The brokerage industry’s litigation epidemic: When poaching becomes a business model

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The brokerage industry’s litigation epidemic: When poaching becomes a business model


</p> <div style="max-width:860px;margin:40px auto 0;padding:0 0 40px;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:#1a1a1a;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;box-sizing:border-box;"> <p style="font-size:13px;color:#444;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 16px;max-width:640px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since launching in August 2025, Howden has hired an estimated <strong>500+ staff</strong> from rivals, triggering lawsuits from Marsh, Aon, WTW, Brown & Brown and Alliant. All names below are confirmed via court filings or multiple trade press sources. Click any row for detail.</p> <p><!-- Wave key --></p> <div style="display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:0 0 16px;"> <p>Wave 1 – Launch   Jul-Aug 2025</p> <p>Wave 2 – Build-out   Oct-Nov 2025</p> <p>Wave 3 – Escalation   Dec 2025</p> </div> <p><!-- Filters --></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><!-- Table --></p> <div style="border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;"> <p><span>Name</span><span>Howden role</span><span>From</span><span>Date</span><span>Legal</span></p> <p> </p> </div> <p style="margin:12px 0 0;font-size:11px;color:#999;border-top:1px solid #eee;padding-top:10px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Confirmed via court filings or trade press only. Sources: Insurance Journal, Business Insurance, The Insurer, Star Tribune. April 2026.</p> </div> <h2><strong>The new entrant at the eye of the storm</strong></h2> <p>One firm generating a significant amount of litigation in 2025 was Howden US, the American retail broking operation that London-based Howden launched in August of that year. Within months of opening its doors, it was facing lawsuits from Marsh, Aon, Willis Towers Watson, Brown & Brown, and Alliant – five separate actions, each telling a version of the same story.</p> </p></div> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links"><a href="https://www.insuracarelife.com/blog/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://www.insuracarelife.com/blog/tag/brokerage/" rel="tag">brokerage</a>, <a href="https://www.insuracarelife.com/blog/tag/business/" rel="tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.insuracarelife.com/blog/tag/epidemic/" rel="tag">epidemic</a>, <a href="https://www.insuracarelife.com/blog/tag/industrys/" rel="tag">industrys</a>, <a href="https://www.insuracarelife.com/blog/tag/litigation/" rel="tag">Litigation</a>, <a href="https://www.insuracarelife.com/blog/tag/model/" rel="tag">Model</a>, <a href="https://www.insuracarelife.com/blog/tag/poaching/" rel="tag">poaching</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-4341 --> <nav class="navigation post-navigation" aria-label="Posts"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Post navigation</h2> <div class="nav-links"><div class="nav-previous"><a href="https://www.insuracarelife.com/blog/understanding-medicare-revalidation-requirements-rivkin-radler-llp/" rel="prev"><span class="nav-title">Understanding Medicare Revalidation Requirements | Rivkin Radler LLP</span></a></div></div> </nav> <div class="related-posts"> <h2>Related Posts</h2> <div class="row"> <div> <article id="post-1044" class="post-1044 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-care tag-department tag-health tag-hhs tag-human tag-impact tag-services"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <img width="1600" height="900" src="https://www.insuracarelife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/How-Does-the-Department-of-Health-and-Human-Services-HHS.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="How Does the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Impact Health and Health Care?" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.insuracarelife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/How-Does-the-Department-of-Health-and-Human-Services-HHS.png 1600w, https://www.insuracarelife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/How-Does-the-Department-of-Health-and-Human-Services-HHS-300x169.png 300w, https://www.insuracarelife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/How-Does-the-Department-of-Health-and-Human-Services-HHS-1024x576.png 1024w, https://www.insuracarelife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/How-Does-the-Department-of-Health-and-Human-Services-HHS-768x432.png 768w, https://www.insuracarelife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/How-Does-the-Department-of-Health-and-Human-Services-HHS-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" title="How Does the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Impact Health and Health Care? 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