All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 16 2022 // bolttech has completed the acquisition of AVA Insurance Brokers and AVA Insurance Agency, a Singapore-based specialist broker and insurance intermediary. The acquisition follows bolttech’s completion of its US$247...
Feb 15 2022 // At least six Chinese companies have lodged documents for New York listings in recent weeks, filings showed, promising an end to a months-long freeze after an unprecedented clampdown last year by Chinese regulators.However,...
Feb 15 2022 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers acquired LAGG in Mesa, Arizona. LAGG was formed in 2016 by Rick Mascolino. The agency helps its clients in construction, transportation and personal lines. The Liberty Company...
Feb 14 2022 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and emergency management leaders in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Administration on Monday announced “Safer from Wildfires,” an insurance framework that incorporates...
Feb 14 2022 // Wholesale insurance broker Burns & Wilcox has added five new associates across the country to its private client and flood teams within its Personal Insurance practice group. The professionals joining Burns &...
Feb 11 2022 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has fined a Bettendorf, Iowa insurance agent nearly $112,000 for selling unregistered securities tied to oil wells in Texas.The agency said in filings that Cody Christopher...
Feb 11 2022 // Unlicensed insurance agent Karyl Lynn Reed, 58, formerly of Cosa Mesa, California, was convicted last week on multiple felony counts of embezzlement and white-collar fraud enhancements after defrauding three victims of...
Feb 10 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and broker New Dawn Risk.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Markets Names Beattie as Global Head of War...
Feb 10 2022 // Although the election is still months away, the race for Georgia insurance commissioner already is a campaign of firsts — and some strong rhetoric aimed at insurance companies and regulators.Janice Laws Robinson, an...
Feb 9 2022 // XPT Specialty has acquired Insurance Brokers Incorporated, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, in a move that continues a series of acquisitions for the company. IBI is a wholesale insurance broker and general agency...
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Feb 8 2022 // The Florida property insurance market is showing more signs of trouble, with one of the state’s largest carriers deciding to stop writing new homeowner business in the state – while also asking for a rate increase...
Feb 8 2022 // Brace Bolsters North America Team with DorrBrace Underwriting Limited announced the appointment of Glenn Dorr as head of distribution, North America, continuing the firm’s expansion. Based in Boston, Dorr will help...
Feb 7 2022 // Independent insurance agents today are different. They’re not your parents’ agencies. Yes, they still provide insurance and build strong client relationships. But they’re also relying on technology more...
Feb 7 2022 // There were 1,034 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions in 2021, up 30% from 795 reported in 2020, according to agency consultancy OPTIS Partners.Also, the 384 deals during the fourth quarter of 2021 marked a...
Feb 7 2022 // I have the privilege of speaking with many insurance agency entrepreneurs every year. Virtually all of them are interested in growing their businesses, yet only a few actually do accomplish a growth rate above the rate of...
Feb 4 2022 // Beazley announced that its global digital trading division, Beazley Digital, is up and running. The new hub brings together underwriting, claims, technology and operational experts into one cross-functional team, to...
Feb 4 2022 // The board of the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has announced cross-market consensus on underwriters’ in-person availability – either at the Lloyd’s Underwriting Room or in the office.The commitment...
Feb 3 2022 // The American Property Casualty Insurance Association, the Professional Insurance Agents of Washington, and the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Washington jointly filed two legal actions to halt the enforcement...
Feb 1 2022 // Arkansas lawmakers on Jan. 28 cleared the way for state-run health care facilities to require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine after officials warned that blocking the move would jeopardize more than $700 million in...