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Aon Adds to List of Brokers Suing Howden US for Alleged Poaching, Theft
Dec 15 2025 // A new broker is now suing Howden US and a pair of former employees for allegations of poaching and theft of trade secrets. Last week Aon Risk Services Cos. filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New...
Drowning in Busywork? Tech to Help Agencies Reclaim Time and Boost Efficiency
Dec 15 2025 // With the winter holidays quickly approaching, independent agencies are looking for ways to reclaim precious time—to unwind and recharge. Between client requests, policy servicing, sales demands, carrier logins, and...
Man Sentenced for Flashing Three Insurance Agencies in Georgia
Dec 12 2025 // A man convicted of flashing workers at three insurance agencies in Warner Robins, Georgia, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Demarcus Tyrell Mann, 30, pleaded guilty but mentally ill in October, after he was...
Big ‘I’ CEO Symington Named Among Top Lobbyists for 2025
Dec 12 2025 // The Hill, a prominent Washington, D.C.-based political newspaper, named Charles Symington, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”), among the top trade...
Jury Finds Agent Guilty of Twice Misappropriating Client’s Insurance Funds
Dec 9 2025 // A Baltimore County jury has found Michael C. Okolo, of Parkville, Maryland, guilty of two counts of insurance fraud and one count of obstruction of justice. According to Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown Okolo was...
CSMV Underwriting Launches in Florida: Part Brokerage, Part Program Manager
Dec 9 2025 // After seeing some of the frustration that insurance agents run into, the head of a well-known south Florida agency has launched a hybrid vehicle – part brokerage and part program manager. CSMV Underwriting Managers,...
Register Now for IJ’s ‘AI Tools for Agents’ Demo Day on Dec. 10
Dec 9 2025 // Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series will host the “AI Tools for Retail Agents” Demo Day, which offers free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for retail insurance agencies. The latest online...
People Moves: Aon Names Norman as Senior Broker in Global ReSpecialty Property Team; AHJ Miller Taps Carpenter’s Ehrencrona as Head of Nordic Fac
Dec 8 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers Aon plc and AHJ Miller. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Names Norman as Senior Broker in its Global ReSpecialty Property...
PE Firms EQT, PAI Among Bidders for €2 Billion Insurance Broker Global
Dec 5 2025 // Private equity firms EQT AB, PAI Partners and Stone Point have been shortlisted in the bidding for German insurance brokerage Global Group, people familiar with the matter said. Global Group, which is backed by buyout firm...
Viewpoint: Agentic AI Is Coming to Insurance Industry – Much Faster Than You Think
Dec 3 2025 // There has been much discussion in the insurance industry about artificial intelligence (AI) and how it can take on mundane, laborious tasks and complete them in a fraction of the time it would take a human. But the...
Flood Quotes Aims to Make it Easier for Agents to Compare Premiums and Bind Policies
Dec 3 2025 // A new flood insurance quoting platform aims to streamline the process for insurance agents and brokers, providing real-time quotes from federal and private insurers all in one place. Flood Quotes is owned by National Flood...
Strategic Underwriter Bridges Gap for Broker, Securing Critical Coverage for Complex Industrial Risk
Dec 2 2025 // Monrovia, CA – Dec 2, 2025 – When a broker faced a sudden non-renewal on a large and complex account, the expert intervention of an in-house underwriter at Greenwood General Insurance proved instrumental, transforming...
Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Three Brokerages in Hawaii
Dec 2 2025 // Marsh McLennan Agency acquired three privately owned Honolulu, Hawaii-based insurance brokerages from Tradewind Group. Collectively, Atlas Insurance Agency, Pyramid Insurance Centre, and IC International created an...
Update: PE Firms EQT, CVC Drop $3.44 Billion Pursuit of Australian Broker AUB Group
Dec 1 2025 // Australia’s AUB Group said on Monday its suitors EQT and CVC Asia Pacific had abandoned their pursuit that valued the insurance broker at A$5.25 billion ($3.44 billion), sending its shares more than 17% lower. Shares...
Markets/Coverages: CFC New Tool Helps Brokers Engage SMEs on Cyber
Nov 26 2025 // Specialist insurer CFC said it has a new tool available to brokers worldwide to help facilitate client conversations and unlock new streams of SME cyber clients. CFC said its new bite-sized Cyber Threat Review reports hone...
The EZLynx Solutions Insurance Agents Love Most
Nov 26 2025 // Independent insurance agents are always searching for smarter ways to serve their clients and run their businesses more efficiently. At this year’s Applied Net conference, attendees couldn’t stop raving about...
‘Agent of the Year’ in Georgia Sentenced to 2+ Years After Misusing Premium Payments
Nov 24 2025 // A central Georgia insurance agency owner and former Alfa insurance agent of the year must serve more than two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to bank fraud and misusing more than $220,000 in premiums. Jeremy...
Former Florida Broker and Texas Man Convicted in ACA Scheme That Paid $180M
Nov 19 2025 // A federal jury in south Florida this week convicted a formerly licensed insurance broker and the head of a marketing firm for their roles in a years-long scheme to fraudulently enroll homeless people in Affordable Care Act...
Driving Passion, Protecting Value – What Every Agent Should Know About Collector Vehicle Insurance
Nov 17 2025 // When a client buys a classic or exotic car, they’re purchasing far more than transportation–they’re investing in something personal, emotional, and often irreplaceable. Whether it’s a meticulously...
PwC: Insurance Execs Say Agentic AI Leading Industry Transformation
Nov 14 2025 // More than half of insurance executives say generative and agentic artificial intelligence are the technological investments that will have the most transformative impact on the industry over the next three years, according...
