Saybrus Partners, the distribution company of The Phoenix Cos., is going to provide life insurance consulting services to the financial advisors of Wells Fargo Advisors.

So busy were individual annuity insurers at raising capital and increasing premium that they may need to take a new look at the products they are offering.

AmWINS Insurance Group and Colemont Insurance Brokers are merging, creating a specialty insurance distributor that will place more than $4.8 billon in annual premium.