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Nominations for ‘Best Agencies to Work For’ Award Closes Tomorrow
Sep 15 2021 // Is your agency a Best Place to Work? Then nominate your agency as a “Best Agency to Work For” award today. The deadline tomorrow, September 16. To nominate your agency, you must be a current employee of the...
More Felony Charges for California Insurance Agents in $10M Fraud Scheme
Sep 14 2021 // Additional felony charges have been filed against Robert Andrew Lotter, 64, of Newport Beach, Calif., and Charles Albert Major, 72, of Irvine, who were arrested in November after allegedly defrauding their clients with...
Former California Insurance Agent Arraigned for Allegedly Taking $1M from Clients
Sep 9 2021 // Former insurance agent Steven Gordon, 67, of Camarillo, Calif. was arraigned on Thursday on 21 felony counts of grand theft, forgery, identity theft, and credit card fraud after allegedly stealing more than $1 million from...
Former California Agent Allegedly Stole $1.2M from Elderly Consumers
Sep 6 2021 // Formerly licensed insurance agent Robert Stoddard, 66, of San Clemente, Calif., was arrested in August after a California Department of Insurance investigation found he allegedly stole $1.2 million from more than 20...
Takeaways from Our ‘What Makes a Good Cannabis Broker?’ Conversation
Sep 2 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv A broker hands an underwriter an application for a cannabis operation. No red flags so far, but then the underwriter takes a look for himself and finds a converted residence smack in the...
Aon Acquires Remaining 51% of Aon India Insurance Brokers, Formerly Anviti
Sep 2 2021 // Global insurance broker Aon said it has increased its stake in Aon India Insurance Brokers Pvt Ltd. from 49 percent to 100 percent, acquiring the remaining share from Catamaran Ventures. Aon acquired a 49% stake from...
Ardonagh Advisory Acquires UK Medical Insurance Broker, Usay Group
Sep 1 2021 // Ardonagh Advisory Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of The Ardonagh Group, announced it has acquired Usay Group Ltd., one of the largest consumer personal medical insurance and protection insurance brokers in the UK. Financial...
Risk Strategies Acquires Georgia-based Employee Benefits Specialty Broker Benevestco
Aug 31 2021 // National specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm Risk Strategies announced it has acquired the assets of employee benefits specialty broker Benevestco, Inc., a Resource Sevens company. Terms of the deal were...
California Agent Arrested, Charged with Theft of More than $1M
Aug 30 2021 // A Camarillo, California, insurance agent was arrested on Aug. 26 and charged with allegedly stealing more than $1 million from clients, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. Steven Franklin...
UK Broker Tysers Launches Platform for End-to-End Digital Processing, Called Tconnect
Aug 23 2021 // Tysers, the London-based insurance broker, has launched Tconnect – a cross-functional, cloud-based platform designed to consolidate processes and automate the end-to-end lifecycle of a policy. The launch of Tconnect...
People Moves: Harrington to VP at GJS Re; Kansas Association of Insurance Agents Adds Werth
Aug 23 2021 // GJS Re Insurance and reinsurance veteran Chris Harrington joined the Los Angeles-based reinsurance intermediary G. J. Sullivan Co., Reinsurance, as vice president. Based in Chicago, Harrington will report to John...
Former California Agent Allegedly Stole $1.2M from Elderly Consumers
Aug 20 2021 // Formerly licensed insurance agent Robert Stoddard, 66, of San Clemente, Calif., was arrested this week after a California Department of Insurance investigation found he allegedly stole $1.2 million from more than 20...
Digital Auto Insurer Root Will Add Independent Agents to Its Distribution
Aug 20 2021 // Digital auto insurer Root saw its loss ratio spike in the 2021 second quarter as higher costs for repairs, used vehicles and miles driven rose above pre-pandemic levels. But the Ohio-based insurer continues to report...
Broker Willis Alleges Unlawful ‘Raid’ on Employees, Clients by Competitor Alliant
Aug 19 2021 // Insurance brokerage competitors Willis Towers Watson and Alliant Insurance Services are battling in court over what Willis alleges is a conspiracy by Alliant to steal its employees, trade secrets and clients. Willis...
Agencies Ride Commercial Prices, Reopened Economy to Record Organic Growth
Aug 17 2021 // Buoyed by the hard market and rebounding economy, Independent insurance agents and brokers grew overall by 7.1% in the second quarter, surpassing the 6.9% organic growth reported eight years ago in the second quarter of...
Aston Lark Ireland Acquires Dublin-Based Broker A.R. Brassington & Co.
Aug 17 2021 // Continuing its rapid pace of expansion, Aston Lark Ireland announced the acquisition of A.R. Brassington & Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the ARB Group. Established in 1929 and based in Dublin, Brassington Insurance is one...
Insurtech Quotall Announces Strategic Partnership with Broker/Fintech Provider Acrisure
Aug 17 2021 // Insurtech ecosystem specialist Quotall announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with global insurance broker and fintech services provider, Acrisure. Under the partnership, Acrisure will provide insurance...
101 Sales, Marketing & Agency Management Ideas
Aug 16 2021 // 1. Be Excellent. Create or sponsor an award for excellence for an organization or individual in an industry or community you serve. 2. Get Published. Start a magazine for your niche market. 3. Volunteer. The hand that...
People Moves: Texas Agent, Padron, Named Invest Chair
Aug 13 2021 // Invest Invest, the classroom-to-career education program backed by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, appointed Juan Padron, partner at SafeGuard Insurance Agency in McAllen, Texas, as the new chair...
OneGroup Acquires Thomas Gregory Associates Insurance Brokers
Aug 13 2021 // Community Bank System Inc. acquired the assets of the New England-based Thomas Gregory Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. (TGA), a property/casualty broker specializing in the food and agribusiness industries. TGA’s...
