All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 10 2021 // Relation Insurance Services Inc. (Relation) has entered the Texas market with the acquisition of the assets of InSource Insurance Agency Inc. (InSource), in San Antonio, and Shepard Insurance Agency (Shepard),...
Mar 9 2021 // The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN), a global network of independent insurance and benefits brokers, has appointed Olga Collins as chief executive officer.Collins succeeds Francie Starnes, who will serve as CEO Emeritus...
Mar 8 2021 // Howden Broking announced that it has acquired independent superyacht insurance broker Sturge Taylor & Associates (STA Group).STA Group will become part of Howden and will operate under the new trading name Howden...
Mar 8 2021 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut (PIACT) elected Shannon Rabbett, of Windsor, Connecticut, as president at the association’s annual business meeting, held virtually on March 4, 2021. She will serve as...
Mar 8 2021 // What if the COVID-19 pandemic had struck in 1980 instead of 2020? Without widespread internet connectivity, cloud software and video conferencing, the insurance industry may have been up a creek without a paddle (and...
Mar 5 2021 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG), a London-based insurance broker, has agreed to acquire CLS Risk Solutions (CLS RS), subject to regulatory approval.Financial details of the acquisition — its fourth so far this year...
Mar 5 2021 // The largest wholesale insurance broker, Amwins Group, is getting even larger as it has agreed to acquire Worldwide Facilities, the fourth-largest wholesale insurance broker in the U.S.The addition of Worldwide broadens...
Mar 5 2021 // Fort Worth, Texas-based independent insurance and financial services firm, Higginbotham, has partnered with Mike Knotts, an insurance agency owner and broker in Bossier City, Louisiana, to establish its first...
Mar 4 2021 // A former Red Oak, Iowa, insurance agent is facing felony charges related to alleged insurance fraud.The Iowa Insurance Division said Dustin French has been charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False...
Mar 4 2021 // Costero Holdings, a privately held London-based brokerage, has acquired the independent broker Mar Risk Services Ltd. (MarRS), effective March 1, 2021.Headquartered in London, MarRS offers insurance advice and access to...
Mar 4 2021 // Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips...
Mar 3 2021 // The longtime mayor of the southern Illinois city of Columbia has resigned in the wake a federal indictment accusing him of public corruption, a city official announced.Last week, a federal grand jury indicted Mayor Kevin...
Mar 3 2021 // Following complaints from property insurance policyholders, Louisiana’s top insurance regulator has issued a third bulletin reminding insurers of their obligations to policyholders as they work with consumers...
Mar 2 2021 // If one thing can be said about the pandemic, it definitely was not a bad thing for cannabis, a business that many states declared to be essential as numerous other business sectors shut down to help slow the spread of...
Mar 1 2021 // Cinven, the international private equity firm, and GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, have completed the acquisition of leading specialist insurance and re/insurance broker, Miller, from Willis Towers Watson.The...
Feb 26 2021 // Southern Insurance Underwriters, Inc. (SIU) has added John Kiernan to its Marine Brokerage team. He will be based in Alpharetta, Ga. Kiernan comes to SIU with experience in underwriting all classes of hull, marine...
Feb 25 2021 // Longtime Texas insurance agency executive, William “Bill” E. Harrison Jr., has been honored by the Big “I” with its Woodworth Memorial Award, the national independent insurance agency...
Feb 22 2021 // A former Iowa insurance agent has been charged money laundering and fraud, among other charges, the Iowa Insurance Division reported.Michael J. Heiberger, age 52, of Epworth, has been charged with one count of money...
Feb 22 2021 // The Big “I” announced that Amanda H. Juratovic has been promoted to assistant vice president of errors & omissions operations at Big I Advantage. Juratovic will lead the Big “I” Professional...
Feb 22 2021 // Independent insurance agency Ensurise LLC has merged with the insurance brokerage operations of Howard Eales Inc., effective January 1, 2021.Howard Eales will continue to operate from its Washington D.C. location following...