Insurance

Worldwide Broker Network taps employee benefits practice head

The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN), the world’s largest global network of independent insurance and benefits brokers, has announced the appointment...

Liberty Mutual names new chief legal officer

Liberty Mutual Insurance has announced that Damon Hart has been appointed as executive vice president and chief legal officer, effective...

COVID-19 triggers sharpest rise in life insurance payouts since 1918 flu epidemic

Life insurers paid out more than $90 billion in death benefits at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic last year,...

Washington state insurance agent gets two years for wire fraud

A Washington state insurance agent is headed to federal prison for a wire fraud scam that swindled victims across the...

Zurich launches complex casualty unit for upper middle market

Zurich North America has announced the creation of a complex casualty unit to support customers in the upper middle-market segment....

How are your wholesale broker and MGA partners performing?

Entries are still open for the annual 5-Star Wholesale Brokers and MGAs 2022 survey focusing on services and performance over...

Mercury Insurance launches small business coverage for California

Regional commercial multi-peril specialist Mercury Insurance has announced that it is now offering small business insurance for California business owners,...

Hub continues M&A spree with Louisiana deal

Global brokerage Hub International Limited has announced that it has acquired the insurance brokerage assets of Louisiana-based Gregory Benefits &...

Liberty Company partners with leading BGA

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has announced that it has partnered with Innovative Solutions Insurance Services. Innovative Solutions, led by...

Which carriers are setting the standards in the industry?

The relationship between brokers and carriers is often complex, and business growth relies on a mutually beneficial relationship between the...

Revealed: IBA’s Five-Star Insurance Technology Providers 2021

Insurance technology is no longer a ‘nice to have’; it’s a ‘need to have’ for companies of all shapes and...

Hub acquires Texas firm

International brokerage Hub International Limited has announced that it has acquired Texas-based Cameron Investment Company (d/b/a Shepard Walton King Insurance...