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WSS Acquires Klein & Costa Insurance Services in California

Sep 5 2019 // Western Security Surplus has acquired Klein & Costa Insurance Services in Santa Ana, Calif. K&C was founded by Clarence Costa and Jim Klein. K&C’s primary focus is on small to medium specialty...

Houston Business Insurance Agency Acquired by Florida’s AssuredPartners

Sep 5 2019 // Florida-based AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Houston Business Insurance Agency located in Houston, Texas. The acquired agency’s team of five will remain under the operational leadership of Dominique...

U.S. Risk Acquires Regency Insurance Brokerage Services of Florida

Sep 5 2019 // U.S. Risk, LLC, a property and casualty wholesaler and MGA, has acquired Regency Insurance Brokerage Services, a wholesale broker and MGA headquartered in Hallandale Beach, Fla., with additional locations in New York, New...

Starkweather & Shepley Acquires Rhode Island’s Revens-Gates

Sep 5 2019 // Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. (S&S) has acquired Revens-Gates Insurance Inc. of North Kingstown, R.I. Revens-Gates was founded in 1999 by Mark Revens and Peter Gates. Established in 1879, S&S...

Risk Strategies Acquires Risk Management Advisors in California

Sep 4 2019 // Risk Strategies has acquired Risk Management Advisors in Long Beach, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Risk Management Advisors designs and administers captive insurance programs and self-insured plans. Client...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires University Services Business of Garnett-Powers

Sep 3 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the university services business of Mission Viejo, Calif.-based benefits broker and consultant Garnett-Powers & Associates Insurance Services Inc. Steve Johnson and his...

Agency Network Exchange LLC – #11 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // $90,317,326 2018 Total P/C Revenue Established in 2009, Agency Network Exchange LLC (ANE) is a network of more than 70 independent insurance agencies in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland that place more than $750...

ISU Network – #2 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // $559,580,000 2018 Total P/C Revenue ISU Network limits its size by adding new members, mid-sized to large agencies, by invitation only. But while this agency partnership is small in number, it’s not small in...

Smart Choice – #8 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // $108,378,576 2018 Total P/C Revenue Smart Choice is an agency network of 7,500 independent agency locations across 44 states. The network offers agencies of all sizes opportunities to build their business with limited...

The United Valley Insurance Services – #9 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // $99,101,335 2018 Total P/C Revenue The United Valley Insurance Services is a network of independent agencies located in California and Arizona with plans for expansion. Members maintain complete control of their business...

Renaissance Alliance Insurance – #7 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // $109,262,128 2018 Total P/C Revenue Founded by agencies for agencies 20 years ago, the Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services LLC (RAIS) network thrives on helping independent agencies grow premium, profits and equity far...

Networked Insurance Agents – #16 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // $52,093,831 2018 Total P/C Revenue Networked Insurance Agents, an AmWINS Group company, provides an array of membership options from market access to direct access. “Based on the aggregation or direct access...

Pacific Interstate Insurance Brokers – #10 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // $97,002,661 2018 Total P/C Revenue Pacific Interstate Insurance Brokers (PIIB), launched in 1994, has more than 200 member agencies in nine states today. Agency members are treated equal even when it comes to cost to join....

Insurance Alliance Network – #19 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // $37,053,881 2018 Total P/C Revenue Every agency maintains independent ownership in their book of business when they become a member of the Insurance Alliance Network, part of the Alera Group. According to Jane D....

SIAA – #1 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // $1,211,398,245 2018 Total P/C Revenue The SIAA business model has been operating since 1983 in the Northeast and nationally since 1995. The organization operates with 48 local master agencies with over 350 associates...

United Agencies Inc. – #18 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // $46,000,000 2018 Total P/C Revenue United Agencies Inc. began as a cluster in 1962 when several insurance brokers came together to evaluate the direction of the insurance industry and how to best serve their customers in...

Georgia Agency Partners – #13 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // $68,000,000 2018 Total P/C Revenue Founded in 1995, the Georgia Agency Partners network is 15 agencies headquartered in Georgia. “We grow organically through our current members and do not add members just for volume...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires California Benefits Broker, Garnett-Powers & Associates

Aug 30 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the University Services business of Mission Viejo, California-based benefits broker and consultant Garnett-Powers & Associates Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the transaction...

Canada Insurer The Co-operators Acquires Quebec Broker, Cadieux Beausejour Dupras

Aug 30 2019 // Canadian insurer The Co-operators has purchased the Saint Jérôme, Quebec-headquartered broker, Cadieux Beausejour Dupras Inc. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The brokerage’s portfolio includes...

H.W. Kaufman Group Partners with RB Jones Marine, ProSight Specialty Insurance

Aug 30 2019 // H.W. Kaufman Group, a global network of companies, has expanded its subsidiary RB Jones as it partners with ProSight Specialty Insurance to become the exclusive administrator for its Marine Solutions and Excess Energy...