Independent Life Appoints George Luecke as Chief Operations Officer

Independent Life Insurance Company (“Independent Life”) announced the appointment of George Luecke as Chief Operating Officer (“COO”). Luecke will continue to serve as President & Chief Strategy Officer of Independent Insurance Group, LLC (“Independent Group”), Independent Life’s parent. As Independent Life COO, he will report to James Atkins, Independent Life’s Chief Executive Officer, and will continue to report to Michael Upchurch, Independent Group’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in his group roles. “This announcement is part of our...

Insurance Software Automation Launches “Best Plan Pro 2.0”

Insurance Software Automation has released a new version of its flagship product, Best Plan Pro. Best Plan Pro has been a pioneer in the InsurTech space since 2019 as the most powerful underwriting tool for life insurance agents. Best Plan Pro’s patent-pending technology uses AI to compare dozens of insurance products instantly and provide agents with quotes and product recommendations based on a client’s medical conditions and the underwriting criteria of the carrier. Version 2.0...

Amwins Global Risks launches Amwins Amplify, a new tracker facility

Amwins Global Risks, the international arm of global specialty insurance broker Amwins and one of the largest independent wholesale brokers in London, announced today the launch of Amwins Amplify, a new automated follow-form facility led by Beazley’s Smart Tracker Syndicate 5623. Amplify is initially covering Property before adding cross-class diversification, with up to 15% capacity for policies written on a subscription basis following terms set by a select panel of underwriters. Amwins currently places more than $2.5bn of...

Gibson Expands Team with Hire of Arizona Market Leader

Gibson, an employee-owned, top-100 independent insurance agency, is pleased to announce Kylie Staples as Arizona Market and Sales Leader. She is an experienced consultant with a demonstrated history of supporting organizations as they navigate their risk and health & benefits. As market leader, she will be responsible for driving strategy, executing growth plans, and managing client relationships, all while leading the Arizona team. “Alex [Rodriguez] and I are both incredibly excited to welcome Kylie to Gibson. Her impressive background aligns perfectly with...

Core Specialty Acquires and Forms Medical Stop-Loss Division

Represents Core Specialty’s 13th Specialty Business Unit Transaction expected to close in fourth quarter Jim Stelling to serve as President, Medical Stop-Loss Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries announced that it will form a Medical Stop-Loss Division through the acquisition of the MGU/Stop-Loss business of American National Group (“ANAT”). The acquisition will mark Core Specialty’s 13th Specialty Business Unit. Jim Stelling will join Core Specialty as the President of the newly formed Medical Stop-Loss...

Bronek Masojada appointed Chair of SiriusPoint

SiriusPoint Ltd. (“SiriusPoint” or the “Company”), a global specialty insurer and reinsurer has announced the appointment of Bronek Masojada as Chair of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr Masojada, who joined the board on May 2 this year, is an insurance market veteran with over 30 years’ leadership experience in the industry. Sharon Ludlow, who joined the board in February 2021 and has been interim Chair since May 2022, will continue to serve...

Atidot announces the launch of its new and improved platform

Antidot, a leading InsurTech company, is thrilled to announce the launch of its new and improved platform. This platform is poised to revolutionize the insurance industry with cutting-edge features designed to optimize life insurance analysis of a complete book of business and customer engagement. One of the key highlights of the new platform is its ability to predict the behavior of a wide range of policyholders, including whole life, universal life, and term life, in...

Equisoft reveals the results of a newly commissioned study

Equisoft, a leading global digital solutions provider to the financial industry, is pleased to reveal the results of a newly commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Equisoft, “Digitalizing Life Insurance Distribution.” The study1 explores the digital synergies among life insurance carriers, brokers, and advisors and identifies key challenges. One of the study’s findings is that while 75% of brokers use agency management systems to manage their relationship with carriers and customers, only 14%...

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