough property insured by Florida...
Jan 18 2024 // Tangram Insurance Services, an independent managing general agency based in California, has acquired Preferred Reinsurance Intermediaries in Columbia, South Carolina, marking Tangram’s entry into the reinsurance...
Jan 17 2024 // Seasoned executives with SaaS and Insurance experience join leadership teamDENVER, CO., Jan. 16, 2024 –– AgentSync today announced the hiring of Fabio Salim as President and Chief Operating Officer and Michael...
Jan 17 2024 // Swiss Re has purchased the cyber market’s first retrocession industry loss warranty (ILW), brokered by Gallagher Re and supported by a number of specialist reinsurers.Swiss Re secured $50 million of catastrophic US...
Jan 16 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its reinsurance division, Gallagher Re, has acquired Toronto, Ontario-based MGB Re (MGB). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.MGB provides reinsurance solutions to...
Jan 16 2024 // Brown & Brown Europe’s wholesale and specialty brokerage group, Bridge Specialty International, announced it has agreed to acquire Acorn International Network Pte Ltd., a Singapore-based insurance broker.The...