Agents & Brokers News

Broker New Dawn Risk Launches UK Division as Alternative to Big Brokers

New Dawn Risk, the international specialist insurance intermediary, announced the launch of a new division focused on the UK market. It will provide liability and specialty solutions direct to insurance buyers, as well as partner with UK regional brokers looking …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Canada’s Cain Insurance Services Ltd.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Cain Insurance Services Ltd., based in Fredericton, New Brunswick in Canada. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1986, Cain Insurance Services is a retail property/casualty broker, offering commercial …

January Renewals Saw Some of Sharpest Price Hikes in Recent Years: Howden

Lower investment yields, adverse catastrophe loss development, higher loss cost trends, concerns over climate change, and, of course, the pandemic coalesced to bring some of the sharpest price increases in recent memory during the Jan. 1 reinsurance renewals, according to …

TigerRisk Names Ridpath a Partner in Casualty Practice

Broker/adviser TigerRisk announced it has appointed Glyn Ridpath a partner in the company’s fast-growing Casualty Practice. Based in London, he will report to James Few, TigerRisk’s CEO UK. Ridpath started his insurance industry career in the claims department of Aon …

UK-Based BMS Group Launches Asia Broking Operations with M&A Insurance Focus

BMS Group Ltd., the London-based independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the launch of its Asia broking operations, headquartered in Singapore and with proposed operations in Hong Kong, pending regulatory approval. BMS Asia will initially focus on M&A insurance …

Brown & Brown Agrees to Acquire Irish Broker O’Leary Insurances

Brown & Brown Inc., the Daytona Beach, Fla.-based broker, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the general insurance operating companies of O’Leary Insurances (OLI) in Ireland. The transaction is expected to close in January 2021, subject to …

Marsh Names Hobson as Affinity Leader, International Division, in Newly Created Role

Insurance broker Marsh announced the appointment of Phil Hobson as affinity leader, International Division. Effective Jan. 1, 2021, Hobson will join the International Executive Committee and report to Flavio Piccolomini, president of Marsh’s International Division. He will relocate from Hong …

Aon Acquires India’s Anviti Insurance Brokers

Insurer broker Aon has acquired a 49% equity stake in Anviti Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd, a fast-growing, composite broking firm in India. Anviti will transition to the Aon brand pending regulatory approvals. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. …

Hub International Acquires Saskatchewan-Based Prince Albert Insurance Ltd.

Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired the assets of Prince Albert Insurance Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert Insurance Ltd. is a full-service, independent insurance brokerage …

Victor Insurance Appoints Former RSA Executive Turner as International Head of Marine

Victor Insurance, the world’s largest managing general underwriter (MGU), announced the appointment of Richard Turner as international head of Marine, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Turner will be responsible for driving Victor’s international marine business with a specific …