Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Why Working at Home Brought New Risks for Agencies, Clients
Apr 5 2021 // In some recent Academy of Insurance classes, I’ve been asking people about their working situation. Most of the people I’ve been talking to transitioned for a while to the work from home space, and many are...
Lawmakers from California Want U.S. Departments to Be Year-Round Wildfire Agencies
Mar 31 2021 // California’s U.S. senators and nearly two-dozen representatives are asking the Agriculture and Interior departments to transition their agencies to a year-round wildland workforce because blazes are no longer limited...
Former California Agent Arraigned After Allegedly Stealing from Client
Mar 31 2021 // Formerly licensed insurance agent, Mandy Pruitt, 42, of Visalia, Calif., was arraigned today on one count of grand theft after she allegedly stole more than $4,400 from a client and used the money to pay for personal...
People Moves: Cole from XS Brokers to Rockwood; Westchester’s Roberts, Fred C. Church’s Sanderson Promoted
Mar 30 2021 // Rockwood Programs Names Cole as Chief Marketing Officer Rockwood Programs Inc., a full-service managing general agency, has appointed Carol Cole to chief marketing officer. In this role, Cole is responsible for marketing...
Number of Independent Agencies Dips a Bit: Future One Study
Mar 30 2021 // Despite continued robust agency mergers and acquisitions activity, the number of independent insurance agencies has remained stable at 36,000, a number slightly below the last tally of 36,500 in 2018. That’s...
Southeast Brokers Sterling Seacrest Partners, Pritchard & Jerden to Merge
Mar 26 2021 // Sterling Seacrest Partners, Inc. and Pritchard & Jerden announced they will merge and operate as Sterling Seacrest Pritchard. According to the company, the merger makes it one of the largest privately held, independent...
Brokerslink Expands in Balkans with Addition of Broker in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mar 26 2021 // Global broking network, Brokerslink, has further expanded its presence in the Balkan Peninsula with the addition of independent broker Advantis Insurance Broker, based in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Established in 2015,...
When Normal Lloyd’s Trading Returns, Brokers Urge Work Flexibility, Less ‘Stuffy’ Dress Code
Mar 25 2021 // LONDON – When the pandemic is over, the brokers of Lloyd’s of London could haggle with underwriters from home in their underpants, and ditch their pinstripes at the office. A trade body representing brokers took a...
Participate in Insurance Journal’s Young Agent Survey Today
Mar 25 2021 // Insurance Journal is seeking young independent insurance agents – those 40 and under – to share their thoughts on the insurance industry, their job and their future as a young professional in the annual Young...
Insurance Broker Acrisure Raises $3.45 Billion
Mar 24 2021 // Fast-growing global insurance brokerage Acrisure announced it has closed on two transactions representing a significant capital raise of $3.45 billion. BDT Capital Partners, a merchant bank, led a $3 billion investment...
4 Progressive Jobs Insurance Agencies Will Hire in 2021
Mar 22 2021 // When it comes to insurance agency hiring, producers and account managers are a broken record. Yes, your agency still needs them, but that isn’t newsworthy. These four positions gained momentum last year. If they...
Insurance Agents on the Front Line of Florida’s Mounting Property Market Problems
Mar 22 2021 // While carriers face growing financial losses in Florida’s distressed property insurance market, insurance agents are on the front lines trying to help their clients who are being hit with double-digit rate increases,...
Former Kansas Insurance Agent Sentenced in Fraud Case
Mar 21 2021 // A former Johnson County, Kansas, insurance agent has been sentenced to 24 months of probation on insurance fraud charges and ordered to repay nearly $86,000 in restitution, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt...
UK Broker Specialist Risk Group Lures Team of 16 from AFL, Led by Ex-AFL CEO Bines
Mar 19 2021 // Specialist Risk Group, a London-based insurance broker, have hired a team of 16 from AFL Insurance Brokers, led by Jonathan Bines, AFL’s former CEO. SRG said this announcement marks its first London market team hire...
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Kaiser, English in California
Mar 19 2021 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Bethany Kaiser a Senior vice president in the Bakersfield, Calif. office. The firm has also named Brian English a vice president in the Bakersfield office. Kaiser has more...
Munich Re’s Transportation, Logistics Specialty Broker Roanoke Expands to Canada
Mar 18 2021 // Roanoke Insurance Group is expanding to Canada to provide insurance and surety bonds to companies involved in logistics, transportation and shipping. The new entity, Roanoke Insurance Group Canada, Inc., (RIG CA), is an...
Former Michigan Agent Sentenced for Embezzling from Client; Must Repay $70K
Mar 18 2021 // A Michigan former insurance agent charged with embezzling from an elderly client has been sentenced to 36 months’ probation – with six months under house arrest – and ordered to pay restitution, state officials...
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Tobin with Bolton & Co. Works to ‘Become a Master Student’
Mar 18 2021 // Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips...
Jodi Hughes Joins Breckenridge Insurance Services as Part of Brokerage Team Expansion
Mar 17 2021 // ATLANTA, Ga., March 17, 2021 — Breckenridge Insurance Services continues to grow its wholesale brokerage presence in the Southwest with the addition of broker Jodi Hughes, AINS, AU. Hughes has nearly seventeen years of...
Xenia Broking to Acquire Status Credit Insurance Brokers in UK
Mar 17 2021 // Xenia Broking Group, the credit insurance and surety specialist, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Status Credit Insurance Brokers Ltd., a specialist trade credit broker, headquartered in East...
