Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines
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Amwins Acquires Equine, Canine Specialist Broker Equisure
May 3 2021 // Specialty broker Amwins Group said it has agreed to acquire Equisure, Inc., a Colorado-based specialist in insurance programs for horse and dog owners, trainers and organizations. Equisure provides professional liability,...
Gallagher Acquires Australia’s Mutual Brokers
May 3 2021 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired Mutual Brokers Pty Ltd., a Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT)-based Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1985, Mutual Brokers...
Alera Group Acquires California’s Adamson & McGoldrick Insurance
May 3 2021 // Alera Group, a financial services and risk management company based in Deerfield, Illinois, has acquired Adamson & McGoldrick Insurance Solutions, a strategic advisor providing risk management and benefits strategies...
Small Insurance M&As Create More Value Than Large Deals: McKinsey
May 3 2021 // McKinsey analysts believe insurers focused on large one-off deals undertaken to scale their companies and those that stick to organic growth are both headed down unfruitful paths if outsized shareholder return is their...
Resisting Agency Partners: How to Get Stronger Buy-In
May 3 2021 // Sometimes agency partners are your biggest advocates for growth, and sometimes they are the biggest resistor. I had a call with a majority owner the other day who told me, “Man, it’s time to get on with this...
Getting Homer Simpson to Buy Insurance
May 3 2021 // Getting someone to buy insurance can be challenging. Insurance helps people plan for the unexpected, but most people are hard-wired to believe that conditions today will persevere forever. The fact that an unforeseen...
HG Holdings to Acquire National Consumer Title Insurer From Southern Fidelity
Apr 30 2021 // North Carolina-based HG Holdings said it has agreed to acquire 100% of the equity of Florida-based National Consumer Title Insurance Co. from Southern Fidelity for for $5.5 million. The deal also includes 100% of the...
MarshMcLennan Fills Its Talent Pool in the Wake of Aon-Willis Merger
Apr 29 2021 // It has not happened yet but the proposed merger of large global insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson is already being felt at competitor MarshMcLennan. MarshMcLennan is capitalizing on the marketplace disruption...
London MGA Optio Acquires Nuclear Insurance Specialist MGA Northcourt
Apr 29 2021 // LONDON — Optio Group, a specialty managing general agency, said it has acquired nuclear risk specialist Northcourt for an undisclosed sum. Launched in 2010, Northcourt is an MGA licensed to underwrite nuclear property...
EU Set to Approve Aon-Willis Merger; More Concessions Unlikely: Reuters
Apr 28 2021 // Insurance broker Aon is set to gain conditional EU antitrust approval for its $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson without having to offer more concessions, people familiar with the matter said. Aon, which clinched the...
Alera Group Acquires New Jersey’s Duryea Agency
Apr 28 2021 // Alera Group, a financial services and risk management company, has acquired Duryea Agency, an insurance agency providing personal insurance and business insurance for clients across New Jersey and beyond. Duryea Agency is...
IMA Financial Group Acquires California’s Bolton
Apr 28 2021 // 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...
Hawaii Launching Program to Buy 2018 Eruption-Damaged Homes
Apr 27 2021 // Property owners on the Big Island who were affected by the 2018 Kilauea volcanic eruption can apply to have Hawaii County buy back their land starting next week. Hawaii County said the first phase of its Kilauea Disaster...
Tech Firm Luminar, Planemaker Airbus Partner to Test Autonomous Flights
Apr 26 2021 // Luminar Technologies Inc. said on Monday it would partner with Airbus SE to test technologies which could increase aircraft safety and ultimately enable an autonomous flight with obstacle detection. The two companies will...
London’s NuVenture to Support MGAs with Funding,Technology
Apr 26 2021 // A new London-based business is promising to support a diverse portfolio of managing general agencies (MGAs) with resources, as well as back office services and custom technology. NuVenture International Ltd., formed by...
Small Insurance M&As Create More Value Than Large Deals: McKinsey
Apr 26 2021 // McKinsey analysts believe insurers focused on large one-off deals undertaken to scale their companies and those that stick to organic growth are both headed down unfruitful paths if outsized shareholder return is their...
People Moves: Kirk to CEO at BroadStreet Partners; UFG Promotes Albertson
Apr 23 2021 // BroadStreet Partners BroadStreet Partners Inc., an insurance brokerage holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has appointed Ken Kirk as chief executive officer. Rick Miley, founder and current CEO of BroadStreet,...
Insurity Completes Acquisition of Instec
Apr 23 2021 // Property/casualty insurance software firm Insurity has completed its acquisition of Instec, a cloud software maker for mid-size property/casualty carriers, managing general agencies and specialty insurers. Terms of the...
Alera Group Acquires New York’s The Waterford Group
Apr 23 2021 // Alera Group, a financial services and risk management company, has acquired The Waterford Group, a Rochester, New York-based retirement plan specialist providing consulting and fiduciary services to companies. Following...
The Hilb Group Acquires Clarus Benefits Group in Texas
Apr 22 2021 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Houston, Texas-based Clarus Benefits Group LLC (CBG). The transaction became effective on April 1, 2021, and represents THG’s expansion into Texas. CBG is an employee benefits...
