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AmWINS Acquiring 15 Insurance Programs from Willis Towers Watson

Oct 16 2017 // Specialty broker AmWINS Group reports it has agreed to acquire 15 insurance programs from broker Willis Towers Watson.Among the programs being acquired by AmWINS are MountainGuard, which provides underwriting, claims and...

Brokers Bucking Disruption: How Wholesalers Hang On Through Change

Sep 4 2017 // As long as there is an insurance industry, wholesaler brokers believe they will have a role to play.“We will continue to be an important sector – a small sector – but still a very important sector of how...

AmWINS Launches Site Pollution Liability Program for Small Auto Servicing Firms

Jul 28 2017 // AmWINS Program Underwriters has launched a new stand-alone site pollution liability program to offer a streamlined alternative for small auto servicing entities to obtain site pollution liability coverage.The program,...

Fearless Brokers on Disruption by Insurtech: ‘Bring It On’

Jul 5 2017 // Executives of retail and wholesale property/casualty brokers, who have heard predictions about disintermediation for years, are not worried about the latest wrinkle in the stories of their demise—the rise of insurtech...

In ‘Classic’ Soft Market Battle, Brokers and Carriers Attack Each Other

Jun 14 2017 // Chief executive officers of property/casualty insurance carriers and insurance brokers called each other out last week for engaging in activities they said are “classic signs of a soft market.”During a session...

AmWINS and Networked Deal Plays to Strengths of Both Firms, Execs Say

Jun 5 2017 // The acquisition by AmWINS Group Inc. at the end of last month of Networked Insurance Agents will achieve a number of objectives for both the Charlotte, N.C.-based global distributor of specialty insurance products and...

AmWINS and Networked Deal Plays to Strengths of Both Firms, Execs Say

May 26 2017 // The acquisition by AmWINS Group Inc. at the end of last month of Networked Insurance Agents will achieve a number of objectives for both the Charlotte, N.C.-based global distributor of specialty insurance products and...

AmWins and Networked Deal Plays to Each Firm’s Strengths, Execs Say

May 26 2017 // The acquisition by AmWINS Group Inc. late last month of Networked Insurance Agents will achieve a number of objectives for both the Charlotte, N.C.-based distributor of specialty insurance products and the California-based...

AmWINS Completes Acquisition of Networked Insurance Agents in California

May 1 2017 // AmWINS Group Inc. has acquired Networked Insurance Agents, a California-based insurance aggregator specializing in the standard lines insurance segment. Charlotte, N.C.-based AmWINS Group is an independent wholesale...

Specialty Brokers AmWINS and Partners Specialty Group to Merge

Apr 19 2017 // Specialty insurance brokerages AmWINS Group Inc. and Partners Specialty Group LLC have agreed to merge.Partners will become part of the AmWINS Brokerage Division, bringing an expanded geographic presence that complements...

General Star, AmWINS Partner on New Food Delivery Insurance Program

Mar 20 2017 // General Star Management Company has launched a food delivery insurance program through its General Star Programs Unit. AmWINS Program Underwriters will administer the program designed for hired and non-owned auto liability...

AmWINS Elects Cooper as Vice Chairman of Board

Mar 8 2017 // Specialty wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group Inc. announced the election of W.H. “Skip” Cooper as vice chairman of its board of directors. Cooper has served as president of AmWINS since May 2007 and he is...

Business Moves

Aug 22 2016 // U.S. Risk, Kohlberg & Co.Dallas-based international specialty lines underwriting manager and wholesale broker U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. has agreed to partner with the private equity firm Kohlberg & Co....

AmWINS Completes Acquisition of Private Client Group in Florida

Aug 3 2016 // Special insurance broker AmWINS Group Inc. said it has completed its acquisition of the acquisition of Private Client Insurance Group, a Palm Beach Gardens, Florida-based wholesale broker specializing in personal lines...

Business Moves

Apr 4 2016 // AmWINS Group, Group Benefit ServicesAmWINS Group Inc. has acquired Group Benefit Services Inc. and GBS Payroll Plus Inc., known collectively as Group Benefit Services, in Hunt Valley, Md. Terms of the transaction were not...

Dunn to Lead Dallas Office of AmWINS Brokerage of Texas

Apr 1 2016 // AmWINS Group Inc. (AmWINS) has selected Craig Dunn to lead the Dallas office of AmWINS Brokerage of Texas. Dunn succeeds Todd Teitell, who is retiring after having served as office president since 1997. Prior to being...

AmWINS’ MGA Unicorn Names Nightingale as CEO, Cashen as Motor Fleet U/W

Mar 30 2016 // Charlotte, N.C.-based broker AmWINS Group Inc. announced the appointment of Darren Nightingale as chief executive officer of its London-based managing general agent, Unicorn Underwriting.Nightingale will be joined by...

AmWINS Gets Backing for Unicorn MGA from Berkshire Hathaway International

Mar 29 2016 // U.S.-based global insurance distributor AmWINS Group Inc. announced it has secured backing from AA+ rated Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Ltd. for its London-based managing general agent (MGA), Unicorn...

AmWINS Group Acquires Group Benefit Services in Maryland

Feb 24 2016 // AmWINS Group Inc. announced that it has acquired Group Benefit Services Inc. and GBS Payroll Plus Inc., known collectively as Group Benefit Services, in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Terms of the transaction were not...

AmWINS Group’s WebTPA Names Rigby to Lead Growth

Jan 11 2016 // Irving, Texas-based WebTPA, a provider of health plan management services and an AmWINS Group company, appointed Megan Rigby as chief growth officer (CGO).As an extension of her past accomplishments in expanding...