HUB International

Hub International | October 05, 2018

Hub International has acquired the assets of Liberty New Gate Insurance Services in Watsonville, CA. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Liberty New Gate has been in business for over 35 years as a commercial insurance provider specializing in the agriculture and horticulture sector - the company has expertise in creating behavior-based occupational health and safety plans....

Insurance Business America | May 03, 2019

Hub International has acquired the assets of South Dakota-based First Western Insurance Agency. With 10 locations throughout the Black Hills area, First Western Insurance provides multi-line insurance solutions, which include personal, commercial and employee benefits products, for their clients. A release said that the agency specializes in serving several industries – particularly agribusiness, construction, healthcare, and transportation. The acquisition of First Western Insurance suppo...

Insurance journal | January 22, 2018

A South Carolina school district has sued an insurance brokerage and several insurance companies, saying the district was sold excessive policies and charged too much. The Berkeley County School District filed suit in U.S. District Court, seeking more than $42 million from its former chief financial officer, Brantley D. Thomas III; Stanley Pokorney and his son, Scott Pokorney of Knauff Insurance Agency; Chicago-based Hub International Limited, the insurance brokerage firm that acquired Knauff in...

Insurance Business Magazine | January 16, 2020

Insurance start-up battleface, which provides travel insurance for unconventional travelers worldwide, has announced that it has successfully closed a seed funding round with backing from strategic and venture capital investors. Fintech Ventures Fund has invested in battleface, joining Greenlight Re and Tangiers Group. The investment will be used to expand software development, hire sales and business-development personnel, and expand battleface’s global reach, the company said. “We ...