Latest NFP Headlines

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NFP Buys Canada Political Risk and Trade Credit Broker, Indemnis Trade Risk Mgmt

Feb 11 2020 // NFP, the New York City-based insurance broker and consultant, announced the acquisition of Indemnis Trade Risk Management Ltd. Financial details of the transaction, which closed on Dec. 10, 2019, were not...

Business Moves

Feb 10 2020 // East The Hilb Group, Kerr-Boswell, Wickford Insurance Agency The Hilb Group LLC has acquired Virginia-based Kerr-Boswell Inc. For more than 60 years, KB has provided employee benefits, property/casualty, life, health and...

NFP Acquires Koty-Leavitt Insurance Agency in Arizona

Jan 22 2020 // NFP has acquired Koty-Leavitt Insurance Agency Inc. in Tucson, Ariz. Lloyd Koty, a former co-owner of the firm, will join NFP as senior vice president, reporting to Ed Kurowski, NFP West region managing...

NFP Makes Canadian Leadership Changes, Including Promotion of Padovani as President

Jan 3 2020 // NFP, the New York City-based insurance broker and consultant, announced leadership changes throughout Canada to support its growth in the region. Greg Padovani will serve as president of NFP in Canada. He joined NFP in...

Special Report: The Charity Issue – Photos of Giving

Dec 16 2019 // Frank Winston Crum Insurance FWCI has an enterprise philosophy of philanthropy with a primary focus on helping people who cannot help themselves. FWCI has supported the Tampa Bay community for more than a decade with a...

People & Places

Sep 16 2019 // National Ralph Blust Insurance broker Aon has appointed Jay Demeusy as U.S. vice chairman of its Reinsurance Solutions business. Alongside his new role, Demeusy will continue to chair the newly formed Global Construction...

New York-Based Broker NFP Buys Toronto’s McLean Hallmark Insurance Group

Jul 12 2019 // New York City-based insurance broker and consultant NFP announced it has acquired Canadian broker McLean Hallmark Insurance Group Ltd. Financial details of the transaction, which closed on July 2, were not disclosed. Based...

NFP Acquires Excel Bonds & Insurance Services in California

Jun 21 2019 // NFP has acquired Sacramento, Calif.-based Excel Bonds & Insurance Services Inc. The deal closed May 1. Cathy Skeen and Dave Garese, former founders and principals, will join NFP as senior vice presidents, reporting to...

Marsh/JLT Suit Against Competitor NFP Alleges Poaching of 13 Employees

May 10 2019 // Jardine Lloyd Thompson Specialty Insurance Service (JLT), which became a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan on April 1, is suing a competitor insurance brokerage for allegedly poaching 13 former JLT employees. JLT is also...

New York’s NFP Promotes Hyland to Its Surety Division

May 9 2019 // NFP, a New York, N.Y.-headquartered insurance broker and consultant that provides employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement and individual products, has named John Hyland, senior vice president of NFP Property...

NFP Names Wentz Plan Advisor in Utah

Apr 22 2019 // NFP has named Brandi Wentz a plan advisor for retirement services. Wentz will work in the Utah market with retirement plan committees and administrators on delivering NFP’s suite of retirement plan advisory, and...

NFP Names Ongkiko HR Services Vice President, to Support West Relationships

Aug 23 2018 // NFP has named Michael Ongkiko vice president for HR services. Ongkiko will be responsible for overseeing HR services in the West region and driving integrated selling by delivering HR consulting for both current and...

NFP Acquires 1st Community Insurance Services in California

May 15 2018 // NFP Corp. has acquired Palm Springs, Calif.-based 1st Community Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Principals of the firm Ernie Santora, Dean Nickodemus and Ken Conrad will report to Roger...

Agent-Inspired Insurtechs ‘Self-Disrupt’ Small Commercial Lines

Mar 19 2018 // Insurance industry technology is experiencing a revolution. While insurance carriers and venture capital firms have been behind much of today’s insurtech innovation, insurance agents and brokers have also jumped into...

NFP Focusing on Organic Growth in Central Texas Expansion

Mar 5 2018 // Employee benefits and property/casualty insurance broker and consultant NFP traditionally has grown through acquisitions but as the global organization targets Central Texas for expansion it plans to use another strategy...

Everest Specialty Expands Private Company Financial Lines Team

Feb 21 2018 // Everest Insurance has expanded the financial lines division of Everest Specialty Underwriters (ESU ), naming five professionals to its new Private Company/Not-For-Profit unit. The Private/NFP team is targeting small,...

People

Feb 5 2018 // CAL Insurance & Associates Inc. has added Elian Boukhalil as an account manager. Boukhalil will work within CAL’s affluent families division. She was previously an intern with Publiscreen Online. Before that she...

NFP Names Wadsworth Vice President for Corporate Benefits in Utah

Jan 22 2018 // NFP has named Clint Wadsworth vice president for corporate benefits. Wadsworth has been assigned to oversee and help lead the corporate benefits strategy within NFP’s existing large employer segment. Wadsworth will...

After the Storms: The Insurance Industry to the Rescue

Dec 18 2017 // When disaster strikes, the insurance industry plays a critical role in helping affected individuals, businesses and communities get back on their feet. After all, an insurance policy is a promise to pay when tragedy and...

Brown Joins NFP as Managing Director for Central Texas

Nov 3 2017 // Insurance broker and consultant, NFP Corp., has hired Kevin Brown as a managing director in its Austin, Texas, office. He will lead NFP’s retail sales and distribution operation, serving the Central Texas market, and...