Latest Higginbotham Headlines

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Higginbotham Enters New Mexico with Pat Campbell Merger

Jul 29 2020 // Higginbotham and Pat Campbell Insurance, an independent agency in Las Cruces, N.M., have merged operations.Both firms broker commercial and personal property/casualty insurance, employee benefits and individual life and...

Texas Agencies Higginbotham and Borden Insurance Merge

Jul 22 2020 // Fort Worth, Texas-based Higginbotham and Borden Insurance, an independent insurance agency located in Corpus Christi, Texas, have joined forces.Led by President and CEO David Erwin Borden, Borden Insurance was previously...

Business Moves

Jul 20 2020 // Ryan Specialty Group, All RisksTwo of the largest property/casualty insurance wholesalers are looking to merge. The deal will unite Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group and its nearly $12 billion in premium, and All Risks,...

Business Moves

Jul 6 2020 // High Street Insurance Partners, Gates-Cole AssociatesTraverse City, Michigan-based High Street Insurance Partners has acquired Gates-Cole Associates in New Hartford, New York. Financial details of the transaction were not...

Ascend Insurance Brokerage in Dallas Joins Higginbotham

Jun 4 2020 // Dallas-based Ascend Insurance Brokerage, which specializes in the entertainment industry, has joined forces with Fort Worth-based Higginbotham.In business for 20 years, Ascend Insurance Brokerage specializes in commercial...

Business Moves

Jun 1 2020 // Altamont Capital, Topa InsuranceThe deal for Altamont Capital Partners to acquire Topa Insurance Group has been called off. Last August, Altamont Capital Partners signed an agreement to acquire Calabasas, Calif.-based Topa...

San Antonio’s Amerman Insurance Services Merges with Higginbotham

May 18 2020 // Independent insurance broker, Higginbotham, and Amerman Insurance Services, based in San Antonio, Texas, have merged operations, the companies said.The union adds eight commercial and personal property/casualty insurance...

Texas’ Insurance Agency Higginbotham Buys Delivery Meals for Service Workers

Mar 31 2020 // Fort Worth, Texas-headquartered insurance and financial services firm, Higginbotham, is purchasing meals from local eateries that have temporarily reduced their operations to take-out and delivery due to COVID-19 mandates....

Business Moves

Feb 10 2020 // The Hilb Group, Kerr-Boswell, Wickford Insurance AgencyThe Hilb Group LLC has acquired Virginia-based Kerr-Boswell Inc. For more than 60 years, KB has provided employee benefits, property/casualty, life, health and...

Energy/Marine Insurance Broker Dimitry Joins Higginbotham in Houston

Feb 3 2020 // Ted Dimitry, a commercial property/casualty insurance broker specializing in the oil and gas industry for 23 years, has joined Higginbotham’s Houston office as its energy and marine practice leader.Dimitry brings...

Texas’ Galiot Insurance Services, Higginbotham Join Forces

Jan 24 2020 // Houston-based Galiot Insurance Services, with a specialty in the life sciences sector, and insurance broker Higginbotham, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, have merged operations.Galiot President and CEO Brian Toglia,...

2019 Overall Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For: Higginbotham

Dec 10 2019 // The Higginbotham Way: ‘Practice What You Preach’The story began in 1948 when Paul C. Higginbotham returned from military service to open a small personal lines focused insurance agency in Fort Worth’s...

Flatt Joins Higginbotham as EVP; Will Open Midland Office

Oct 22 2019 // Tim Flatt has joined Fort Worth, Texas-based independent insurance broker, Higginbotham, as an employee benefits executive vice president. Flatt will open Higginbotham’s first Midland office, bringing the...

Texas RV Dealer Insurance Practice Merges with Higginbotham

Oct 11 2019 // Fort Worth, Texas-based Higginbotham reports a merger with Diversified Insurance Management an independent property/casualty insurance agency in Plano, Texas.Diversified has a specialty practice serving recreational...

Higginbotham: ‘Practice What You Preach’

Oct 7 2019 // The story began in 1948 when Paul C. Higginbotham returned from military service to open a small personal lines focused insurance agency. More than 70 years later, Higginbotham has grown to become one of the nation’s...

Business Moves

Sep 16 2019 // Arch Insurance, Ventus Risk ManagementArch Insurance North America has agreed to acquire Ventus Risk Management, a technology and analytics- driven managing general underwriter that specializes in providing coastal...

Former NFL Player, Stutz, Joins Higginbotham in South Texas

Sep 6 2019 // Former NFL athlete turned salesperson, Boone Stutz, has joined the McAllen, Texas, office of Fort Worth-based insurance services firm, Higginbotham, as a commercial property/casualty insurance associate.He brings more than...

In Texas, Higginbotham and Exploration Insurance Group Merge

Aug 16 2019 // Fort Worth, Texas-based Higginbotham and Exploration Insurance Group (EIG) have merged their operations in Tyler, Texas.EIG opened in 2013 in Tyler to meet the east Texas region’s growing need for industry specific...

Business Moves

Jul 1 2019 // Paquin Insurance Agency, OceanPoint Insurance AgencyPaquin Insurance Agency has joined OceanPoint Insurance Agency’s organization in Rhode Island. Paquin Agency Principal Rick Paquin has accepted a position as vice...

Higginbotham Named Swiss Re’s CEO Reinsurance Asia, Replacing Plunkett

Jun 27 2019 // Swiss Re announced that Russell Higginbotham has been appointed CEO Reinsurance Asia and regional president, effective July 8, 2019, and subject to necessary regulatory approvals. He is succeeding Jayne Plunkett, who has...