Worldwide Facilities Brings on Frank Caplan as Assistant Vice President, Specializing in Casualty

Worldwide Facilities, national wholesale insurance broker, managing general agent and program underwriter, is pleased to announce that Frank Caplan has joined the company as an Assistant Vice President in the New York office. Frank has nearly 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, specializing in Construction, Real Estate, Products, Life Sciences and Cargo. In… Continue reading Worldwide Facilities Brings on Frank Caplan as Assistant Vice President, Specializing in Casualty

USG Announces Hire of Hoelting in Charlotte, NC

USG hire

USG Insurance Services, Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, is pleased to announce the hire of Lisa Hoelting as Producer/Broker: Commercial Lines in the Charlotte, NC branch. Hoelting has 18 years of retail and wholesale insurance experience, most recently as an underwriter at Genesee General Insurance in Charlotte, NC and Surplus Lines Excess Underwriter at… Continue reading USG Announces Hire of Hoelting in Charlotte, NC

New MGA to Offer No-Gap P&C Coverage to Brokers and Agents Servicing Nonprofit Organizations

Convelo insurance

Convelo Insurance Group, a newly formed Managing General Agency based in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, will specialize in providing producers with quicker, easier access to comprehensive P&C coverage specifically underwritten for nonprofit and social service organizations. Convelo was established by Josh Lamberg, founder and CEO of Lamb Insurance Services, America’s largest insurance broker that’s exclusively… Continue reading New MGA to Offer No-Gap P&C Coverage to Brokers and Agents Servicing Nonprofit Organizations

SCOR Acquires A Majority Stake in AgroBrasil

SCOR acquires control of AgroBrasil Administração e Participações Ltda (“AgroBrasil”), Brazil’s family-owned leading Managing General Agent distributing fruit and grain loss of crop quality and yield insurance protection to Brazilian farmers. This transaction marks an important milestone in SCOR’s Specialty Insurance strategy: As part of its “Quantum Leap” strategic plan, SCOR committed to developing a… Continue reading SCOR Acquires A Majority Stake in AgroBrasil

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires MGA Hanover Excess & Surplus, Inc.

AIG and Stone Point Capital

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of Wilmington, N.C.-based Hanover Excess & Surplus, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1970, Hanover Excess & Surplus is a regional managing general agency offering hard-to-place coastal commercial and personal property/casualty coverages, as well as professional liability coverages, to clients across North… Continue reading Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires MGA Hanover Excess & Surplus, Inc.

USG Announces Hire of Tessem in New Brighton, MN

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USG Insurance Services, Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, is pleased to announce the hire of Alex Tessem as Producer/Broker: Commercial Lines in the New Brighton, MN branch. Tessem brings five years of insurance industry experience to the USG team, most recently in his position with Northern States Agency in Saint Paul, MN. In his… Continue reading USG Announces Hire of Tessem in New Brighton, MN

USG Announces Hire of Rick Barr in Tampa, FL

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USG Insurance Services, Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, is pleased to announce the hire of Rick Barr as Producer/Broker: Professional Lines in the Tampa, FL branch. Barr joins the USG team with over 30 year of insurance industry experience, most recently with RPS in Tampa, FL. Rick will utilize his industry knowledge and expertise… Continue reading USG Announces Hire of Rick Barr in Tampa, FL

USG Announces Hire of Parker in Tampa, FL

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USG Insurance Services, Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, is pleased to announce the hire of Liz Parker as Producer/Broker in the Tampa, FL office. With 28 years of underwriting experience, Parker joins the USG team as Producer/Broker. Liz will service her agency relationships while expanding USG’s footprint in the Southeast territory. This move is… Continue reading USG Announces Hire of Parker in Tampa, FL

SSL Endeavour Plans Launch of MGA in Miami

Lloyd’s Reports Outstanding 2023 Results

Specialist independent Lloyd’s broker and delegated authority expert SSL Endeavour Limited (“SSL Endeavour”) today announces the planned launch of a managing general agent (MGA) based in Miami, USA, and a trio of senior hires to support growth in Latin America. Set for a 1st January, 2020, start, the new operation will concentrate predominantly on building… Continue reading SSL Endeavour Plans Launch of MGA in Miami

Worldwide Facilities Promotes Gary Kitchen to President, MGA Division

Worldwide Facilities, a national wholesale insurance broker, managing general agent and program underwriter, is pleased to announce the promotion of Gary Kitchen to President, MGA Division. “The nature of the MGA business, specifically the underwriting of risk on behalf of insurance companies, lends itself to a regional strategy,” said Ron Austin, President of Worldwide Facilities.… Continue reading Worldwide Facilities Promotes Gary Kitchen to President, MGA Division