All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 18 2022 // Microsoft Corp. said in a blog post on Saturday it observed destructive malware in systems belonging to several Ukrainian government agencies and organizations that work closely with the Ukrainian government.The victims of...
Jan 14 2022 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has issued a cease and desist order for a Baton Rouge agent who allegedly failed to remit clients’ premiums and misappropriated premium funds.Trampus Scott Wagoner, a property...
Jan 14 2022 // CHICAGO HEIGHTS and DECATUR, Ill., Jan. 14, 2022 – Insurance King has announced the rebranding of the two insurance agencies they have purchased in Illinois.Vic Bernardi Insurance Agency located in Chicago Heights,...
Jan 13 2022 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-headquartered broker, has entered into an agreement to acquire Bridge Insurance Brokers’ Special Risks team.The London-based team, led by Jonathan Starkey and David Walker, has...
Jan 12 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety.Commercial clients who are new to surety sometimes need help to understand the three-way relationship between their company, you (as their independent agent or...
Jan 12 2022 // West Penn Power of Greensburg, Pennsylvania will pay a $610,000 penalty under a settlement to resolve water discharge violations at two coal ash landfills in southwestern Pennsylvania.The settlement was announced by the...
Jan 12 2022 // King Insurance announced it has added two more Florida insurance agencies to its rapidly growing stable of firms in the Southeast.Don Martin Insurance, known as DMI agency, has offices in Orlando, Fanning Springs and Cross...
Jan 12 2022 // One80 Intermediaries, a specialty insurance wholesale broker based in Boston, has acquired PMC Insurance Group, a workers’ compensation wholesale broker and program manager. With offices in Bedford, Massachusetts,...
Jan 12 2022 // Federal cybersecurity officials are again warning of Russian cyber attacks and urging critical infrastructure networks in particular to be on alert.The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau...
Jan 10 2022 // Movo Investment Group Ltd., the parent company of the Movo Partnership network (Movo), announced it has completed the acquisition of three commercial brokers in the UK.Chiltern Insurance Group, based in Reading; FLS...
Jan 7 2022 // Patriot Growth Insurance Services, a national agency, has acquired six Florida agencies, greatly expanding Patriot’s footprint in the Southeast.Pennsylvania-headquartered Patriot said in a news release that it had...
Jan 6 2022 // Insurance Journal is now accepting nominations for its annual “Agents of the Year” report.Are you a top property/casualty independent insurance agent? Do you know someone who is? Then submit information to be...
Jan 6 2022 // Aston Lark, the London-based insurance broker that is soon to become part of Howden, announced Phoenix Healthcare (UK) as the latest addition to the group.Established in 1996 in Oadby, Leicester, Phoenix Healthcare is a...
Jan 5 2022 // Specialty broker Amwins announced the appointments of Sam Baig and Jeff McNatt as presidents of Amwins Brokerage, effective immediately.James Drinkwater, who has served as president of the brokerage division since 2008 and...
Jan 5 2022 // Canadian insurance broker Western Financial Group has acquired Wiesner Insurance Inc., a high-end full-service insurance brokerage located in southern Ontario.Originally founded in 1991 by Jason Wiesner, Wiesner Insurance...
Jan 4 2022 // Aston Lark, the London-based insurance broker that is soon to become part of Howden, announced the acquisition of UK broker Mainstay Insurance.Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2013 by...
Dec 27 2021 // UK broker Ardonagh Group announced it has agreed to acquire Portuguese broker MDS Group.Headquartered in Porto, MDS has offices in Brazil, where it is the country’s largest independent broker, as well as Angola,...
Dec 27 2021 // King Insurance, a Florida-based insurance broker and employee benefits firm, has acquired three agencies in Florida and Georgia, bringing to 11 the number of acquisitions for the company this year. King, headquartered in...
Dec 22 2021 // Butler & Messier Insurance recently acquired two Cranston, Rhode Island, insurance agencies to add to its expanding statewide footprint.Effective October 1, 2021, Butler & Messier successfully closed on the final...
Dec 21 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group.The U.S. program market has doubled in size over the past decade, with market research indicating even more accelerated growth in the future. This,...