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Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Mark Edwards’ Jackson Paired a Passion for Cannabis with Financial Acumen

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 for …

COVID-19 Crisis Reveals Contract Clarity Lessons, Digital Opportunities: Flandro

In every crisis, lessons must be learned, but opportunities also are revealed. And so it goes with the COVID-19, which has shown the need for contract certainty in the re/insurance industry, while at the same time providing an impetus toward …

Cannabis Broker Spotlight: AlphaRoot’s Bock Approaches Space with Teacher Mindset

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 for …

Insured Pandemic Losses ‘Manageable’ as Earnings’ Event, Not a Capital Event

While COVID-19 losses are large and significant for the insurance sector, they are an earnings’ event, rather than a capital event, according to report issued by Hyperion X, the data and analytics division of Hyperion Insurance Group. In its second …

Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Embroker’s Samuels Says Diving in Was Key to Success

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 for …

Nexus Unites Trade Credit Broking Business Under ‘Xenia’ Brand

Xenia Broking Group, the independent trade credit broking arm of Nexus Group, announced it is uniting under one trading name and brand: Xenia. Nexus acquired Credit Risk Solutions in October 2017 and Credit and Business Finance in April 2019. The …

One80 Intermediaries Acquires Canadian MGA, Strategic Underwriting Managers

One80 Intermediaries, a Boston-headquartered wholesale broker, program manager, and insurance aggregator, announced it has acquired Strategic Underwriting Managers Inc. (SUM), a Canada-based managing general agent. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Offering property, casualty and other specialty insurance products, …

Lloyd’s Broker Ed Taps Ulhaq from RFIB to Expand Int’l Facultative Reinsurance Offering

Ed, the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced the appointment of Assad Ulhaq as senior broker and producer with immediate effect. In this role Ulhaq will focus on international property facultative reinsurance, primarily in Europe, the Middle East and …

Gallagher Buys Canada Retail Broker Insight Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of Edmonton, Alberta-based Insight Insurance & Risk Management Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2013, Insight is a retail insurance broker serving clients …

Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Flux’s Prince Sees Greatest Value in Being an Advisor

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 for …