Search Results

Brown & Brown has acquired Florida-based T.R. Jones & Co.

Zurich Financial Services Group said it has agreed to buy Lebanese insurer Compagnie Libanaise D'Assurances SAL as part of its Middle East expansion.

With deer breeding season in full swing, state officials and insurers are warning motorist to be aware of increased activity as figures indicate the number of collisions between deer and vehicles is on the rise.

The soft commercial insurance market is becoming more of the norm than the exception, as broker and carrier officials suggest the pricing cycles of the past may be changing to an almost permanently depressed state.

"A difficult insurance market creates opportunities."

In the complex world of excess and surplus insurance, savvy insurers rely on the assessments provided by risk control engineers to accurately underwrite the unique exposures of each customer's operations.

In a market where growth seems elusive, the leader of Connecticut's newest managing general agency believes his startup--focused on servicing $1,500 surplus lines accounts--could bind $10 million of new business by year's end.

Every company wants to grow, but in a well-established industry finding ways to do that can sometimes be a difficult task.