All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 13 2023 // In 1H23, 760 agencies partnered with the fastest growing insurance network.GREENSBORO, NC., September 13, 2023— Smart Choice® has signed a record number of independent insurance agencies in the first half of 2023 with...
Sep 12 2023 // A recent directive issued by Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon orders agents to notify their Louisiana Citizen policyholders when they receive an offer to be placed with a significantly less expensive insurer in...
Sep 11 2023 // North Carolina authorities have charged a Charlotte-area insurance agent with identity theft after he reportedly took out a life insurance policy without the man’s knowledge. Derek Urban Ezzell, 56, a multi-lines...
Sep 8 2023 // Allstate Insurance has emerged victorious in litigation against two of its former exclusive agents who retained and used Allstate spreadsheets with policyholder information after the insurer terminated their agency...
Sep 6 2023 // A North Carolina insurance agent will have to return to court to determine if he or the client acted negligently by failing to disclose details about an insured’s property, the state’s Court of Appeals decided...
Sep 6 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Life insurance carriers that don’t prioritize compliance and onboarding for their variable lines brokers will lose traction in the life and annuities market over...
Sep 1 2023 // Charles Symington is the new president and chief executive of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big I), effective Sept. 1.Last September, Symington was promoted to executive vice president and...
Sep 1 2023 // Greaves Joins Fred C. Church Insurance Commercial LinesFred C. Church Insurance, headquartered in Lowell, Mass., hired Damual Greaves to its education team as a client executive. Greaves joins Fred C. Church after serving...
Sep 1 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by InsurBanc.Independent agency owners — who for generations have provided competitive insurance solutions for consumers and businesses — have seen the complexity of their own...
Aug 31 2023 // Texas Agency Alliance (TAA), an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the South-Central region of the state, announced the addition of four new independent member agencies. These new members bring TAA’s...
Aug 30 2023 // Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the German airline, is looking to sell its insurance brokerage unit Albatros and insurance business Delvag, according to people familiar with the matter.The country’s largest carrier is working...
Aug 29 2023 // Aston Lark, a Howden company, announced it has acquired Plymouth, UK-based marine insurance broker, Curtis Marine.Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Curtis Marine will become part of Howden’s marine...
Aug 28 2023 // Kileen Moria Hagadone, 57, owner of Rosebud County Insurance Inc., pleaded guilty to wire fraud and to aggravated identity theft. Hagadone faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, $250,000 fine and three years of supervised...
Aug 25 2023 // Global broking business, Brokerslink, has added sports, music and entertainment contingency broker 1783 Group to its network. The new specialist affiliate operates in the world of sports, music, film and TV, and other...
Aug 22 2023 // San Francisco, CA., August 22, 2023 — InsurSign is proud to announce the launch of its flagship product, InsurHub, a more affordable alternative to DocuSign, offering unlimited signatures and designed specifically...
Aug 21 2023 // The independent agency channel is holding ground and showing slow, steady gains in lines of business penetration, including homeowners, according to the Big “I” 2023 Market Share Report.Based on 2022 data, this...
Aug 21 2023 // 1. Network with Your Competition. They will often have no appetite for certain lines of business that you wish to target.2. Hard Market. Today’s insurance market is one of the hardest markets many have ever...
Aug 18 2023 // Hg is weighing options for GGW Group, including a sale that could value the German insurance broker at about €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion), people familiar with the matter said.The software-focused private equity firm is...
Aug 18 2023 // Florida-based The Liberty Company, one of the largest property/casualty insurance brokers in the country, announced it had secured $340 million in loans to refinance debt and fuel new growth opportunities.The funding, from...
Aug 17 2023 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, has acquired Cheshire Insurance Brokers (CIB).Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 2010 by Dominic Leach &...