All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 19 2020 // Today’s Lloyd’s of London market for casualty insurance is marked by rising prices, reduced capacity, and buyers embracing more self-insurance, according to underwriters at Lloyd’s.It is also marked by...
Nov 19 2020 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Amanda Rodgers a talent acquisition specialist. Rodgers will be working with Liberty offices nationwide to help fuel their growth strategies. Rodgers was previously with...
Nov 19 2020 // Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, the brand for Intact Financial Corporation’s (IFC) U.S. insurance company subsidiaries, has launched cyber insurance options that will be offered in partnership with program...
Nov 19 2020 // A Minnesota insurance agent has been charged with client theft of approximately $524,000, the U.S. Justice Department says.On Nov. 18, U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald reported that John David Paulson, 56, is under federal...
Nov 18 2020 // Monitoring Covid-19 vaccines for safety issues will fall to a group of U.S. health agencies that also will have a hand in their rollout, a potential hurdle in persuading skeptics to get the shots, say former government...
Nov 17 2020 // A 57-year-old Snohomish, Wash., insurance agent was charged this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle with five counts of wire fraud for her theft of approximately $750,000 in premium payments from various insurance...
Nov 16 2020 // Independent insurance agents and their carrier partners face strong headwinds in their efforts to maintain their dominance among distribution channels due to increased competition and evolving consumer expectations,...
Nov 16 2020 // A property insurer is off the hook for a $200,000 claim against a policy that it canceled, leaving a lawsuit filed against a former insurance agent who was arrested for pocketing premiums as the only apparent recourse...
Nov 16 2020 // For independent agents, building a community-based brand has always been a smart way to set themselves apart from their exclusive counterparts. Now, as the next wave of COVID-19 hits the U.S. economy, it’s more...
Nov 16 2020 // Property/casualty insurance for senior living facilities has taken a hit this year. The insurance market has been hardening for the last year or two, and the COVID-19 pandemic brought on a wave of new challenges that has...
Nov 16 2020 // Wholesaler brokers of all ages are facing hard market conditions with rising insurance rates, tighter underwriting and fewer carriers willing to write some tough classes. They, like everyone, are also experiencing fewer...
Nov 12 2020 // 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...
Nov 12 2020 // R.E. Chaix & Associates Insurance Brokers has acquired Rancho Pacific Insurance Services in California. Founded by Tracy Prettyman, Rancho Pacific Insurance Services is a wholesale brokerage specializing in commercial...
Nov 12 2020 // James Reiss has been appointed as president of International Bond & Marine Brokerage Ltd. (IB&M), a brokerage providing risk management solutions to the international trade industry. The brokerage was recently...
Nov 12 2020 // November 12, 2020 – Garden City, NY – Wright Specialty Insurance, which provides a comprehensive suite of property and casualty insurance coverage and services for educational institutions nationwide, has expanded...
Nov 10 2020 // An Iowa insurance agent has been charged with one count each of Insurance Fraud (Class D Felony), Fraudulent Sales Practices – Over $10,000 (Class C Felony), Theft – 2nd degree (Class D Felony), Fraudulent Practices...
Nov 9 2020 // Private equity firm Cinven and GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, have agreed to acquire London-based specialist insurance and (re)insurance broker Miller from its partners and corporate member, Willis Towers...
Nov 6 2020 // Texas has selected Insurance Services Office Inc. (ISO) as the statistical agent for the Texas Catastrophe Event Statistical Plan for Personal and Commercial Risks.ISO’s selection follows the Sept. 15, 2020,...
Nov 6 2020 // Insurors of Tennessee has named Representative Ron Travis as the new CEO for the organization, effective Nov. 16, 2020.Travis (R-Dayton) is a state representative for District 31 (Bledsoe, Rhea, Sequatchie and part of...
Nov 5 2020 // A Howell, Michigan, insurance agent has been charged with embezzlement and conducting a criminal enterprise, among other felonies, according to state Attorney General Dana Nessel.Alicia Holbrook-Bloink is accused of taking...