All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 15 2021 // Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has acquired a stake in Ardonagh Group in a transaction valuing the U.K. insurance broker at $7.5 billion.The sovereign fund joined as a new investor in Ardonagh alongside several other large...
Dec 14 2021 // SIB Corp., operating as StoneRidge Insurance Brokers (SIB), the Canadian provider of insurance and consulting services, has acquired John Stark & Co. (Stark), to expand its personal, commercial and life insurance...
Dec 10 2021 // This is part of a series of articles from Insurance Journal’s annual Insuring Cannabis Summit on Oct. 14. You can find more articles from the summit at the bottom of this one.Sabrina Alkire is a broker who it can...
Dec 9 2021 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has ordered a New Orleans insurance agent and her company to stop their insurance business after the agent allegedly failed to remit premiums she collected from clients.Vilia Ann Ragas...
Dec 9 2021 // A Snohomish, Washington, insurance agent was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud in the theft of premium payments from clients.Vicki Boser, owner of InsuranceTek, Inc., pleaded guilty in...
Dec 8 2021 // Filhet-Allard Maritime, the France-based insurance broker for the commodities trading, shipping and industrial markets, has acquired a controlling stake in Latitude Brokers, a specialist marine broker based in Asia with...
Dec 8 2021 // Howden, the London-based international insurance broker, announced that further to its merger with Malene Insurance Brokers in February 2019, Malene will operate as Howden Takaful Brokers, a fully dedicated Takaful...
Dec 7 2021 // Big I of Kentucky, the association of independent insurance agents in the state, has elected Kevin Desmond as chairman.Desmond, who is president of Desmond Insurance in Bellevue, has been active on the Big I board and...
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Dec 7 2021 // The wholesale insurance market continues to grow premiums while providing value to retail agents and important options to their customers, according to a report commissioned by the Wholesale and Specialty Insurance...
Dec 7 2021 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s Actuarial & Underwriting Committee met on December 6 to review best and final offers from respondents to the Association’s request for proposals for reinsurance...
Dec 6 2021 // Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson announced the acquisition of Aerosure, a leading aviation industry specialist, focused on the Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island region.Aerosure, based in Sydney, will become a...
Dec 6 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has completed its 30% minority investment in Middle East & North Africa (MENA) specialist insurance broker ACE.Financial details of the deal, which was first announced in...
Dec 6 2021 // Aston Lark, the London-based insurance broker backed by Goldman Sachs that is soon to become part of Howden, announced the acquisition of the client book of UK-based Choice Benefits Ltd.Financial details of the deal were...
Dec 6 2021 // Insurers are continuing to take a hard line on underwriting and pricing cyber coverage. While commercial lines prices overall rose 8.9% in the third quarter, cyber premiums increased 27.6%, according to The Council’s...
Dec 2 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Independent agents and brokers comprise an essential part of the insurance distribution pipeline, yet, these business owners and their small firms are often mavericks,...
Dec 2 2021 // Howden, the international re/insurance broker, announced it has acquired Ross Insurance Group, a commercial broker servicing corporate and technology clients, as it continues to invest in expertise for its UK business.Ross...
Dec 1 2021 // Michigan-based High Street Insurance Partners reported it has acquired 27 former Nationwide exclusive insurance agencies in North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Maryland.The company said all of the...
Dec 1 2021 // The credit insurance and surety specialist, Xenia Broking Group, announced it has acquired Peter Hill Credit & Financial Risks Ltd., based in Northampton, England.Peter Hill is a leading specialist trade credit...
Dec 1 2021 // Howden, the international insurance broker, announced the acquisition of the assets of Expat Marine Ltd. (EML), a specialist insurance broker providing employee benefits and general insurance products and advice to clients...