Risk Strategies News

People Moves: Risk Strategies Appoints Lyons National Education Practice Leader; Waypoint Wholesale Names Nickoles CEO

Risk Strategies Appoints Terry Lyons National Education Practice Leader Risk Strategies, a leading national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, announced that Terry Lyons has been appointed as the National Education Practice Leader. In this role, Lyons will develop …

Risk Strategies Acquires New Jersey’s KRA Insurance Agency

Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired full-service brokerage firm KRA Insurance Agency Inc. Included in the transaction is KRA’s wholly owned subsidiary, KRA Life Agency Inc. Terms of the deal were not announced. …

People Moves: New Hires at Risk Strategies, NFP, Ames & Gough

Risk Strategies Hires Murphy to Private Client Services Division Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, hired Alison Murphy as national practice leader of private client services. In this role, Murphy will develop and lead the …

Risk Strategies Acquires Connecticut’s TriPoint Insurance

Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, acquired TriPoint Insurance Inc., a national specialist providing Performance Based Insurance (PBI) solutions to middle market companies in the construction, manufacturing, wholesale and skilled nursing verticals. TriPoint’s PBI solutions …

Risk Strategies Acquires Connecticut’s Pawson Insurance

Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, acquired Pawson Insurance, a full-service retail insurance brokerage specializing in property/casualty and employee benefits solutions. Terms of the deal were not announced. Headquartered in Branford, Connecticut, Pawson Insurance was …

Risk Strategies Acquires Illinois-Based Better Business Planning

Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Better Business Planning, Inc., an insurance agency specializing in employee benefits solutions. Terms of the deal were not announced. Based in Itasca, Illinois, Better Business Planning is …

Risk Strategies Acquires New Jersey’s Corrigan Johnston Risk Advisors

Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, acquired Corrigan Johnston Risk Advisors, an all-lines brokerage focused on transportation-related industries. Terms of the deal were not announced. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Corrigan Johnston was founded …

People Moves: Risk Strategies Names Schmidt West Commercial Lines Leader; Lockton Names McGrath VP in California

Risk Strategies named Jim Schmidt as commercial lines leader for the West region. Schmidt will be responsible for building a regional strategy for the commercial property/ casualty business unit. Schmidt has more than 25 years of experience. He was most …

People Moves: New Hire at Risk Strategies; Promotions at Ames & Gough

Risk Strategies Hires Honig as Compliance Director for Employee Benefits Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, hired Erica Honig as the compliance director for its employee benefits division. In this new role, Honig will provide …

Florida’s Event Planners Navigate New Insurance Market Reality

COVID-19 has inflicted significant damage on Florida’s events industry, costing revenue, forcing changes in how the state’s venues operate and limiting options for how conventions, trade shows and concerts are insured. Before the pandemic, event planners in Florida and around …