All the headlines from our Independent Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 13 2022 // PEMCO Mutual Insurance has welcomed Heather Sipes to the Seattle, Washington-based insurer’s marketing communications as a communications manager.Sipes has more than11 years of experience in marketing communications,...
Oct 3 2022 // The votes are in for the 2022 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal.Employees in 2022 highlighted the importance of competitive salaries, employee benefits, training and education,...
Sep 29 2022 // Charles Symington has been appointed to the role of executive vice president at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big I), effective Oct. 1.Symington joined the Big I in 2004 on the government...
Sep 23 2022 // As the independent agency channel moves past the coronavirus pandemic and into uncertain economic headwinds, Best Practices agencies achieved record highs in organic growth and profitability, according to the 2022 Best...
Sep 19 2022 // The longest tenured top executive of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big I) has decided to step down.Bob Rusbuldt, who has been the CEO of Big I since 2001, informed the association’s...
Sep 6 2022 // MILL CREEK, WA, September 6, 2022 — Pacific International Underwriters® (PIU) is partnering with American Modern® to offer a standalone earthquake insurance policy in Washington & Oregon.“One of the...
Aug 22 2022 // MILL CREEK, WA, August 22, 2022 — Pacific International Underwriters® (PIU) is partnering with American Modern® to offer a standalone earthquake insurance policy in Washington & Oregon.“One of the advantages...
Aug 9 2022 // The independent agency channel places 62% of all property-casualty insurance written in the U.S., according to the Big “I” 2022 Market Share Report.The annual Market Share Report compiles and analyzes property...
Jul 29 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety.Large surety accounts aren’t handled as mere transactions. They require a relationship based on mutual trust in which the independent agent plays a...
Jul 7 2022 // GloveBox, which provides independent agencies with a platform for aggregating insurance policy documents, regardless of carrier, in one centralized location, announced it has raised $5.5 million in Series A funding.The...
Jun 22 2022 // U.S.-based insurance broker Acrisure reports that it has acquired UK independent specialty broker Russell Scanlan in Nottingham.The deal is expected to close in the near term, pending Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...
May 6 2022 // Zurich Creates Role to Support Energy and Construction Clients With SustainabilityZurich North America has created three roles to support its construction and energy customers in their sustainability objectives....
Mar 31 2022 // Lockton appointed Michelle Faylo as its U.S. Cyber & Technology Leader. Faylo will lead Lockton’s team of skilled cyber specialists, delivering innovative and effective solutions to global businesses that face...
Mar 24 2022 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Names Top LeadersBerkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced Sanjay Godhwani has been named president, North America region, and David Bresnahan will take on the role of...
Dec 7 2021 // Big I of Kentucky, the association of independent insurance agents in the state, has elected Kevin Desmond as chairman.Desmond, who is president of Desmond Insurance in Bellevue, has been active on the Big I board and...
Nov 22 2021 // Independent agent associations in seven states have teamed up with the technology company Catalyit to help agencies assess and improve their use of data and technological innovations in the insurance arena. “Every...
Nov 1 2021 // By Andrew G. SimpsonPay-per-mile digital auto insurer Metromile is pursuing what it is calling a “significant” expansion of its use of independent agents to sell its insurance, and it has hired a Travelers...
Oct 28 2021 // Keystone Agency Partners, an independent insurance agency partnership platform, appointed insurance industry veteran Robert A. Rusbuldt as the company’s first independent board member. Rusbuldt currently serves as...
Oct 21 2021 // Pay-per-mile digital auto insurer Metromile is pursuing what it is calling a “significant” expansion of its use of independent agents to sell its insurance, and it has hired a Travelers Insurance executive to...
Oct 6 2021 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) installed Kansas’ Bob Fee, president of Fee Insurance Group Inc. in Hutchinson, as 2021-22 Big “I” chair at the recent...