Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines
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Optio Group Acquires Norwegian-Based Marine Hull Specialist MGA, S Insurance
Mar 3 2025 // Optio Group, the London-based independent specialty MGA, announced it has acquired Norwegian-based MGA S Insurance AS (S Insurance) for an undisclosed sum, subject to regulatory approval. This acquisition follows...
Selectsys Acquires Expert Insured, with AI for Carriers, MGAs
Feb 28 2025 // Tennessee-based Selectsys, an insurtech specializing in business process outsourcing for insurers, has acquired Expert Insured, an artificial intelligence-led insurance management system for wholesalers, carriers and...
Inszone Acquires South Dakota’s Kouri & Associates
Feb 26 2025 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Kouri & Associates Inc., a Sioux Falls-based agency with a legacy dating back to 1970. This latest acquisition strengthens Inszone’s footprint in the...
Higginbotham Acquires EZ CERT from Program Insurance Group
Feb 26 2025 // Higginbotham announced an association with Program Insurance Group of Georgetown, Texas — also known as the home of EZ CERT, a nationally-deployed insurance certificate tracking service for franchisors and...
Canada’s Axis Insurance Acquires Calgary-Based Fuse Insurance
Feb 25 2025 // Axis Insurance Managers Inc., the Vancouver, Canada-based insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Fuse Insurance, a Calgary-based, technology-driven commercial insurance brokerage. Founded in 2017, Fuse has built a...
Talanx Sells Ecuadorian Subsidiary to Grupo Financiero Atlántida
Feb 25 2025 // The Retail International division of the Talanx Group is selling its Ecuadorian entity HDI Seguros S.A. to Grupo Financiero Atlántida, a financial conglomerate from Honduras. The sale enables the Retail International...
FTC Chair Pledges to Keep Aggressive Merger Enforcement
Feb 25 2025 // President Donald Trump’s Federal Trade Commission will “vigorously” sue to block illegal mergers, the agency’s new chairman said Monday, highlighting support for the repeated deal challenges during...
Sica Fletcher Index: Total Agency-Broker M&A Revenue Down 26% in 2024
Feb 24 2025 // The 22 acquirers that make up the Sica Fletcher Index were involved in 533 agent-broker deals in 2024, down 6% from 2023. Members completed 146 acquisitions during the fourth quarter of 2024. This was 11% less than a year...
World Insurance Acquired Grandview Brokerage of Brooklyn
Feb 20 2025 // National insurance broker World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of Grandview Brokerage LLC of Brooklyn, New York last November. Grandview provides commercial and personal insurance with...
AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of The General Following Sentry Acquisition
Feb 20 2025 // AM Best has removed from under review with positive implications and upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “aa-” (Superior) from...
Arthur J. Gallagher Announces Acquisitions of 2 Firms in Northeast
Feb 20 2025 // Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Waltham, Massachusetts-based Agilis Partners LLC. Agilis is an investment and retirement plan consulting firm with offices in greater...
King Risk Partners Acquires Kerr Agency in Connecticut
Feb 19 2025 // Florida-based insurance broker King Risk Partners announced its acquisition of the Kerr Agency Inc., an independent insurance agency located in Simsbury, Connecticut. This strategic acquisition furthers King Risk...
Howden Acquires Forbes Insurance and Hill Aviation in UK
Feb 19 2025 // Howden, the London-based global insurance intermediary group, announced the acquisition of aviation specialists Forbes Insurance Ltd., and the acquisition of the book of business from Hill Aviation Insurance Services...
Trucordia Acquires Insurance Business of Boater’s Insurance in California
Feb 19 2025 // Trucordia acquired the insurance business of Boater’s Insurance Agency in the San Francisco Bay Area. Boater’s Insurance Agency specializes in providing insurance services within the marine industry. The firm...
Alera Group Acquires Kaplansky Insurance Agency in Massachusetts
Feb 11 2025 // Needham, Massachusetts-based Kaplansky Insurance Agency has been acquired by the national financial services firm Alera Group. This new partnership brings more than 100 agents to add to Alera Group’s...
People Moves: CoVerica Names Holland as President & CEO, Expands with BenefitHelp Acquisition
Feb 11 2025 // Mark Holland CoVerica, headquartered in Dallas, appointed Mark Holland as president and CEO. Holland has over three decades of experience in the insurance and benefits industry. He entered the industry in 1994, focusing on...
Hub Acquires Missouri’s Yavitz Insurance
Feb 10 2025 // Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the assets of Yavitz Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, Yavitz Insurance is a privately-owned insurance...
China Frees Possible $27 Billion From Insurers to Buy Gold
Feb 10 2025 // A pilot program in China that allows insurers to buy gold for the first time could free up billions of dollars of investment in the metal, adding further impetus to a record-setting rally. Prices hit a fresh peak. Ten...
Crest Acquires Texas’ Horizon Insurance Services
Feb 7 2025 // Crest Insurance announced the acquisition Horizon Insurance Services, a full-service insurance agency based in Houston, Texas. The move marks Crest’s 20th office nationwide and its second in the state of Texas. With...
Hub Acquires Indiana’s Mayfield
Feb 7 2025 // Hub International announced that it has acquired the assets of Mayfield Insurance, Inc. (Mayfield Insurance). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Mooresville, Indiana, Mayfield Insurance is an independent...
