All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Nov 5 2020 // A former insurance agent in Wisconsin charged with violations of insurance laws has had his license permanently revoked and must pay a penalty of more than $37,000, the state insurance commissioner’s office...
Nov 4 2020 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced that it has acquired Stalco Insurance Ltd., a Canadian insurance broker.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With locations in Wainwright,...
Nov 4 2020 // The Co-operators has purchased Linda Rioux Assurances, the Warwick, Quebec-based insurance broker.Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The broker’s portfolio includes home, auto, farm and commercial...
Nov 3 2020 // Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the insurance brokerage assets of The Olson Insurance Agency LLC and Insure All LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.The owners of The Olson...
Nov 3 2020 // Nationwide has named Jude DiBattista to head its E&S Brokerage wholesale primary and excess casualty unit.DiBattista will lead the E&S Brokerage wholesale casualty team from New York and will report to Tom Jurgens,...
Nov 2 2020 // The race for the next North Carolina Insurance Commissioner features two familiar faces to state voters in what is a three-peat showdown featuring Republican Mike Causey and Democrat Wayne Goodwin.Causey, the incumbent,...
Nov 2 2020 // There were 170 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the third quarter of 2020 compared to 173 for the same period in 2019, according to a report from consulting firm OPTIS Partners.The Chicago-based...
Nov 2 2020 // Sally wants to close every piece of business she works on, but she doesn’t. She’s not even close.Her price is never good enough. The coverage gap is never big enough. And even if it is, it doesn’t end up...