All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 6 2022 // September 6, 2022 – XPT announced today the launch of the binding and brokerage division unifying Western Security Surplus, Sierra Specialty, and LP Risk to one consolidated brand, XPT Specialty – your eXpert Partner...
Sep 5 2022 // Francis Okyere, 70, a previously licensed insurance agent in Westlake Village, California, was arrested in relation to a scheme that involved him allegedly stealing multiple victims’ identities and using them to open...
Sep 1 2022 // Beazley to enter distribution partnership with Paragon for Weather GuardSpecialty insurer Beazley announced a new, efficient and effective online portal solution for its leading Weather Guard product. The new robust online...
Aug 31 2022 // First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies L.C., announced it has added two Iowa-based partner agencies. Joining the First MainStreet platform in June was Hagge Insurance Agency. As a...
Aug 31 2022 // Federal regulators have sued a data broker they accuse of selling sensitive geolocation data from millions of mobile devices, information that can be used to identify people and track their movements to and from sensitive...
Aug 26 2022 // Insurance broker World Insurance Associates acquired two Massachusetts agencies: Tarpey Insurance Group of Wakefield, and Rush-Kent Insurance Agency Inc. of Arlington, on August 1.Tarpey is a family-owned and operated...
Aug 25 2022 // A Georgia insurance agent is facing additional charges after she was arrested in July for allegedly keeping premium refund checks that were intended for policyholders.Kerri Monroe, 48, of Lyons, Georgia, in late July was...
Aug 24 2022 // Boston-based specialty insurance broker One80 Intermediaries reports that it has acquired wholesaler broker Agentic Insurance of Radnor, Pennsylvania.Agentic is a privately owned specialty operation providing professional...
Aug 24 2022 // Aston Lark, a Howden company, announced the acquisition of AJ Insurance Service Ltd. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.Based in Tilbury in Essex, England, AJ Insurance Service was established in 1979 by...
Aug 22 2022 // MILL CREEK, WA, August 22, 2022 — Pacific International Underwriters® (PIU) is partnering with American Modern® to offer a standalone earthquake insurance policy in Washington & Oregon.“One of the advantages...
Aug 19 2022 // Francis Okyere, 70, a previously licensed insurance agent in Westlake Village, California, was arrested in relation to a scheme that involved him allegedly stealing multiple victims’ identities and using them to open...
Aug 16 2022 // The Jensten Group, the London-based independent insurance broking group, has acquired J. Bennett & Son Insurance Brokers, based in High Wycombe, England, and its Oxford-based subsidiary, Mathews Comfort & Co., for...
Aug 15 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Collision, one of the world’s largest technology conferences, wrapped up its annual tech extravaganza in June. Founded by Paddy Cosgrave, David Kelly and Daire...
Aug 15 2022 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced it has acquired Jaimac Risk Management Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Ottawa, Ontario,...
Aug 15 2022 // A majority of independent insurance agents (53%) are expecting a significant increase in online commercial insurance buyers over the next three years, according to a survey from Semsee, a platform for small-commercial...
Aug 15 2022 // Be Kind. No matter how educated, talented, or rich you are, how you treat people ultimately tells all. – Jonathan Friedland, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company Be happy! Be happy with who you are! Be...
Aug 15 2022 // Independent agents once again show they continue to command the commercial insurance market.The independent agency channel placed 62% of all property/casualty insurance written in the U.S., according to the recently...
Aug 9 2022 // Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Japan’s MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, will spend about $400 million to buy U.S. reinsurance broker Transverse, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.The...
Aug 9 2022 // The independent agency channel places 62% of all property-casualty insurance written in the U.S., according to the Big “I” 2022 Market Share Report.The annual Market Share Report compiles and analyzes property...
Aug 9 2022 // Virtus LLC, a Kansas City-based insurance brokerage and consulting firm, has joined forces with Kemmons Wilson Insurance Group, a Memphis company that specializes in insuring hospitality and hotel firms. The combined firm...