All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 12 2021 // Aston Lark, the London-based insurance broker that is backed by Goldman Sachs, announced the acquisition of the Linkscover brand to further strengthen its sports and leisure expertise.Financial details of the transaction...
Jul 7 2021 // Whitepaper details surprising statistics on success measures including close ratios based on national interviews conducted with agentsGREENSBORO, NC—July 7, 2021— A new study of independent agents reveals real-world...
Jul 6 2021 // London-based broker Aston Lark continues with its buying spree with the purchase of ES Risks Ltd.Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Established in 2007 and based in London, ES Risks is a 45-strong...
Jul 5 2021 // Allstate Corp. wants to buy more independent insurance agencies this year to build the business it acquired with its purchase of National General, Allstate Chief Executive Tom Wilson told Reuters last month.But the agents...
Jul 5 2021 // Ransomware is all over the news of late — Colonial Pipeline, CNA and JBS plus hospitals, municipalities and many other businesses. If only reading the headlines, you might conclude that ransomware affects primarily...
Jul 2 2021 // The Texas Department of Insurance issued a notice this week of the availability of a new option to take a certification exam at your home or at an office online for most major insurance agent lines.An off-site monitor will...
Jul 2 2021 // Robinhood Markets Inc, the online brokerage at the center of this year’s retail trading frenzy, disclosed on Thursday previously unreported regulatory risks in its long-awaited initial public offering filing.Amid an...
Jul 2 2021 // Gallagher announced the acquisition of Edelweiss Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd. (EGIBL) from Edelweiss Group, one of India’s leading diversified financial services firms. Gallagher previously held 30% in the...
Jul 1 2021 // Insurance technology provider Zywave has acquired Spokane, Wash.-based IBQ Systems, which offers personal and commercial lines comparative rating.No terms of the deal were disclosed. The acquisition expands Zywave’s...
Jul 1 2021 // An investigation by insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. into a ransomware attack on its systems last September has revealed that personal information on individuals was accessed. The broker is in the process of...
Jun 29 2021 // Pathpoint, a digital excess and surplus lines insurance brokerage, reported that it has raised $30 million in funding.Investors include Caffeinated Capital, which led the round, and repeat investors including SciFi VC,...
Jun 25 2021 // A Muskegon insurance agent charged with fraud and embezzling his clients’ money has pleaded guilty, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS)...
Jun 24 2021 // Allstate Corp. wants to buy more independent insurance agencies this year to build the business it acquired with its purchase of National General, Allstate Chief Executive Tom Wilson told Reuters on Wednesday.But the...
Jun 21 2021 // Lloyd’s announced the marketplace has secured a five-year £650 million ($897 million) reinsurance cover for its Central Fund—a move that aims to protect against adverse tail risk, while supporting growth and...
Jun 21 2021 // Nearly a decade of continuous construction industry growth was halted in 2020 as the industry battled direct and collateral effects from COVID-19. According to Nationwide’s recent Agent Authority research,...
Jun 21 2021 // For many years independent agencies waited anxiously for a practical multi-company rating system in commercial lines.Now, several easy-to-use products are available to agencies with quoting capability among a growing...
Jun 21 2021 // Agents with clients who need license and permit bonds, miscellaneous bonds, court bonds or any number of bonds classified as “commercial,” should think twice about letting this business go to a competitor....
Jun 17 2021 // Premier Insurance Consultants Ltd. is the latest brokerage to be snapped up by Aston Lark, the insurance broking consolidator backed by Goldman Sachs.This takes Aston Lark’s total number of acquisitions up to 15 so...
Jun 17 2021 // Howden, the London-based international insurance broker, announced that Luigi Sturani has been appointed chief executive officer, Europe, along with Enrico Nanni who joins his team as chief commercial officer, Europe, in...
Jun 16 2021 // Jencap Group LLC, a New York-headquartered national wholesale intermediary, has promoted Mark Maher to president.In his new role, Maher will work with the Jencap management team to develop strategic plans, drive overall...