All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 5 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group.In the latest episode of What’s Brewing, Chris Accetta and David Geller welcome David Seaton, VP of Predictive Analytics and Modeling at IAT Insurance,...
May 5 2025 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America are the latest from the industry to join a call in support of a measure to abolish the Federal Insurance...
May 5 2025 // A former Friendswood, Texas insurance agent turned himself into authorities over charges that he fraudulently brokered insurance policies, the Friendswood Police Department announced.Edgar Peralta of Edgar Peralta with...
May 5 2025 // Elon Musk’s age of government efficiency has spread to Florida, with legislation that would abolish at least 22 state boards that oversee licensing and disciplinary reviews for engineers, contractors, building...
May 5 2025 // USI Insurance Services, one of the largest brokerages in the country, has filed suit against a former sales team leader and another powerhouse broker, Lockton, accusing them of poaching employees and harming client...
Apr 28 2025 // The brokers Aon and WTW both reported organic revenues of 5% for the first quarter of the year, level with Q1 2024.Aon’s total revenue in the first quarter increased 16% to $4.7 billion compared to $4.1 billion...
Apr 25 2025 // Ardonagh Acquires Zurich-Based SRB Assekuranz BrokerThe Ardonagh Group, the London-based independent insurance distribution platform, announced it has acquired the Zurich-based broker SRB Assekuranz Broker AG (SRB)....
Apr 23 2025 // Pet insurance is considered property insurance, and pet coverage and pet wellness programs will soon face new regulations and disclosure requirements under a bill signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.House Bill...
Apr 22 2025 // A south Florida insurance broker is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty last week to a $134 million scheme that fraudulently enrolled thousands of people in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans.Dafud Iza, 54,...
Apr 21 2025 // The Board of Directors for Capital Farm Credit recently supported the purchase of two crop insurance agencies in the Texas Plains Region in an acquisition agreement aimed at serving as a long-term provider of critical crop...
Apr 21 2025 // Elon Musk’s age of government efficiency has spread to Florida, with legislation advanced last week that would abolish at least 22 state boards that oversee licensing and disciplinary reviews for engineers,...
Apr 21 2025 // There’s no better time to excel and grow in the insurance world, some say. The talent gap has opened new doors for accelerated advancement for the driven and focused young professional.This issue of Insurance Journal...
Apr 21 2025 // The April reinsurance renewals saw a competitive, buyer-friendly market with plentiful capacity and price reductions for loss-free accounts–in a continuation of the favorable market conditions seen in January,...
Apr 21 2025 // Wouldn’t it be nice to know what the future holds? The insurance market, the economy, and consumer expectations are all shifting, making it hard to know where to focus.The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers...
Apr 21 2025 // What’s so great about being a young independent agent today?Freedom, quality of life, opportunities to grow, challenges and the ability to solve them, the people and relationships built, the compensation, and, of...
Apr 17 2025 // 1Fort, the AI platform for business insurance, announced it raised $7.5 million in an oversubscribed funding round led by Bonfire Ventures.The round also included Draper Associates (Tim Draper); Karim Atiyeh, the founder...
Apr 17 2025 // A former Friendswood, Texas insurance agent turned himself into authorities last week over charges that he fraudulently brokered insurance policies, the Friendswood Police Department announced.Edgar Peralta of Edgar...
Apr 17 2025 // UK fraud cops have charged an insurance broker with bribery, after a four-year probe into alleged corruption involving state-run insurance contracts in Ecuador.The Serious Fraud Office accused United Insurance Brokers Ltd....
Apr 17 2025 // A North Carolina House of Representatives committee voted Wednesday to do away with educational course requirements for insurance agent licenses, a move that could help address what has been called a shortage of producers...
Apr 15 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Are your producers tired of entering (and re-entering) their answers five different ways into slight variations of the Uniform Producer Application every time they apply...