2015 agency M&A News

P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency 2015 M&A Highlights by Region, State

When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recently, the mood was upbeat, since brokers are enjoying their best combination of growth and profitability in nearly a …

Insurance Innovators Group Now Known as AmWINS Access

Effective January 1, 2016, the group of five Insurance Innovators wholesale insurance brokerages known as The III Group has been renamed AmWINS Access Insurance Services, a division of AmWINS Group Inc. The III Group’s five locations were acquired by the …

Confie Acquires Alabama, New York, Florida Brokers

National personal lines insurance broker Confie said it has acquired four insurance brokers with locations in Alabama, western New York and Florida. Confie acquired TS Insurance Group which specializes in non-standard auto insurance, and operates five locations in Montgomery, Abbeville, …

Private Equity Firm Odyssey Buys Broker Integro

New York and Los Angeles private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC has agreed to acquire Integro Ltd., a specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. Integro was founded in New York …

Regions Insurance Enters Agreement with Florida’s Ronald F. Holehouse Agency

Regions Insurance, Inc., an affiliate of Regions Bank, has entered into an agreement with the Ronald F. Holehouse Agency to obtain the firm’s personnel and accounts. Financial terms of the agreement are not disclosed. Agency founder Ron Holehouse, along with …

Florida’s Gardner Group Merges with Hylant

Hylant, one of the largest privately-owned insurance brokers in the nation, said that The Gardner Group, an independent employee benefits agency based in Neptune Beach, Fla., will be merging into its Jacksonville operations. The newly-merged operation will led by industry …