All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 23 2023 // More than 18 months after he pleaded guilty to absconding with almost $5 million in premiums, a Florida insurance agent has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.John M. Thomas, 52, the former owner of Thomas Insurance...
Mar 21 2023 // Correll Insurance Group, a rapidly growing agency in the Southeast, announced two more acquisitions of Tennessee-based agencies: SouthPoint Risk, in Nashville, and Insight Risk Management, in Memphis. Correll said in a...
Mar 20 2023 // At first glance, examining gender equality within independent agencies seems to show a near equal balance. After all, gender representation in insurance agencies showed significant improvement over the last few years....
Mar 17 2023 // The Biden administration’s strategy of leaning on industry regulators to block deals that might be tricky for the Justice Department to challenge in court is working.In the past month alone, telecom and airline...
Mar 16 2023 // A licensed insurance agent, and the insurer she represents, owe a duty of care to a customer to explain coverages but neither the agent nor the insurer has a fiduciary duty to an insured under Connecticut law.U.S. District...
Mar 15 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of UK-based AT Squared Holdings Ltd., operating as FE Protect. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. FE Protect is an insurance broker specializing in the UK...
Mar 15 2023 // Howden, the London-based insurance broker, announced the acquisition of BWV Versicherungsbroker AG (BWV) in Liechtenstein.BWV is a market-leading independent broker with a portfolio of corporate and private clients, and...
Mar 14 2023 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance broker, announced the acquisition of mid-market commercial broker Consort Insurance, subject to regulatory approval.Financial details of the deal were not disclosed....
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...