All the headlines from our Insurance Wholesale Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 25 2018 // Fidelis Insurance announced it has rebranded its managing general agent (MGA), Firestone Surety Ltd., to Oakside Surety Ltd. London-based Oakside is focused on the small and medium-sized enterprises sector of the surety...
Jun 21 2018 // Paragon Insurance Holdings LLC, a national, multi-line specialty managing general agency (MGA) based in Avon, Conn., has hired Tonya Fuller as vice president of its Winery and Brewery division. Additionally, Ashley...
Jun 18 2018 // Corvus Insurance, an insurtech managing general agent, has released a new cyber insurance offering for organizations with up to $1 billion in annual revenue.The new Smart Cyber Insurance product includes the features of a...
Jun 18 2018 // Big changes are ahead at The Schinnerer Group, a managing general underwriter (MGU), which is getting a new name – Victor – and has some major expansion plans.From its current premium base of $1.2 billion,...
Jun 15 2018 // There’s no denying the robust mergers and acquisition trend among wholesale brokers in the property/casualty insurance industry nationwide, and Texas is no exception.But some Texas wholesale brokers and managing...
Jun 15 2018 // London-based managing general underwriter StartPoint Executive Risks has appointed Mark Selby as head of its newly created financial institutions underwriting practice.The FI practice is a complement to the current...
Jun 14 2018 // Volante Global Ltd., the new international managing general agent (MGA) platform, has successfully secured a US$900 million gross premium, multi-class, multi-territory “A+” capacity treaty agreement.The...
Jun 13 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the acquisition of Buffalo, N.Y.-based H.R. Keller & Co. Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.H.R. Keller & Co. Inc.’s Eric Keller, Andrew Coric and...
Jun 11 2018 // European Property Underwriting Ltd. (EPUL), the London-based commercial property managing general agent (MGA), has launched a flexible UK and Northern Ireland terrorism solution offering cost-effective cover as an...
Jun 8 2018 // Atlanta, GA, June 8, 2018 — Breckenridge Insurance Services is pleased to announce Ashley Holtz has joined the wholesale brokerage team as assistant vice president and broker. Holtz brings additional cyber coverage...
Jun 7 2018 // Big changes are ahead at The Schinnerer Group, a managing general underwriter (MGU), which is getting a new name – Victor – and has some major expansion plans.From its current premium base of $1.2 billion, Victor has...
Jun 6 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has completed the acquisition of Brownsville, Texas-based managing general agency (MGA), broker and claims administrator Pronto Insurance. Pronto’s primary business is the placement of...
Jun 4 2018 // National insurance brokerage and risk management firm, Risk Strategies, has acquired Ohio-based Cincinnati Intermediaries LLC, a specialty wholesale brokerage and managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on professional...
Jun 4 2018 // Smart Choice has named Chris Reisdorf, formerly of All Risks, to lead the company’s efforts in North Carolina as state director.A 25-year veteran of the insurance industry, Reisdorf has worked in a number of areas...
Jun 4 2018 // There’s no denying the robust mergers and acquisition trend among wholesale brokers in the property/casualty insurance industry nationwide, and Texas is no exception.But some Texas wholesale brokers and managing...
May 31 2018 // Atlanta, GA, May 31, 2018 — Breckenridge Insurance Services recently promoted two senior team members within the wholesale brokerage team. Trevor Pierce is now the division vice president and managing broker of multiple...
May 30 2018 // Insurance broker Aon has appointed Karl Hennessy as chief executive officer of the firm’s newly created Carrier Solutions group.The newly formed group will support and grow Aon’s network of managing general...
May 22 2018 // Castel Specialty, the division of managing general agent Castel Underwriting Agencies Limited for smaller books of niche business, has expanded its portfolio with the launch of Castel Political Risk.Led by Tom White,...
May 17 2018 // Boost Insurance has nailed down a dedicated reinsurance facility to help support its B2B insurtech development platform.Nephila is leading the facility with participation from Markel Digital, the insurtech group within...
May 10 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the equity interests of Pronto Holdco LLC, the parent company of Pronto Insurance (Pronto). The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and...