Insurance Brokers

Expanding its presence in the Midwest region, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.'s (MMC) leading insurance brokerage wing, Marsh Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (‘MMA') has acquired the largest independent insurance company – RJF Agencies Inc. However, the...

Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, today announced the creation of a new facility designed to provide additional underwriting capacity for the oil and gas industry. The facility has been created in response to requests from the industry for access to further sources of...

Citi Investment Research has a Sell rating and a $10 price target on shares of eHealth (NASDAQ: EHTH). In the research note sent to investors, Citi writes, "We think eHealth will miss consensus estimates in the fourth quarter, while we think the company will also offer 2011 earnings guidance...

Expanding its employee benefits coverage, yesterday, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.'s (MMC) leading insurance brokerage wing, Marsh Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) has acquired US-based Trion Group Inc. However, the terms and value of the deal...

Expanding its employee benefits coverage, yesterday, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.'s (MMC) leading insurance brokerage wing, Marsh Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) has acquired US-based Trion Group Inc. However, the terms and value of the deal...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced the acquisition of Tribeca Strategic Advisors, LLC located in Mesa, Arizona. Terms of this transaction were not disclosed.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced the acquisition of Aviation Insurance Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced the acquisition of Herbruck, Alder & Company located in Cleveland, Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a contract to provide construction management services (CMS) for the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development and preservation of the United States Capitol...

Sterne Agee is downgrading A.O. Smith Corp. (NYSE: AOC) to Neutral from Buy. It has a $43 price target on shares. In a note sent to investors Sterne Agee writes, "We are downgrading AOS to Neutral from Buy as we believe that shares are likely to consolidate in the near term as AOS closes on the...

Analysts at Keefe Bruyette upgrade Willis Group Holdings PLC (NYSE: WSH) from "market perform" to "outperform." The target price for WSH is set to $41. WSH's shares gained 2.20% to close at $33.95 on Friday More Analyst Ratings here

Shares of Guangzhou, China-based insurance broker and claims adjuster CNinsure Inc. (Nasdaq: CISG) are currently up 9.2% at $18.00 per share during Friday afternoon trading. The stock opened at $15.99 per share, which was well below the previous day's closing price of $16.48. However, the stock...

eHealth (NASDAQ: EHTH) is downgraded from Buy to Hold at Stifel Nicolaus