All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 10 2023 // Asta, the leading third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, announced it is strengthening its global presence by establishing a service company in Singapore.With the Asian market presenting extensive opportunities, Asta...
Mar 8 2023 // ReFlex Solutions Ltd., a new independent reinsurance brokerage, has launched in Bermuda with near-term plans for expansion into London and the U.S.The new business is led by Neville Ching, an industry veteran with 40...
Mar 6 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the global insurance brokerage and consulting firm, has acquired Nashville-based Anderson Benson, a retail insurance brokerage and risk management firm. Anderson Benson, founded in 2012, has...
Mar 6 2023 // Technology is a double-edged sword that can drive fear as much as excitement for the future. Game-changing tech, though, allows us to make our imaginations a reality. Let’s take a spin down Future Lane to see what...
Mar 6 2023 // Lisa Parry Becker, vice president of an independent insurance agency in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, recounted a computer hacking incident a longtime client suffered recently. It sounds almost like a thriller novel, with a...
Mar 1 2023 // Authorities have charged an Alabama insurance agent, who formerly worked for Alfa Insurance, with more than $600,000 in fraud, theft and exploitation of the elderly.Bret Chappell, 43, of Warrior, Alabama, was arrested...
Mar 1 2023 // The Jensten Group has announced its acquisition of the schemes broker, Darwin Clayton, for an undisclosed amount.The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, brings 44 staff, 2,300 clients and more than £20 million...
Mar 1 2023 // Howden, the international insurance broker, announced an agreement to acquire Franz Gossler Insurance Group, one of the leading insurance brokers focusing on film and entertainment insurance in Germany and beyond.The...
Feb 27 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. While modern insurance infrastructure allows insurance carriers to access to-the-day reporting for insurance producers’ and adjusters’ licenses, many still...
Feb 22 2023 // Tysers, the independent Lloyd’s broker and part of AUB Group, announced the sale of its bloodstock broking team and the bloodstock managing agent, Galileo, to Howden.“We had built an exceptional bloodstock...
Feb 16 2023 // A former Michigan insurance agent was convicted of filing false tax returns and making false statements to both a bankruptcy court and the Department of Justice.According to court documents and evidence presented at trial,...
Feb 16 2023 // Krause Brokerage Services, LLC acquired USA-LTC in California.USA-LTC is a brokerage firm that specializes in long-term care insurance, including employer-sponsored worksite LTCI for businesses offering LTCI as a benefit...
Feb 15 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Recently, AgentSync Co-Founders Jenn Knight and Niji Sabharwal sat down with Judy Shaw, host of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) video series Floor Talk to discuss...
Feb 15 2023 // BriteCo jewelry insurance today launched its new Agent Program, which will enable independent insurance agents in the United States to offer BriteCo jewelry insurance to their clients.Per a press release, agents in the...
Feb 15 2023 // Caribbean Risk Group LLC. (CRG), the U.S. Virgin Islands-based insurance agency, announced the launch of its London operations, CRG International Ltd. The brokerage in London will act as an appointed representative of...
Feb 15 2023 // Larry Chapman Jr., recently an agent with Alfa Insurance, is the new deputy insurance commissioner for Alabama.The state Department of Insurance announced that Chapman will fill the spot left vacant by Mark Fowler, who was...
Feb 14 2023 // BMS, the London-based independent specialty re/insurance broker, announced that BMS Iberia has signed a deal to acquire Seguros Viafina (Viafina), the Spanish specialty insurance and reinsurance broker.The acquisition is...
Feb 13 2023 // National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies reports it has acquired Bullen Insurance Group, a national specialist focused on high-net-worth families, individuals and their businesses.Bullen operates five offices in...
Feb 13 2023 // Aston Lark, a Howden company, announced it has agreed terms to acquire the independent broker Allegiance Insure Ltd.Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. London-based Allegiance Insure was established by...
Feb 13 2023 // Austin, TX., February 14, 2023 –– The Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) designation provided by The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research is now endorsed by the Independent Insurance...