AmWINS Group News

AmWINS Launches Social Engineering Crime Insurance Product

AmWINS Group, Inc., a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has launched a new product designed to protect insureds against social engineering losses while also providing education and risk mitigation services. Losses covered under the new product can …

Petrilli Named President of AmWINS Group’s Underwriting Division

AmWINS Group Inc., the Charlotte, N.C.-based independent wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products, announced that Robert “Bob” Petrilli has been named president of the firm’s underwriting division, effective immediately. AmWINS’ underwriting division offers a variety of P/C programs for specific …

Purviance Takes Helm from DeCarlo at AmWINS; Other Management Changes Take Effect

Scott M. Purviance has officially succeeded M. Steven DeCarlo as the chief executive officer at specialty wholesale broker AmWINS Group. The Charlotte-based brokerage also announced other that management changes have taken effect. AmWINS previewed Purviance’s elevation and the other management …

Insurance Industry Bands Together to Make a Difference in North Carolina City

A group of insurance and risk management professionals are working together to make a difference in one of North Carolina’s largest cities. The group, Community Matters: Insurance Partners of Charlotte, started in 2012 to help raise funds to build a …

AmWINS Group’s WebTPA Names Rigby to Lead Growth

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 WebTPA’s national footprint as executive vice president (EVP), …

AmWINS Group Acquires The III Group in Pennsylvania

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 1972, The III Group’s divisions consist of …

The Walker Group Rebrands to AmWINS Brokerage of New York

Effective Jan. 1, 2015, The Walker Group, an AmWINS Group company, has changed its name to AmWINS Brokerage of New York to expand AmWINS Group’s brand in New York state. Located in Syracuse and Amherst, New York, The Walker Group …

AmWINS Launches Small Business Division

Wholesale broker AmWINS Group Inc. has launched a fifth division, AmWINS Access, which is dedicated to small account binding authority business. In conjunction with the launch of this new division, offices of Gresham & Associates and Bliss & Glennon – …

AmWins Group to Acquire Georgia-Based Gresham & Associates

AmWINS Group Inc. — the largest wholesale insurance brokerage in the U.S. by premiums placed — announced that it reached a definitive agreement to acquire Gresham & Associates Inc. Gresham & Associates is a Stockbridge, Georgia-based wholesale insurance broker. The …

AmWINS Announces Promotion in Philadelphia Office

AmWINS Group Inc. promoted Matt Szkotak to branch leader of AmWINS Brokerage of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia. Szkotak has been serving as property manager in the Philadelphia office for the past 10 years and will continue to lead the property …