All the headlines from our Higginbotham Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jun 19 2019 // Extraco Banks has sold its commercial insurance operation to Fort Worth, Texas-based independent insurance broker, Higginbotham.Extraco Insurance is a group of five property/casualty insurance professionals operating in...
May 17 2019 // Higginbotham has forged an agreement with with Willis Towers Watson, under which Fort Worth-based Higginbotham will acquire an Oklahoma City group of insurance professionals led by broker Richard Ross who formerly were...
Apr 15 2019 // Mike Bateman, managing director, Sales, for Dallas-based Higginbotham has invested a lot of time and money into making the firm’s “Higg University” a reality. Launched in 2016, the University is the...
Jan 7 2019 // Paramount Exclusive Insurance Services Inc. | Encino, CaliforniaJacob Barzivand started working as an insurance producer right after college at the age of 20. Now, at just 26, he’s built a sizable book of business in...
Dec 17 2018 // The Hartford, Y-RiskThe Hartford has purchased Y-Risk, a managing general underwriter that specializes in serving sharing and on-demand economy risks, from Allstar Financial Group. Allstar is an Atlanta-based holding...
Nov 13 2018 // Resource Alliance, a human resources and employee benefits firm serving Georgia’s multifamily residential industry, has merged its operations with Higginbotham, an insurance and financial services firm serving...
Oct 1 2018 // Marsh & McLennan, JLTMarsh & McLennan Inc. agreed to buy Jardine Lloyd Thompson for about $5.7 billion to expand its global offering of reinsurance and consulting services. New York-based Marsh said the purchase of...
Sep 17 2018 // Hub International, Kilbride & Harris Insurance ServicesHub International Ltd., a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Kilbride & Harris Insurance Services LLC. Terms of the acquisition were not...
Sep 3 2018 // The Hilb Group, Southern Maryland InsuranceThe Hilb Group LLC has acquired Southern Maryland Insurance Inc. The transaction became effective July 1. Located in Bowie, Md., SMI is primarily a property/casualty insurance...
Aug 24 2018 // Swiss Re announced that Russell Higginbotham has been appointed CEO Reinsurance EMEA and regional president EMEA and member of the group executive committee, effective Sept. 1, 2018.Higginbotham succeeds Jean-Jacques...
Aug 23 2018 // Higginbotham and the Hull Agency have merged their insurance services operations in Fort Worth, Texas.The Hull Agency will partner with Higginbotham’s downtown offices to service its more than 300 commercial and...