Bolton & Co. News

IMA Financial Group Acquires California’s Bolton

Denver-based insurance brokerage IMA Financial Group said it is expanding to California by acquiring Bolton & Co. in a transaction effective May 1, 2021. The combined brokerage firm will employ 1,200 associates and generate annualized revenues of more than $300 …

Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Tobin with Bolton & Co. Works to ‘Become a Master Student’

Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips for …

Bolton & Company in California Names Trugman Associate Vice President

Pasadena, Calif.-based Bolton & Co. is expanding its education practice group with the promotion of Nicholle Trugman to associate vice president. Trugman has more than 10 years of employee benefits consulting experience. She has been at Bolton for the past …

Insurance Agent, Industry Leader Bolton Remembered as Friend and Mentor

William Bolton, head of a large national brokerage, leader of an influential regional brokers group and chairman of Assurex Global during his nearly half-a-century in insurance, is being remembered by those close to him as a friend and mentor. Bolton …

Bolton & Co. Opens Northern California Office

Bolton & Co. has opened an office in Santa Clara, Calif. to serve its clients in Northern California. Bolton’s Santa Clara office will serve a diverse client base, ranging from nonprofit organizations, technology and construction companies to educational institutions. Pasadena, …

Garner Consulting Joins Bolton & Co. in California

Pasadena, Calif.-based Bolton & Co. has joined forces with Garner Consulting, an independent insurance agency that provides employee benefits and compliance services. As part of the transaction, Garner Consulting Principal John Garner join Bolton as chief compliance officer, and he …

Bolton & Co. Acquires Rick Gombar Insurance in California

Bolton & Co. has acquired Los Angeles-based Rick Gombar Insurance Services Inc., an independent insurance agency that provides professional protection for the security industry. As part of the transaction, Rick Gombar, president of the firm, will join Bolton & Co. …

Anderson & Murison’s Lechler ‘Student of the Business’

Horst Leonard Lechler, former president of Anderson & Murison in Pasadena, Calif. and past president of the American Association of Managing General Agents, was a “student of the business” and a “remarkable insurance person” his friends and colleagues say. Lechler, …

EPLI in Southern California Playing ‘Hard’ to Get

Employment practices in California is a known and growing concern for insurers, agents and employers, and that concern has some carriers ramping up rates dramatically or quietly pulling back from the area, say those familiar with the region’s market. “Employment …

Bolton & Co. Acquires Preferred Specialty in Southern California

Pasadena, Calif.-based Bolton & Co. acquired Preferred Specialty Insurance Services, an independent insurance agency providing insurance services in the San Gabriel Valley. As part of the transaction, effective Dec. 31, 2012, Preferred Specialty Insurance President Todd Jackson will join Bolton …