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AmWINS and Networked Deal Plays to Strengths of Both Firms, Execs Say
Jun 5 2017 // The acquisition by AmWINS Group Inc. at the end of last month of Networked Insurance Agents will achieve a number of objectives for both the Charlotte, N.C.-based global distributor of specialty insurance products and...
AmWINS and Networked Deal Plays to Strengths of Both Firms, Execs Say
May 26 2017 // The acquisition by AmWINS Group Inc. at the end of last month of Networked Insurance Agents will achieve a number of objectives for both the Charlotte, N.C.-based global distributor of specialty insurance products and...
AmWins and Networked Deal Plays to Each Firm’s Strengths, Execs Say
May 26 2017 // The acquisition by AmWINS Group Inc. late last month of Networked Insurance Agents will achieve a number of objectives for both the Charlotte, N.C.-based distributor of specialty insurance products and the California-based...
AmWINS Completes Acquisition of Networked Insurance Agents in California
May 1 2017 // AmWINS Group Inc. has acquired Networked Insurance Agents, a California-based insurance aggregator specializing in the standard lines insurance segment. Charlotte, N.C.-based AmWINS Group is an independent wholesale...
Specialty Brokers AmWINS and Partners Specialty Group to Merge
Apr 19 2017 // Specialty insurance brokerages AmWINS Group Inc. and Partners Specialty Group LLC have agreed to merge. Partners will become part of the AmWINS Brokerage Division, bringing an expanded geographic presence that complements...
General Star, AmWINS Partner on New Food Delivery Insurance Program
Mar 20 2017 // General Star Management Company has launched a food delivery insurance program through its General Star Programs Unit. AmWINS Program Underwriters will administer the program designed for hired and non-owned auto liability...
AmWINS Elects Cooper as Vice Chairman of Board
Mar 8 2017 // Specialty wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group Inc. announced the election of W.H. “Skip” Cooper as vice chairman of its board of directors. Cooper has served as president of AmWINS since May 2007 and he is...
Business Moves
Aug 22 2016 // U.S. Risk, Kohlberg & Co. Dallas-based international specialty lines underwriting manager and wholesale broker U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. has agreed to partner with the private equity firm Kohlberg & Co....
AmWINS Completes Acquisition of Private Client Group in Florida
Aug 3 2016 // Special insurance broker AmWINS Group Inc. said it has completed its acquisition of the acquisition of Private Client Insurance Group, a Palm Beach Gardens, Florida-based wholesale broker specializing in personal lines...
Business Moves
Apr 4 2016 // AmWINS Group, Group Benefit Services AmWINS Group Inc. has acquired Group Benefit Services Inc. and GBS Payroll Plus Inc., known collectively as Group Benefit Services, in Hunt Valley, Md. Terms of the transaction were not...
Dunn to Lead Dallas Office of AmWINS Brokerage of Texas
Apr 1 2016 // AmWINS Group Inc. (AmWINS) has selected Craig Dunn to lead the Dallas office of AmWINS Brokerage of Texas. Dunn succeeds Todd Teitell, who is retiring after having served as office president since 1997. Prior to being...
AmWINS’ MGA Unicorn Names Nightingale as CEO, Cashen as Motor Fleet U/W
Mar 30 2016 // Charlotte, N.C.-based broker AmWINS Group Inc. announced the appointment of Darren Nightingale as chief executive officer of its London-based managing general agent, Unicorn Underwriting. Nightingale will be joined by...
AmWINS Gets Backing for Unicorn MGA from Berkshire Hathaway International
Mar 29 2016 // U.S.-based global insurance distributor AmWINS Group Inc. announced it has secured backing from AA+ rated Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Ltd. for its London-based managing general agent (MGA), Unicorn...
AmWINS Group Acquires Group Benefit Services in Maryland
Feb 24 2016 // AmWINS Group Inc. announced that it has acquired Group Benefit Services Inc. and GBS Payroll Plus Inc., known collectively as Group Benefit Services, in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Terms of the transaction were not...
AmWINS Group’s WebTPA Names Rigby to Lead Growth
Jan 11 2016 // Irving, Texas-based WebTPA, a provider of health plan management services and an AmWINS Group company, appointed Megan Rigby as chief growth officer (CGO). As an extension of her past accomplishments in expanding...
Insurance Innovators Group Now Known as AmWINS Access
Jan 4 2016 // Effective January 1, 2016, the group of five Insurance Innovators wholesale insurance brokerages known as The III Group has been renamed AmWINS Access Insurance Services, a division of AmWINS Group Inc. The III...
People – Southeast
Sep 7 2015 // Georgia-based INSUREtrust has added Vince Josaphs and Landon Dollar to its team. Josaphs joins the company as senior vice president and will report to Steve Haase, president. Josaphs has 15 years of insurance experience,...
MGAs Next to Feel Impact of Capital Markets: AmWINS’ DeCarlo
Sep 7 2015 // Steve DeCarloNow that traditional reinsurers are adjusting to the idea that third-party capital providers have moved into their space, managing general agents (MGA) may be next to feel the negative impact of new capital,...
AmWINS Adds Brott, Vecchio, Oliver to Southeast
Aug 10 2015 // AmWINS has added Matt Brott, Rob Vecchio, and Nick Oliver to its Southeast area offices. Brott joined AmWINS Brokerage of Georgia on July 24 as executive vice president. He has more than 13 years of experience, most...
AmWINS Group Acquires The III Group in Pennsylvania
Aug 3 2015 // Wholesale broker AmWINS Group Inc. announced today its acquisition of The III Group, a managing general agent and wholesale broker based in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in...
