All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 28 2021 // NFP, a New York-based insurance broker and consultant, announced the formation of an exclusive strategic partnership in Canada with aviation re/insurance broker Piiq Risk Partners.The NFP Complex Risk Solutions Group will...
Jul 27 2021 // The Ardonagh Group announced the creation of Ardonagh Europe as it prepares to take its buy-and-build model to Europe.Ardonagh Europe will be headquartered in Dublin and led by Conor Brennan, who will also continue to hold...
Jul 26 2021 // Anna Gabriela Garcia, also known as Anna Nuno-Garcia, 48, of Capistrano Beach, Calif., was sentenced in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana after pleading guilty to two felony counts of embezzlement and grand theft...
Jul 23 2021 // Des Moines, Iowa, Chad Mackland, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, recently submitted an Alford plea to the charge of Ongoing Criminal Conduct (Class B Felony) in Pottawattamie County District Court following an investigation by...
Jul 23 2021 // Relation Insurance Services Inc. acquired the assets of The SIG Insurance Agencies. The partnership with SIG strengthens Relation’s existing capabilities and further expands the platform’s geographic presence...
Jul 21 2021 // Kenneth Murry Rossman, a certified public accountant and licensed insurance agent, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of a false income...
Jul 21 2021 // Price Forbes, a London-based insurance broker, announced it has increased its shareholding in Price Forbes Chile to 100% as part of its commitment to invest in growing its presence in Latin America.Price Forbes has grown...
Jul 20 2021 // This edition of International People Moves covers appointments at a new reinsurance broker, Ardonagh’s Inver Re; The Hartford’s Global Specialty business unit, and the aviation reinsurance division of MS Amlin...
Jul 20 2021 // Island Insurance Co. has promoted Denise Kadomoto to assistant vice president of accounting and finance.Kadomoto will continue to serve as the company’s controller, a position she has held since 2015. Kadomoto joined...
Jul 14 2021 // Burns & Wilcox Brokerage, a business unit of H.W. Kaufman Group solely dedicated to complex wholesale property/casualty brokerage, has opened its newest office in Boston, Massachusetts, and added five brokers to its...
Jul 13 2021 // The Ardonagh Group, a top 20 global insurance broker and the UK’s largest independent insurance broker, announced it will open the Ardonagh Global Data and Risk Management Centre this month, bringing 60 new highly...
Jul 12 2021 // A bulletin released by the Texas Department of Insurance summarizes the changes to the requirements for agent licensing contained in HB 4030, passed this year by the 87th Texas Legislature.TDI outlined the revisions as...
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...