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French Court Throws Out Lawsuit for ‘Agent Orange’ Damage During Vietnam War
May 11 2021 // PARIS – A French court on Monday threw out a lawsuit by a French-Vietnamese woman against more than a dozen multinationals that produced and sold a toxic herbicide dubbed “Agent Orange,” used by U.S. troops...
Former California Agent Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing Insurance Payments
May 10 2021 // Formerly licensed insurance agent Danny Raymond Armenta, 48, of Clovis, Calif. was arraigned on Monday in Fresno Superior Court on multiple felony counts of embezzlement, grand theft and diversion of fiduciary funds after...
Broker Gallagher in Talks to Buy Aon, Willis Assets for $3 Billion
May 9 2021 // Insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is in talks to buy a portfolio of assets from Aon Plc and Willis Towers Watson Plc for about $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. An agreement could be...
Texas Requiring Email for All Insurance Licensed Entities, Including Agents
May 7 2021 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has adopted a rule that requires individuals, agencies, and companies regulated by TDI to designate an email address for official communications from TDI. To add or update an email...
Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Partners with Darr Schackow Insurance of Florida
May 4 2021 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has partnered with Gainesville, Fla-based Darr Schackow Insurance. DSI’s 55 employees and four offices throughout the state of Florida will expand Liberty’s presence in the...
Amwins Acquires Equine, Canine Specialist Broker Equisure
May 3 2021 // Specialty broker Amwins Group said it has agreed to acquire Equisure, Inc., a Colorado-based specialist in insurance programs for horse and dog owners, trainers and organizations. Equisure provides professional liability,...
Gallagher Acquires Australia’s Mutual Brokers
May 3 2021 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired Mutual Brokers Pty Ltd., a Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT)-based Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1985, Mutual Brokers...
Insuring Cannabis Webinar Take Home: Carriers, Brokers Waiting on Sidelines
May 3 2021 // There may be many more carriers and brokers waiting on the sidelines of the insuring cannabis sector to get in than most may realize. That was among the messages delivered by experts during Insurance Journal’s...
Former California Agent Arrested On 90 Counts of Insurance Fraud
Apr 28 2021 // Former insurance broker Karen Marie Dondanville, 53, of Mission Viejo, Calif., was arrested on 90 felony counts including grand theft, insurance fraud, financial elder abuse, and forgery for allegedly collecting premiums...
Are Brokers in for a Tsunami of Pandemic- Related E&O Claims in 2021?
Apr 27 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Worldwide Facilities, an Amwins Company. In November 2020, attendees of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society’s first-ever virtual conference warned insurance...
How Agents Can Help Construction Businesses Get Back on Track
Apr 26 2021 // Construction business owners experienced declines in their revenues, project completions, new bids and workforce, as the pandemic took hold in 2020. In fact, 7-in-10 construction business owners were negatively affected by...
Insuring Cannabis Webinar Take Home: Carriers, Brokers Waiting on Sidelines
Apr 22 2021 // There may be many more carriers and brokers waiting on the sidelines of the insuring cannabis sector to get in than most may realize. That was among the messages delivered by experts during Insurance Journal’s...
Howden to Acquire Spain’s Largest Independent Broker, ARTAI
Apr 22 2021 // Howden, the London-based insurance broker, has announced the acquisition of ARTAI, Spain’s largest independent corporate insurance broker. The transaction, which is pending approval from Spain’s Directorate...
Broker Howden Launches Retail Operation in Switzerland, with Aon’s Jenny as CEO
Apr 20 2021 // Howden, the London-based insurance broker, announced that it has appointed Felix Jenny to lead its new retail operation in Switzerland. Howden Switzerland will form an important part of Howden’s European business,...
Digital E&S Broker Pathpoint Releases Lessor’s Risk Commercial Package
Apr 20 2021 // Pathpoint, a digital excess and surplus lines insurance distributor, has launched its Lessor’s Risk Only (LRO) Commercial Package for agents to access non-admitted coverage for property owners with a single...
Arthur J. Gallagher Invests in Broker ACE via Partnership with Dubai’s MIG Group
Apr 19 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced that it has agreed to a strategic partnership with MIG Holding Ltd. (MIG Group), which will see the company take a minority interest in...
People Moves: Burkhart to Lead Michigan Big ‘I’; J.M. Wilson Promotes 3, Adds VanderMaiden
Apr 19 2021 // Big ‘I’ of Michigan Jared Burkhart will be the next CEO of Big “I” Michigan (MAIA), the association announced. Burkhart joins the Big “I” team on May 3 and succeeds the current CEO, Bev...
Proximity Protect Brokerage Targets Coworking, Flex Space Industry
Apr 19 2021 // Workspace management software company Proximity Space Inc. has launched Proximity Protect, a specialty, nationwide insurance brokerage offering coverage for coworking and flex space operators, members and...
What Young Agents Think
Apr 19 2021 // This issue of Insurance Journal features exclusive results from the 2021 Young Agents Survey where nearly 300 young agents nationwide shared their views on the insurance industry and their experience as an agent. (see page...
Why Agencies Need to Improve Key Metric Measurements in Today’s Economically Challenging Times
Apr 19 2021 // Agency executives can greatly increase the success of their organizations if they know how many customers they have. That sounds fundamental. However, I find that most agencies do not have solid counts. They think they do,...
