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Florida Professional Insurance Agents Announce Partnership with Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance
Aug 13 2021 // The Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Florida and the Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance are pleased to announce a new member benefit to bring the Academy of Insurance’s online courses and skills...
Liberty Insurance Brokers Partners with Budde Agency
Aug 13 2021 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers entered into a new partnership with The Budde Agency of Amityville, New York. Founded in 1936, The Budde Agency is led by Richard Budde and Daniel Waldeck and provides personal and...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Majority Stake in Turkish Specialty Broker
Aug 12 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced it has purchased a majority stake in Turkish specialty broker Brokers’ House (BH Sigorta ve Reasürans Brokerligi A.S.). Terms of the...
Goosehead Unveils ‘Digital Agent’ Platform for Personal Lines Consumers
Aug 11 2021 // Insurance technology company Goosehead Insurance Inc. will launch on Wednesday a web-based service aimed at people shopping for personal coverage online, extending its reach beyond traditional agents now using the system,...
Marsh Brokers New Amazon Insurance Network Offering Coverage to Online Sellers
Aug 10 2021 // Insurance broker Marsh said it has collaborated with Amazon to build a new digital insurance network, Amazon Insurance Accelerator, where small businesses selling on Amazon can purchase product liability coverage. Amazon...
Goldman Sachs-Backed Aston Lark Acquires UK-Based Essex Insurance Brokers
Aug 10 2021 // Aston Lark Group, the London-based insurance broker backed by Goldman Sachs, announced it has acquired Essex Insurance Brokers Ltd. Established in 1964 and based in Hornchurch, England, Essex Insurance Brokers serves both...
Refreshed Breckenridge Insurance Brand Combines Strengths of Brokerage, Binding and Programs Under One Identity and New Website
Aug 9 2021 // IRVING, Texas, August 9, 2021 — Breckenridge Insurance Services and Blue River Underwriters have combined these two existing brands into one to employ the combined problem-solving expertise and offerings of all their...
Submit Your ‘Best’ Tip for Sales, Marketing & Agency Management
Aug 5 2021 // Want to be a part of Insurance Journal’s 101 Ideas issue? Submit your best tip or advice for agency owners and their staff today to be a part of Insurance Journal’s annual 101 Sales, Marketing & Agency...
Crime App Citizen Offers to Connect Users to Its ‘Protect Agents’
Aug 4 2021 // U.S. crime alert app Citizen is launching its first paid feature, offering subscribers access to a live safety agent when they are in “stressful or uncertain situations.” Citizen uses crowd-sourced content and...
Goldman Sachs-Backed Aston Lark Acquires UK Broker Plester Group
Aug 4 2021 // Aston Lark, the London-based insurance broker backed by Goldman Sachs, announced the acquisition of Plester Group. Established in 1964 and based in Kidderminster, England, with a dedicated team of 19, the Plester Group...
People Moves: Dreier Now Leading Minnesota Insurance Division; O’Brien Joins Kansas Insurance Agents Group’s Executive Committee
Aug 4 2021 // Minnesota Commerce Insurance Division Julia Dreier has been appointed to lead the Minnesota Commerce Insurance Division. Drier brings extensive knowledge and experience with Minnesota’s insurance industry. She has...
Insurance Broker Gallagher Sued Over Ransomware Attack
Aug 2 2021 // Insurance and benefits broker Arthur J. Gallagher is the target of a proposed class action lawsuit over a ransomware attack it suffered in 2020. The plaintiffs allege that Gallagher failed to follow federal and state...
NFP Acquires Dublin-Based P/C Broker Aiken Insurances
Aug 2 2021 // NFP, a New York City-based insurance broker and consultant, announced it has acquired Aiken Insurances Ltd. (AIL). Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Dublin-based AIL is a retail and commercial insurance...
People Moves: Liberty Brokers Adds Wolfenberger, Ganis
Aug 2 2021 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Steve Wolfenberger vice president. He has 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, including developing his specialty in employee benefits. He was most recently with...
Congratulations Top 100 Agencies
Aug 2 2021 // This year marks the 17th annual publication of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Agencies special report. This year’s Top 100 welcomes 11 newcomers to the list: Holmes Murphy; Acentria Insurance; Patriot...
Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Embezzling
Aug 2 2021 // Anna Gabriela Garcia, also known as Anna Nuno-Garcia, 48, of Capistrano Beach, Calif., was sentenced in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana after pleading guilty to two felony counts of embezzlement and grand theft...
Economic Recovery Brings Opportunity to Agents Who are Ready
Aug 2 2021 // Do you remember the first time you rode a roller coaster? I do, and I was absolutely terrified when I felt it pick up steam and hurtle down toward the bottom of the first big dip. As the car began to climb the next hill,...
UK’s Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) Expands to Republic of Ireland
Jul 30 2021 // The UK’s Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) has expanded its membership into the Republic of Ireland (ROI) following an initiative driven by Chief Executive Mike Keating. The move to enable MGAs,...
People Moves: IIAT Promotes Loftis, Adds Ellmer; New Officers, Board Members for Austin Agents Association
Jul 30 2021 // IIAT The Independent Insurance Agents Association of Texas (IIAT) promoted H. Lee Loftis Jr. to chief legislative officer and added Regan Ellmer to the IIAT government affairs team. Loftis has been IIAT’s government...
People Moves: United Valley Adds Cyr; MJ Hall Names Brooks Lead Broker in California
Jul 30 2021 // United Valley Insurance Services Inc. has named Paul Cyr Southwest region director. Cyr, formerly United Valley’s Member Advisory Council chair, joins United Valley as the lead in Arizona and surrounding states. His...
