Tag: brokers

September 16, 2021

Amwins Global Risks, the international arm of the global specialty insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Colm Hensman as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Lindsey Davies as Director of Operations. Hensman joins as COO from specialist insurer Beazley, where […]

August 16, 2021

Insurance broker Gallagher has acquired a majority stake in Brokers’ House, a specialty broker based in Istanbul. This acquisition will be Gallagher’s first direct presence in Turkey and will give the company a footprint in a growing strategic insurance hub […]

July 28, 2021

Broker Aon has reset its Executive Committee following the collapse of its acquisition of rival insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW). Aon logoAon said its new Executive Committee structure is a further acceleration of its Aon United strategy, […]

June 17, 2021

After the US Department of Justice (DOJ) decided to sue in an attempt to block Aon’s acquisition of broking rival Willis Towers Watson (WTW), analysts at KBW said that rather than abandoning the merger, Aon is more likely to offer […]

May 18, 2021

The Chilean arm of independent insurance broker Price Forbes has appointed Martin Soto Quintus to the role of Chief Executive Officer, while Miguel Pizarro has been added as Chief Broking Officer. Soto Quintus joins from Aon Reinsurance Solutions where he […]

May 11, 2021

Riverview Insurance Solutions (RIS), the Alberta, Canada-based middle-market benefit consulting firm, announced it will merge with Sterling Capital Brokers (SCB). The combined company will create the largest independent employee-owned benefit consulting firm in Canada, said SCB in a statement. Founded […]

May 3, 2021

Liberty Company Insurance Brokers (LCIB) has entered into a new partnership with Gainesville, FL-based insurance agency Darr Schackow Insurance (DSI). A company release said that DSI’s 55 employees and four offices throughout Florida would significantly expand LCIB’s presence in the […]

April 27, 2021

The Insurance Brokers Code Compliance Committee has criticised a draft update of the code of practice for failing to sufficiently elevate cultural and behavioural standards and has called for a stronger stance on conflicts of interest. “The code must go […]

April 15, 2021

The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN), the world’s largest global network of independent insurance and benefit brokers, has announced the appointment of B. Scott Davis to the WBN board. The appointment was made during WBN’s 64th Global Conference, held virtually from […]

April 5, 2021

First-quarter mergers and acquisitions involving U.S. and Bermuda-based insurance industry companies produced an aggregate deal value of $21.16 billion, according to a report Monday from S&P Global Market Intelligence. This year’s first-quarter tally tops full-year deal totals for 2019 and […]

March 15, 2021

Hollard is seeking applicants for this year’s Aspire Women Leaders Program, a year-long career development course tailored to female insurance brokers looking to become future business leaders. Hollard has run Aspire twice so far and of the 33 participants to […]

March 5, 2021

Specialist Risk Group (SRG), a London-based insurance broker, has agreed to acquire CLS Risk Solutions (CLS RS), subject to regulatory approval. Financial details of the acquisition — its fourth so far this year — were not disclosed. Established in 2010, […]

March 5, 2021

The complexities surrounding the development of an ultimate of insurance and reinsurance market losses from the recent US winter storm event are set to be significant, with broker Aon warning to expect a prolonged period of loss creep. winter-stormCurrently, estimates […]

February 3, 2021

Commercial property insurer FM Global has announced the appointment of Alberto Diaz (pictured) as senior broker relations manager for EMEA. Diaz previously served as director and vice president of AFM, Frankfurt, FM Global’s middle-market division. He was appointed to that […]

January 19, 2021

Mergers and acquisitions among insurance brokerages accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2020, capping a record-setting year, according to data from Optis Partners LLC. There were 290 fourth-quarter transactions involving U.S. and Canadian brokerages, third-party administrators and related managing general […]