All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 24 2022 // A family member recently bought a house. His realtor was connected to an agency of which I am familiar. In my opinion, the agency should not possess an insurance license. Incompetent would be the nicest description I would...
Jan 21 2022 // Gov. Ned Lamont and Connecticut’s health care exchange announced plans Wednesday to launch a training program for licensed independent insurance brokers in the state’s three largest cities.James Michel, the...
Jan 21 2022 // Former insurance agent Blanca Lidia Guzman, 40, of Palmdale, California, was sentenced in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday on one felony count of grand theft after pleading no contest for defrauding...
Jan 20 2022 // The FBI and other federal agencies are increasingly looking to counter cyber threats through tools other than criminal indictments, the head of the bureau’s cyber division said in an interview with The Associated...
Jan 19 2022 // Alera Group reports it has acquired Foa & Son, an international insurance broker based in New York City.Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1861, Foa & Son maintains commercial practice groups in multinational...
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...