Latest Agencies Headlines
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Selective’s College Competition Appoints Students To Run Virtual Insurance Agencies
Feb 5 2021 // Selective’s College Competition kicks off this week across eight colleges throughout the country and will run through February. The annual contest provides the opportunity for teams of students to gain insurance...
Energy Broker Thomas Blanquez Joins Breckenridge Insurance Services
Feb 5 2021 // ATLANTA, Ga., February 5, 2021 — Breckenridge Insurance Services is pleased to welcome expert energy broker Thomas Blanquez to the wholesale brokerage and binding firm. Blanquez joins the organization as a vice...
Unlicensed Florida Agent Arrested Over Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Feb 5 2021 // A Florida woman allegedly acting as an insurance agent without a license was arrested last month after an investigation by the Florida Department of Financial Services Bureau of Insurance Fraud. According to a statement...
Former California Agent Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing from Clients
Feb 4 2021 // Former licensed insurance agent Laura Lopez, 37, of Long Beach, Calif., was arraigned on one felony count of grand theft after allegedly collecting over $97,000 in insurance premiums from clients and pocketing the...
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Kennedy with Purple Risk Preaches Education, Specialization
Feb 4 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...
Iowa Agent Again Charged with Insurance Fraud, Theft
Feb 3 2021 // A suburban Des Moines, Iowa, insurance agent has been charged with multiple felony counts after state officials say he collected thousands of dollars in premiums for nonexistent insurance policies after his license was...
Insurance Verification Startup TrustLayer Raises $6.6M from BrokerTech, Ventures
Feb 3 2021 // TrustLayer, developer of a proof-of-insurance risk management platform, has raised $6.6 million in seed funding from venture investors, insurance brokers and others. “Verification of insurance and business...
The Hilb Group Acquires New York’s Rampart Brokerage Corporation & Afilliates
Feb 2 2021 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has completed its 100th acquisition by acquiring New York-based Rampart Brokerage Corporation & Affiliates (RBC). The effective date of the acquisition was December 1, 2020. Headquartered in...
Unlicensed California Agent Fined $20K Following Cease and Desist Order
Jan 28 2021 // Former insurance agent, Karen Marie Dondanville, 53, of Lake Forest, Calif., this week was ordered to pay the California Department of Insurance $20,000 in penalties after a judge’s decision that affirms the cease...
Aon, Willis Announce Leadership Team for Post-Merger Brokerages
Jan 28 2021 // In anticipation of their proposed merger receiving final approval, insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson announced the future leadership team for the firm that will be effective following the close of the merger,...
Vermont Man Charged in Eight Arsons Arrested by Federal Agents
Jan 28 2021 // A Stowe man charged in eight arsons that police say caused more than $1.5 million in damage to the resort community has been arrested by federal agents. Jeffrey Nolan, 62, made his initial appearance in federal court on...
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in California Adds James
Jan 27 2021 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in Woodland Hills, Calif., has added Jessica James to the firm. James focuses on construction, environmental, professional liability, non-profits, cannabis and lessor’s risk. She...
MyFloodInsurance.com Expands Flood Tool to Real Estate Agents, Homebuyers
Jan 25 2021 // MyFloodInsurance.com has been expanded to allow for real estate agents and homebuyers to receive instant flood insurance quotes from multiple flood insurance companies, as well as the National Flood Insurance Program...
California Insurance Agents Arraigned in $687K Grand Theft Scheme
Jan 25 2021 // Licensed insurance agents Robert Farmer, 65, of Camarillo, Calif., and Marion Urcan, 67, of Agoura Hills, Calif., were arraigned in mid-January in Los Angeles County Superior Court on multiple counts of grand theft after...
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Schutz with NIF Group is a ‘Cannabis Ninja’
Jan 21 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...
The Villages Insurance Partners of Florida Adds Allstate Agent Sheats
Jan 21 2021 // The Villages Insurance Partners of Florida has added Alexis Ball-Sheats to its team of Personal Lines Risk Consultants. Ball-Sheats will be one of three licensed risk consultants at the agency’s Mulberry Grove...
Kansas Insurance Agent to Repay $86K After Guilty Plea
Jan 21 2021 // A former Kansas insurance agent from Johnson County has pleaded guilty to insurance fraud charges and agreed to repay nearly $86,000 in restitution, the state’s attorney general’s office reported. Kansas...
Maryland Insurance Agencies Accuse Erie Insurance of Discriminatory Practices
Jan 21 2021 // Three Maryland independent insurance agencies contracted with Erie Insurance have filed complaints with the Maryland Insurance Administration alleging Erie engaged in discriminatory practices against low-income and...
Hub Acquires Assets of Texas’ Commercial Insurance Brokers
Jan 15 2021 // Global insurance broker Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Commercial Insurance Brokers Inc., based in El Paso, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Commercial Insurance Brokers is a...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Bush Insurance Agents & Brokers
Jan 15 2021 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA), acquired Bush Insurance Agents & Brokers of Cambridge Springs, Penn., on December 31, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1918, Bush Insurance is a...
