Agents & Brokers News

Willis Towers Watson to Pay $2.1M Cash Retention Agreements for 4 Executives

Willis Towers Watson has approved retention agreements worth $2.1 million for four executives as an incentive for their continued employment until the closing of the broker’s merger with Aon, according to a WTW filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Completes Acquisition of UK’s Bollington Wilson Group

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced it has completed its acquisition of specialist UK insurance broker The Bollington Wilson Group. Financial details of the deal, which was first announced in January 2021, were not disclosed. …

Last Chance for 2021’s Agency Salary Survey

The deadline to participate in the 2021 Agency Salary Survey is today. Would you like to know where agency salaries and total compensation ranks today? Find out by completing this year’s survey. Survey respondents will receive a complimentary copy of …

Property Catastrophe Bond Placement Reaches Record in 2020 and Q4: Aon

Approximately $11 billion of property catastrophe bond limit was placed in 2020, the highest on record, according to a new Aon report that projects the growth momentum will continue in 2021. While the year was a record for cat bond …

Commercial Insurance Prices Rose 22% in Q4, but Some Lines Began to Plateau: Marsh

Global commercial insurance prices increased 22% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the Global Insurance Market Index released by insurance broker Marsh. The increase, the largest since the index was launched in 2012, follows average increases of 20% …

Insurance Journal’s 2021 Agency Salary Survey Open

Insurance Journal is once again seeking independent agency owners, principals, producers, CSRs — the entire agency — to participate in its annual independent insurance agency salary survey for publication in Insurance Journal magazine. The survey takes about 15 minutes to …

BGC Insurance Rebrands as Corant Global

BGC Insurance (BGCI) has rebranded as Corant Global Ltd., which will become the holding company for all the insurance interests of BGC Partners Inc., a global brokerage and financial technology company, subject to regulatory consent. Corant will comprise the broking …

NFP Acquires Toronto-Based EdgeHill Insurance Brokers

NFP, a New York-based insurance broker and consultant, announced the acquisition of EdgeHill Insurance Brokers Ltd., in a transaction that closed on Dec. 16, 2020. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. EdgeHill, a P/C brokerage firm based in …

Brokerslink Expands Global Network with Brokers in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa

Global broking business, Brokerslink, starts 2021 with the continued the expansion of its global network and the addition of independent broker JDB in North Macedonia. Trading since 2009, JDB is a growing broker with a sharp focus on customer service …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. to Acquire UK Broker The Bollington Wilson Group

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of specialist UK insurance broker The Bollington Wilson Group. The transaction will close following regulatory approval. Financial details of the …