Conn.’s Sinclair Group Acquires Surety Specialist, J. Biron

The Sinclair Insurance Group of Wallingford, Conn. has enhanced its commercial insurance services through the acquisition of a leading surety bond specialist for the Northeast construction industry.

As of May 1, 2005, J. Biron Agency of Newington, Conn. has merged with Sinclair Insurance Group. Principal Jane Biron is now vice president for surety construction for Sinclair.

“She is a spectacular bond person with an incredible reputation among the contractors she has served and solid underwriting experience,” enthused Dave Sinclair, president of Sinclair Group, one of the largest agencies in the nation with $200 million in annual premium. Sinclair group was named a Top 100 agency by Insurance Journal.

Sinclair said that his firm has always provides surety bonds but Biron’s addition puts the agency in a stronger position to serve its contractor clients.

The surety bond expansion comes on the heels of Sinclair’s acquisition of The Robinson Co., a Waterbury-based employee benefits firm.

Topics Mergers & Acquisitions