All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 12 2020 // DeCotis Specialty Insurance has hired Jessica Bergstrom as a broker based in its Providence, R.I., office. Bergstrom has more than 20 years of experience as an underwriter in both standard and surplus lines markets. In her...
May 12 2020 // EC3 Brokers announced the launch of its specialty division, with the appointment of Jonathon Lane as head of the division. Lane is joined by Dominic Toogood and Gary Moore. All three joined on May 1 and initially will...
May 11 2020 // Cyber risk analytics specialist CyberCube has launched a new software-as-a-service application designed specifically for insurance brokers called “Broking Manager.”“Broking Manager” facilitates...
May 10 2020 // Nursing homes are right in the middle of the deadly coronavirus pandemic hitting the U.S, with more than 28%, or nearly 20,000, of the nation’s COVID-19 deaths happening in these long term care facilities, according...
May 8 2020 // Traverse City, Michigan-based High Street Insurance Partners (High Street), has acquired three additional agencies — two in Michigan and one in New York.These new agency partners are: Trust Shield Insurance Group (TSIG)...
May 8 2020 // As a self-taught app developer, when Hayden Kopser sees a problem, he seeks to build a solution.So, when he observed during his time working at AIG that some brokerages weren’t adequately servicing high net worth...
May 7 2020 // Suppose you’re working in an essential industry and your employer hasn’t provided you with adequate personal protective equipment. Maybe you say to yourself, “Okay, there’s a shortage, they’re...
May 6 2020 // OneAdvent, a London-based managing general agent (MGA) platform, announced the acquisition of Modus Underwriting Ltd., a digital-first MGA focused on providing niche property insurance products to brokers across the...
May 6 2020 // Business interruption insurance has been a much-debated topic during the coronavirus crisis, with some businesses already pushing back against virus-related claim denials.In several cities, groups of businesses have filed...
May 5 2020 // THB, the specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced that Matthew Crane has been named chief executive officer of THB Group and president of the International division of AmWINS Group, Inc., global distributor...
May 4 2020 // Nursing homes are right in the middle of the deadly coronavirus pandemic hitting the U.S, with more than 20%, or 11,000, of the nation’s COVID-19 deaths happening in these long term care facilities, according to a...
May 4 2020 // Nursing home insurance specialists say that they are doing whatever they can to help their insureds during this trying time, either by sending out information from the CDC, answering questions, aiding with documentation,...
May 4 2020 // The employees of the state agency in charge of regulating the insurance industry in Texas might not put it this way, but in a sense, operationally at least, they have been preparing for the current health crisis brought on...
May 4 2020 // The Florida Division of Agent and Agency Services will resume its ability to begin processing insurance agent licenses despite the closure of testing centers around the state, under a directive from Florida CFO Jimmy...
May 2 2020 // Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, Inc., an independent insurance agency and subsidiary of Trustmark National Bank, has acquired Boyles Moak Insurance Services and Creative Benefit Solutions.Founded in 1893 and headquartered...
May 1 2020 // Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, recently added two Connecticut-based member agencies to its network.White Oak Insurance LLC of Milford, Conn.,...
Apr 29 2020 // Atlanta, GA, April 29, 2020 — Breckenridge Insurance Services is pleased to welcome Michael Silvestri, Tracey Burmingham, AAI and Vance Root as vice presidents/brokers to the company as part of its expansion plans...
Apr 29 2020 // Seattle, WA, April 29, 2020 In this open letter to the independent agent channel, Liberty Mutual Small Commercial and Safeco President Tyler Asher outlines how carriers and agents are navigating this turbulent time...
Apr 28 2020 // The Maryland Insurance Administration is participating in an apprenticeship program designed to attract talent to the insurance industry.The program is led by Invest, which is affiliated with the Independent Insurance...
Apr 28 2020 // Risk managers at companies of all kinds have been forced to rapidly evaluate how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting their businesses. They’ve had to react quickly with limited information while trying to forecast...