All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 21 2022 // Insurer insolvencies are hard enough on policyholders and company executives, but local agents across Florida also are feeling the pain from one recent liquidation and may soon feel it from others.The Florida Department of...
Apr 20 2022 // Former California insurance agent Marc Leigh Miles, 71, formerly of Irvine, and currently residing in Eagle, Idaho, was arraigned on nine felony counts of grand theft, insurance fraud, and forgery after allegedly stealing...
Apr 19 2022 // Atlanta, Ga., April 19, 2022 — Breckenridge Insurance welcomes Wendy Sanderson, CIC as a broker/assistant vice president with more than 25 years of industry experience. She is primarily focused on workers’...
Apr 18 2022 // Maria Caceres an Indiana travel agent was sentenced last week to 30 months in federal prison following her conviction of wire fraud, to which she had previously plead guilty.According to court records, the 56-year old...
Apr 18 2022 // The King Insurance brokerage firm has acquired Ameriway Insurance Co., based in Fernandina Beach, Florida, the companies announced. Ameriway provides commercial and personal lines coverage and was founded by Charles Hayes....
Apr 18 2022 // The world is a different place today. In days gone by, agents focused on protecting their expiration rights from carriers and producers stealing their books of business. From many angles, those were the halcyon...
Apr 18 2022 // This issue of Insurance Journal features exclusive results from the 2022 Young Agents Survey where nearly 300 young agents nationwide shared their views on the insurance industry and their experiences as agents.This annual...
Apr 18 2022 // Editor’s Note: To view the complete results of the 2022 Young Agents Survey and corresponding charts download the full issue at: https://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/Young agents are an optimistic bunch when it...
Apr 14 2022 // Formerly licensed insurance agent David Lance Hall, 64, of Bakersfield, California, was arraigned this week in Kern County Superior Court on six felony counts of theft and misappropriations of fiduciary funds after...
Apr 13 2022 // Asked for the latest thoughts on the role of the broker in managing client expectations against the headwinds of a difficult casualty insurance market, one panelist during Advisen’s Casualty Insights Conference said...
Apr 13 2022 // Xenia Broking Group Ltd., the credit insurance and surety specialist broker, announced it has acquired a majority stake in Capstone Insurance Brokers Ltd., a Hong Kong-based insurance broker with specialist expertise in...
Apr 12 2022 // Georgia authorities were searching for a South Georgia insurance agent who allegedly absconded with thousands of dollars in premium payments but never provided insurance policies. Georgia’s insurance...
Apr 12 2022 // NFP, the New York City-based property/casualty insurance broker and consultant, has acquired Irish-owned ReSure Corporate Brokers, a specialist commercial insurance broker.Financial details of the transaction were not...
Apr 8 2022 // Rate hikes for commercial lines of insurance are slowing to single-digit increases or even flat renewals, according to broker WTW’s Marketplace Realities spring update.The exception, as it has been, is cyber...
Apr 8 2022 // ALKEME acquired ERM Insurance Brokers in Santa Ana, California. ERM specializes in Hospitality, construction, cannabis, manufacturing, woodworking, cyber and retail/wholesale. Ladera Ranch, California-based ALKEME is...
Apr 8 2022 // Global insurance broker Hub International has acquired the assets of Marketing Management Associates, Inc. of Landover, Maryland.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Marketing Management Associates is a commercial...
Apr 6 2022 // Jimcor Hires BecotteJimcor Agency Inc., a national wholesale broker and managing general agent, has hired Michael Becotte as a commercial lines underwriter for the Southeast, based in Cumming, Georgia. Becotte has more...
Apr 5 2022 // Claims services provider Gallagher Bassett (GB) International has boosted its size and offering in the United Kingdom by acquiring third-party claims administrator Claims Settlement Agencies Ltd. (CSA).Financial details of...
Apr 5 2022 // Canada’a SIB Corp., operating as StoneRidge Insurance Brokers (SIB), an independent provider of insurance and consulting service, has acquired Generations Insurance Inc., to expand its personal and commercial...
Apr 4 2022 // Howden, the London-based international insurance broker, further strengthens its presence in Italy with two new acquisitions: Nord Est Insurance Broker and ASI Insurance Brokers.Financial details of the acquisitions were...