All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 18 2021 // One of Oak & Associates’ key clients in Oregon, Blake Schellenberg of RPIS wrote a newsletter to their clients outlining all of the rate increases they were seeing by line of business. RPIS’ management sent...
Oct 18 2021 // It’s difficult enough keeping up with the latest trends in agency technology let alone trying to do it during a global pandemic. But industry technology experts say independent agencies made progress, with many...
Oct 15 2021 // How can managing general agents build broker relationships during a hardening market when insurers have much less incentive to provide capacity? After more than 25 years as a broker, Peter Blanc, CEO of the Goldman...
Oct 14 2021 // A veteran agency insurtech advocate has launched an online directory for property/casualty insurance agents to categorize, compare and connect them with technology companies that support the agency distribution channel.In...
Oct 13 2021 // Insurance broker Lockton Companies announced the formation of special team focused on risk transfer for companies in the evolving blockchain and cryptocurrency industry and their digital assets.In addition to providing...
Oct 13 2021 // Howden, the London-based insurance broking group, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Aston Lark from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Bowmark Capital.Aston Lark is one of the UK’s leading,...
Oct 12 2021 // Howden, the London-based international insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Oslo-based retail broker Aneco Forsikringsmegling AS.Howden said the acquisition affirms its position as one of the leading non-marine...
Oct 11 2021 // Occam Underwriting, the London-based specialist lines focused managing general agency (MGA), announced it is acquiring Beech Underwriting Agencies Ltd., subject to UK regulatory approval.Beech Underwriting is an approved...
Oct 11 2021 // Howden, the London-based re/insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Belgian insurance broker, Sarton & Associés.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As Howden Belgium’s first acquisition, it...
Oct 8 2021 // Neglected no more. Independent agents are feeling the love from property/casualty insurance carriers—and the scores they are giving carriers are moving higher, J.D. Power reports.According to results of the J.D. Power...
Oct 7 2021 // Last week, Praedicat, a liability risk analytics company, announced that it launched a new Company Risk Score designed to simplify the underwriting of complex emerging risks for liability insurance.The risk score, ranging...
Oct 7 2021 // New Dawn Risk Group, the London-based broker, announced the launch of its new European subsidiary, New Dawn Risk (Europe), headquartered in Malta. Like its parent company, New Dawn Risk (Europe) focuses on insurance...
Oct 6 2021 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) installed Kansas’ Bob Fee, president of Fee Insurance Group Inc. in Hutchinson, as 2021-22 Big “I” chair at the recent...
Oct 6 2021 // A cryptocurrency broker that the Biden administration considers a key cog in the recent ransomware epidemic is legally registered in the Czech Republic but doesn’t appear to have an office there. It may be operating...
Oct 4 2021 // Digital flood insurance provider Neptune Flood has acquired Jumpstart Insurance Solutions, a parametric insurtech broker that offers parametric earthquake policies.Terms were not disclosed. Jumpstart, a licensed surplus...
Oct 4 2021 // McGill and Partners, the boutique specialist re/insurance broker, is set for further expansion following regulatory approval for its Bermuda operation. The office will officially open later this month.The Bermuda office...
Oct 4 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its specialist underwriting subsidiary Pen Underwriting has acquired 100% of UK-based Manchester Underwriting Agencies Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Manchester...
Oct 4 2021 // Aston Lark, the London-based insurance broker that is backed by Goldman Sachs, announced the acquisition of S. Johnson & Co. Ltd.Established in 1990 and based in Birmingham, England, with a dedicated team led by Steven...
Oct 4 2021 // Lloyd’s broker Tysers has developed and diversified its entertainment insurance products and services to reflect the new live events landscape.For the music & live events sector, the broker has launched two...
Oct 4 2021 // Many middle market companies are failing to use a key risk management resource: their insurance agents and brokers.According to a survey sponsored by insurer Chubb, only 15% of middle market companies rely heavily on an...