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Karber Joins Ashley General Agency

Texas-based Ashley General Agency announced that Roger Karber has joined its underwriting team. Karber began his insurance career in his father’s independent agency. He has managing general agency experience and has worked for several insurance companies. Most recently, he was …

New Texas MGA to Focus on Residential Properties

A new managing general agency — Mission Select Insurance Services, LLC — has been formed in Texas with a focus on residential property. Mission Select, based in Argyle, was formed with the backing of San Diego, Calif.-based K2 Insurance Services …

Freberg Environmental to Underwrite New Berkley Envrionmental Coverage

Freberg Environmental Insurance (FEI) has formed an agreement to underwrite environmental insurance coverage with Berkley Custom Insurance Managers, LLC, a newly formed member company of W. R. Berkley Corp. In addition to writing core environmental programs for site-specific pollution liability …

Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Louisiana MGA, First Premium

Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired First Premium Insurance Group, Inc. in Covington, Louisiana. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1973, First Premium is a managing general agent and wholesale insurance broker throughout …

North Carolina’s Strickland Acquires Carolina Insurance Services

Strickland Insurance Brokers said it has acquired Carolina Insurance Service Inc. Carolina Insurance is a managing general agent that serves agents in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The company is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Goldsboro, North Carolina-based …

Fidelity National Seeks 27% Florida Homeowners Rate Hike

Jacksonville-based Fidelity National Property and Casualty Insurance Co., which covers some 12,000 homeowners in the state, is seeking a statewide average 27 percent rate increase. At a public rate hearing, Fidelity National Vice President John Giorgianni said the insurer needed …