Brown & Brown
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The broker sees slowing GDP, higher cost pressures on clients and rising loss costs that could be impediments to deals getting done as headwinds for the upcoming year. -
Consolidated Ebitdac margins expanded by 210bps, helped by 420bps of margin expansion in national programs and 120bps of improvement in retail brokerage.
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Mary Raveling becomes the second woman to join the now 14-member senior leadership team.
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With the acquisition, struck through its subsidiary Brown & Brown Lone Star Insurance, the broker will expand its operations in Texas.
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Lemonade, Root, and Metromile remain the focus of short sellers, as most firms see little short interest change.
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Following the transaction, Corporate Insurance founder Mark Schwartz and his team will join Brown & Brown’s operations in Ft Lauderdale, Florida.
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Lemonade and Root remain the focal points of short sellers, while Metromile’s stock loan fee rate increases (pending acquisition).
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Short interest fell in InsurTechs, but not enough to ease the pressure on the sector.
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Insurance carriers tend to favor a negative outlook during their earnings calls, even when its unwarranted.
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Following the acquisition, Heacock’s staff members will continue to operate from their Lakeland and Sebring offices, under the leadership of Stacey Heacock Weeks.
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Root and Lemonade remain the highest-shorted stocks covered, as short interest in most firms remains flat in anticipation of earnings.
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Quarterly results show the first signs of slower organic growth, suggesting its middle-market focus may leave it more sensitive to rate moderation.
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