Latest Higginbotham Headlines

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Higginbotham in Texas Buys Commercial Insurance Unit of Extraco Banks

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...

Willis Towers Watson’s Ross and Team to Join Higginbotham in Oklahoma City

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...

Higginbotham University Strives to Be ‘Best in Texas and Beyond’

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...

2018 Agents of the Year

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...

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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...

Resource Alliance of Georgia Merges with Higginbotham, Enters P&C Market

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

Swiss Re Names Higginbotham as CEO Reinsurance EMEA, Succeeding Henchoz

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...

Hull Insurance Agency, Higginbotham Join Forces in Fort Worth

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...

Higginbotham Acquires Aviation Specialist, Colt Risk Management

Aug 10 2018 // Fort Worth, Texas-based Higginbotham has acquired Colt Risk Management Services (CRMS).CRMS is an independent commercial insurance broker specializing in aviation risk. The CRMS team has moved to Higginbotham’s...

Higginbotham, Sellers-Patterson Insurance Merge Operations in Tyler, Texas

Jul 30 2018 // Higginbotham and Sellers-Patterson Insurance have merged operations in Tyler, Texas.Sellers-Patterson, led by Linda Sellers, is Higginbotham’s second office in Tyler; the first established in 2014 when Higginbotham...

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May 21 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services, Crystal & CompanyAlliant Insurance Services, a Newport Beach, Calif.-headquartered specialty insurance brokerage firm, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire New York-based...

Lubbock’s Butler Carson Tate Insurance Merges with Higginbotham

Apr 30 2018 // Higginbotham and Butler Carson Tate Insurance have merged operations in Lubbock, Texas.This is Higginbotham’s second office in Lubbock, having entered the market in 2015 when it merged with another locally managed...

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Jan 22 2018 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC, Kerwick & Curran Inc.Ryan Specialty Group LLC has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and operations of Kerwick & Curran Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....

Independent Insurance Agents of Plainview, Texas, Merges with Higginbotham

Jan 9 2018 // Fort Worth, Texas-based retail insurance broker, Higginbotham, and Independent Insurance Agents of Plainview (IIAP) have merged operations.With the addition of IIAP in Plainview, Higginbotham now has 27 offices in Texas....

The Charity Issue: Photos of Giving

Dec 18 2017 // John Keane, president of The Keane Insurance Group, founded the Keane Charitable Group in 2010 after the earthquake in Haiti. Since then, The Keane Group has raised more than $1 million to build an orphanage, a well, a...

Fort Worth’s Higginbotham, Kilpatrick Insurance Merge

Oct 4 2017 // Higginbotham and Kilpatrick Insurance, both independent insurance brokers based in Fort Worth, Texas, have merged.Kilpatrick Insurance will relocate from 2410 Montgomery Street three miles east to Higginbotham’s two...

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Jul 24 2017 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has acquired After Inc., a product warranty analytics firm based in Norwalk, Conn.The acquisition...