All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 7 2021 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) have launched a campaign designed to inform and educate the driving public, especially parents and young drivers, about the peril of distracted driving, which...
Apr 6 2021 // London-based broker the Ardonagh Group announced the launch of Ardonagh Global Partners (AGP), a unit focused on international mergers and acquisitions.The company also announced its first acquisition in the United States,...
Apr 6 2021 // An Iowa insurance agent has had his license suspended and has been ordered to cease and desist conducting insurance business in the state, regulators say.The Iowa Insurance Division said in addition, Oscar Sanchez of West...
Apr 6 2021 // As Florida insurers focus on addressing mounting losses in the state’s property insurance market with legislative reforms, rising rates and coverage restrictions, other stakeholders are working to educate consumers...
Apr 5 2021 // Fast-growing global insurance brokerage Acrisure announced it has closed on two transactions representing a significant capital raise of $3.45 billion.BDT Capital Partners, a merchant bank, led a $3 billion investment...
Apr 5 2021 // In some recent Academy of Insurance classes, I’ve been asking people about their working situation. Most of the people I’ve been talking to transitioned for a while to the work from home space, and many are...
Mar 31 2021 // California’s U.S. senators and nearly two-dozen representatives are asking the Agriculture and Interior departments to transition their agencies to a year-round wildland workforce because blazes are no longer limited...
Mar 31 2021 // Formerly licensed insurance agent, Mandy Pruitt, 42, of Visalia, Calif., was arraigned today on one count of grand theft after she allegedly stole more than $4,400 from a client and used the money to pay for personal...
Mar 30 2021 // Rockwood Programs Inc., a full-service managing general agency, has appointed Carol Cole to chief marketing officer.In this role, Cole is responsible for marketing employment practices liability, insurance agents errors...
Mar 30 2021 // Despite continued robust agency mergers and acquisitions activity, the number of independent insurance agencies has remained stable at 36,000, a number slightly below the last tally of 36,500 in 2018.That’s according...
Mar 26 2021 // Sterling Seacrest Partners, Inc. and Pritchard & Jerden announced they will merge and operate as Sterling Seacrest Pritchard. According to the company, the merger makes it one of the largest privately held, independent...
Mar 26 2021 // Global broking network, Brokerslink, has further expanded its presence in the Balkan Peninsula with the addition of independent broker Advantis Insurance Broker, based in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Established in 2015,...
Mar 25 2021 // LONDON – When the pandemic is over, the brokers of Lloyd’s of London could haggle with underwriters from home in their underpants, and ditch their pinstripes at the office.A trade body representing brokers took a...
Mar 25 2021 // Insurance Journal is seeking young independent insurance agents – those 40 and under – to share their thoughts on the insurance industry, their job and their future as a young professional in the annual Young...
Mar 24 2021 // Fast-growing global insurance brokerage Acrisure announced it has closed on two transactions representing a significant capital raise of $3.45 billion.BDT Capital Partners, a merchant bank, led a $3 billion investment...
Mar 22 2021 // When it comes to insurance agency hiring, producers and account managers are a broken record. Yes, your agency still needs them, but that isn’t newsworthy.These four positions gained momentum last year. If they...
Mar 22 2021 // While carriers face growing financial losses in Florida’s distressed property insurance market, insurance agents are on the front lines trying to help their clients who are being hit with double-digit rate increases,...
Mar 21 2021 // A former Johnson County, Kansas, insurance agent has been sentenced to 24 months of probation on insurance fraud charges and ordered to repay nearly $86,000 in restitution, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.Armond...
Mar 19 2021 // Specialist Risk Group, a London-based insurance broker, have hired a team of 16 from AFL Insurance Brokers, led by Jonathan Bines, AFL’s former CEO.SRG said this announcement marks its first London market team hire...
Mar 19 2021 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Bethany Kaiser a Senior vice president in the Bakersfield, Calif. office. The firm has also named Brian English a vice president in the Bakersfield office. Kaiser has more...