Newfront Insurance News

People Moves: Broker Newfront Names Leaders in Boston; Tweedy Joins Integris

Newfront Names Executives at New Boston Office Insurance broker Newfront recently named several executives and leaders at its newly established Boston, Massachusetts, office. Brian Kelleher joins the Boston office as senior vice president on the property/casualty team and a founding …

Newfront and ABD Insurance in California Agree to Merge

California companies Newfront Insurance and ABD Insurance and Financial Services have entered into an agreement to combine. The merger values the combined company, which will be called Newfront, at $1.35 billion and is expected to close by the end of …

Newfront Acquires Aviation Marine Insurance in California

Newfront Insurance has acquired Aviation Marine Insurance Services in Sausalito, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. AMIS is led by Scott Gault, who joins Newfront along with his team of aviation insurance experts. AMIS is a specialist brokerage …

Newfront Insurance in California Adds AmTrust Surety’s Spruill-Iqbal

San Francisco, Calif.-based Newfront Insurance has named Lindsay Spruill-Iqbal a principal and surety producer. Spruill-Iqbal joins Newfront from AmTrust Surety. Spruill-Iqbal has more than 15 years of marketing and underwriting experience within the surety industry. Newfront is a tech-enabled insurance …

Newfront in California Adds Gallagher’s Pedisich

San Francisco, Calif.-based Newfront Insurance has added Nick Pedisich as a principal and commercial insurance broker. He joins Newfront from Gallagher, where he was the area vice president. Prior to that, he had leadership and sales roles at EPIC Insurance …

Newfront Insurance in California Adds Benedetti to Employee Benefits

Newfront Insurance in San Francisco, Calif., has named Joseph Benedetti a principal and employee benefits producer. Benedetti is based out of the Los Angeles area and supports clients across all of California. He joins Newfront from OneDigital Health and Benefits, …

Newfront Insurance in California Adds Relation’s Chenu

San Francisco, Calif.-based Newfront Insurance has named Jeff Chenu a principal and commercial insurance broker. Chenu is based in Sacramento, and supports a client roster across the Western U.S. He joins Newfront from Relation Insurance Services, where he spent 17 …

Newfront in California Adds Parker as Employee Benefits Producer

Newfront Insurance in San Francisco, Calif., has brought Nichole Parker on as a principal and employee benefits producer. Parker joins Newfront from TSM Insurance and Financial Services Inc., where she was heading the individual and medicare services divisions. Newfront is …

Newfront in California Names State Farm’s De Fazio Field Sales Leader

Newfront Insurance has added Mic De Fazio as a field sales leader. De Fazio will lead brokers in developing client solutions and continuing the firm’s organic growth. De Fazio will join the sales leadership team. He was previously a field …

Newfront in California Adds Alliant’s Vanderyacht to Run Logistics Practice

San Francisco, Calif.-based Newfront Insurance has named Jason Vanderyacht a principal and logistics practice leader. Vanderyacht comes from Alliant, where as vice president. He was with Roanoke Trade before that. Newfront is a tech-enabled brokerage.