Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines
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Ryan Specialty’s Renewables MGU Forms Partnership with Generali
Dec 22 2020 // Power Energy Risk (PERse), the largest U.S.-based renewable energy managing general underwriter and a part of Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), has formed a strategic partnership with Generali’s P/C division Global...
Sompo Acquiring W. Brown & Associates in California
Dec 22 2020 // Sompo International Holdings Ltd. has acquired W. Brown & Associates Insurance Services in Irvine, Calif. Brown has been a managing general underwriter for Sompo International since 2016. The W. Brown operations will...
Brown & Brown Agrees to Acquire Irish Broker O’Leary Insurances
Dec 22 2020 // Brown & Brown Inc., the Daytona Beach, Fla.-based broker, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the general insurance operating companies of O’Leary Insurances (OLI) in Ireland. The transaction is...
Legacy Specialist DARAG Completes First Acquisition in Luxembourg
Dec 22 2020 // DARAG Group Ltd., the Malta-based legacy acquirer, announced the completion of its purchase of Arisa Assurances SA, a Luxembourg-based automobile and travel insurance company previously owned by ADAC Versicherung AG. The...
The Hilb Group Acquires New Jersey’s William H. Connolly & Co.
Dec 22 2020 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired New Jersey-based William H. Connolly & Co. LLC (WHC). The transaction became effective on December 1, 2020. Founded in 1950 by William H. Connolly Sr., WHC is currently owned and...
Insurance M&A Rebound to Continue Into 2021: PwC
Dec 22 2020 // Insurance mergers and acquisitions (M&A) rebounded from COVID-19 challenges in the second half of 2020. The trend should continue well into 2021 as companies unload non-core assets and purse cost-effective advancements...
The Hilb Group Acquires Plan Benefit Services of South Carolina
Dec 21 2020 // The Hilb Group, LLC has acquired South Carolina-based Plan Benefit Services, Inc. (PBSI). The transaction became effective on Dec. 1, 2020. Plan Benefit Services, Inc. is an employee benefits consulting, management and...
Update: Aon Confirms EU Antitrust Probe of Merger with Willis Towers Watson
Dec 21 2020 // Aon plc confirmed that the European Commission (EC) has initiated a review of the company’s proposed $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson. Aon said the Phase II review is a common next step “for a...
UK Broker, Specialist Risk Group, to Be Acquired by Private Equity Firm HGGC
Dec 21 2020 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG), a London-based specialist insurance broker, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by middle-market private equity firm HGGC. SRG’s management team will invest...
Record Return of Merger Activity Leads to Massive Growth in M&A Insurance Market
Dec 21 2020 // A record rebound in merger activity this year and a rise in litigation has brought with it an upsurge in insurance policies that give companies and private equity firms cover for when a deal goes wrong, industry officials...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Texas Benefits Broker, PIATX
Dec 18 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired San Antonio-based PIATX LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2009, PIATX is an employee benefits broker and consultant focused on delivering responsive and...
Willis Towers Watson Partners with Polecat Intelligence on Emerging Risk Analysis
Dec 18 2020 // Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced a partnership with Polecat Intelligence Ltd,, a business intelligence and data analytics company. Together, they are developing insurance...
Risk Strategies Acquires New York’s FBA National
Dec 18 2020 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired FBA National, a specialist in developing employee benefits solutions that align with an organization’s goals and...
Alera Group Acquires Todd Associates in Ohio
Dec 17 2020 // Alera Group, an employee benefits, property/casualty, retirement services and wealth management firm based in Deerfield, Ill., has acquired Todd Associates Inc. (Todd Associates), headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio. The...
Canada Reports 20-Year High in Overseas Investment in Insurance M&A
Dec 17 2020 // Canadian firms’ overseas investment in insurers hit a 20-year high this year boosted by Intact Financial’s joint agreement last month to buy British insurance group RSA for 7.2 billion pounds ($9.6 billion) and...
The Hilb Group Acquires New York’s Moran, Moran, & Dauphin Inc.
Dec 17 2020 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired New York-based Moran, Moran, & Dauphin Inc. (MMDI). The transaction became effective on November 1, 2020. Founded in 2006, MMDI operates as a full-service agency primarily...
Marshall & Sterling Insurance to Acquire New York’s Jaeger & Flynn Associates
Dec 17 2020 // Marshall & Sterling Insurance, a 100% employee-owned company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Jaeger & Flynn Associates Inc. (JFA), an employee benefits broker and third-party administrative services (TPA)...
USI Insurance Acquires Venneberg Insurance in Alaska
Dec 16 2020 // USI Insurance Services has acquired Sitka, Alaska-based Venneberg Insurance. All of the agency’s employees, including Mike Venneberg, owner and principal, will be joining USI. Terms of the deal were not...
Innovative Risk Management in Dallas Names 4 New Partners
Dec 16 2020 // Innovative Risk Management (IRM), a specialty program management firm based in Dallas and established in 1991, has added four new partners to help secure the continued success of the organization. Chris Lovisone has held...
Freeman Mathis & Gary Hires Santocki as a Partner in its New York City Office
Dec 16 2020 // Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP (FMG), a nationwide litigation law firm with 200 attorneys and 19 offices in 10 states, has hired Alicia Santocki as a partner in the New York City office. Santocki also will practice in...
