All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 15 2023 // First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies L.C., announced the addition of four new agencies.Lauer & Lauer Insurance, based in West Union, Iowa was FMSI’s first acquisition of...
Jun 15 2023 // A UK printing firm that sends mail for clients ranging from major health-insurance providers to multinational banks was a victim of the extensive MOVEit cyberattack.Adare SEC confirmed to Bloomberg News on Monday that it...
Jun 15 2023 // Wall Street’s main regulator is moving to introduce new rules for brokerages using artificial intelligence to interact with clients.The US Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that a long contemplated plan...
Jun 14 2023 // XPT Specialty names Williams VP and Broker XPT Specialty has hired Catrina Williams as vice president and broker in the commercial lines division of XPT’s Texas offices. XPT is headquartered in New York, New...
Jun 14 2023 // Private equity firm TA Associates is exploring a sale of its stake in Australian insurance broker Honan Insurance Group Pty amid interest from other potential investors, according to people familiar with the matter.TA is...
Jun 13 2023 // A majority of judges on Brazil’s Supreme Court voted on Monday to back tax authorities in a judgment on how to calculate levies on banks and other financial institutions that could add as much as 115 billion reais...
Jun 8 2023 // Bail agent Fausto Atilano, 60, of Temecula, California, was arrested this week on multiple felony counts of falsifying judicial records, perjury, and preparing false evidence, after a California Department of Insurance...
Jun 6 2023 // Cleveland-based insurance and financial advisory firm CBIZ, Inc. announced that it acquired information security consulting firm, Pivot Point Security, of Hamilton, New Jersey, effective June 1, 2023.Founded in 2001, PPS...
Jun 5 2023 // Technology has made it easier for consumers to explore and purchase insurance on their own.While some fear this ease of access could put agents out of work, Jim Dwane, CEO of insurtech bolt, a property/casualty insurance...
Jun 5 2023 // John Philip Ryan, 64, of Yucca Valley, California, was sentenced and ordered to pay more than $220,000 in restitution to victims after pleading guilty to two felony counts of financial elder abuse and grand theft of...
Jun 5 2023 // I see a lot of turnovers in human resource (HR) departments at insurance agencies. It seems like most internal recruiters don’t last longer than two years, and the majority leave for a job outside the insurance...
Jun 5 2023 // Federal officials have offered a proposal to control flooding in the Mississippi Delta, a move that comes after months of work from government agencies and decades of delays and disputes over potential environmental...
Jun 2 2023 // Buffalo Executive Walsh Elected Big I New York Chair of the BoardInsurance producer trade organization Big I New York elected Edward F. Walsh as its chair of the board for the 2023-2024 term. Walsh is chief executive...
Jun 1 2023 // The Ardonagh Group announced its expansion into Greece following its agreement to acquire a majority shareholding in SRS Group of Companies (SRS).Founded in 2019 and based in Athens, SRS’ businesses include a leading...
May 31 2023 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a federal court to bar a North Carolina insurance agent and financial advisor from trading securities and to disgorge ill-gotten gains from a real estate scam,...
May 30 2023 // Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance specialist business of Marsh McLennan, announced it will acquire Re Solutions, the leading independent reinsurance broker in Israel.Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close later...
May 24 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the global insurance brokerage and consulting firm, said it has acquired Florida-based Insurance by Ken Brown Inc., a retail broker specializing in coverage for construction and swimming pool...
May 22 2023 // As musicians prepare for a star-studded summer of live events, the demand for performances is huge. At the same time, entertainment carriers are adjusting their appetites and underwriting parameters.Catastrophic losses at...
May 19 2023 // John Philip Ryan, 64, of Yucca Valley, California, was sentenced and ordered to pay more than $220,000 in restitution to victims after pleading guilty to two felony counts of financial elder abuse and grand theft of...
May 17 2023 // Acrisure, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based insurance broker and fintech specialist, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire one of Portugal’s leading insurance brokers, Universalis (trademark of Corpos –...