Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines

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The Hilb Group Acquires Maryland’s D’Camera Group

Jan 10 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired D’Camera Group (DG). The transaction became effective January 1, 2019. Located in Annapolis, Md., DG is a full-service insurance agency founded in 2006 and primarily provides...

The Hilb Group Acquires Rhode Island’s Aloisio Insurance Associates

Jan 9 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Rhode Island-based Aloisio Insurance Associates Inc. (AIA). AIA, a full-service insurance agency, primarily provides property and casualty insurance to individuals and businesses in...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Michigan’s First Agency

Jan 8 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Kalamazoo, Michigan-based First Agency Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1959, First Agency Inc. is a broker and managing general agency specialized in...

Seeman Holtz P&C Acquires Houston’s Premier Medical Practice Group

Jan 8 2019 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty LLC has acquired Professional Medical Insurance Services (PMIS), headquartered in Houston, with seven other offices across the country. This PMIS medical and malpractice group will...

Hub International Limited Acquires Assets of New York’s The Rubin Group

Jan 8 2019 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of The Rubin Group Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Rubin Group President Michael Rubin, along with his team, will...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Canadian Broker Jones Brown

Jan 8 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Canadian insurance broker Jones Brown Inc. and its subsidiaries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Toronto, Jones...

R&Q’s EU Program Manager, Accredited, Forms Partnership with UK MGA Kitsune

Jan 8 2019 // Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. announced that its wholly owned European subsidiary Accredited Insurance (Europe) Ltd. has signed a new program underwriting partnership with Kitsune Ltd., a UK managing...

Gallagher Signs Agreement to Buy UK Specialist Broker Stackhouse Poland

Jan 7 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of specialist UK insurance broker Stackhouse Poland Group Ltd. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is...

Kaplansky Insurance Acquires Massachusetts’ Burak Insurance

Jan 4 2019 // Kaplansky Insurance, an independent, locally owned agency in the Northeast, has acquired Burak Insurance, located in Canton, Mass. The addition of Burak marks Kaplansky Insurance’s 31st overall acquisition and its...

GMG Insurance Agency Acquires Pennsylvania’s Superior Benefits Plans

Jan 4 2019 // GMG Insurance Agency (GMG), an independent insurance and risk management agency offering nationwide coverage and services, has acquired Superior Benefits Plans LLC, an independent employee benefits insurance brokerage...

Nationwide Acquires Liability Insurance Program Manager E-Risk Services

Jan 4 2019 // Insurer Nationwide has acquired E-Risk Services, a privately-held, program manager specializing in management lines. Terms of the purchase agreement between were not disclosed. The transaction closed on January 1,...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Pointer Insurance Agency of Mississippi

Jan 4 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Southaven, Miss.-based Pointer Insurance Agency, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Pointer Insurance Agency offers a broad range of property/casualty coverages to...

Indiana’s Worley Claims Services Buys Dallas’ Replacement Source of America

Jan 3 2019 // Fishers, Indiana-based insurance claims services provider, Worley Claims Services LLC (Worley) has acquired Replacement Source of America Inc. (ReSource), headquartered in Dallas. ReSource is a contents services company...

R&Q’s EU Program Manager, Accredited, Forms Partnership with CPD Underwriting

Jan 3 2019 // Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. announced that its wholly owned European subsidiary Accredited Insurance (Europe) Ltd. has signed a new program underwriting partnership with CPD Underwriting Solutions Ltd.,...

Carlyle Group Completes Acquisition of Majority Ownership in Sedgwick

Jan 2 2019 // The Carlyle Group Global is now the majority owner of claims and technology services firm Sedgwick. Funds managed by Carlyle completed an ownership transaction that is valued at approximately $6.7 billion on Dec....

Kentucky Gov Appoints Collins to State Workers’ Comp Funding Commission

Jan 2 2019 // Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed Brenda Collins as a member of the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Funding Commission. Collins, of Alvaton, is a benefits distributor for Constellium-UACJ. She will represent...

Generali Hikes Stake in Indian Insurance Joint Venture to 49% from 25.5%

Dec 31 2018 // Generali Group has finalized its agreement to increase its stake in its Indian insurance joint venture with Future Group to 49 percent from 25.5 percent. Through this transaction, Generali has committed up to approximately...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Pennsylvania’s Preston-Patterson Co.

Dec 31 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Conshohocken, Penn.-based Preston-Patterson Co. Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1947, Preston-Patterson is a retail property and casualty insurance...

INSURICA Acquires Oklahoma, Texas Firms; Adds Tolentino to Construction Unit

Dec 28 2018 // INSURICA, a privately-owned insurance agency headquartered in Oklahoma City, has acquired two insurance firms and hired Glen Tolentino to its construction practice in the fourth quarter. INSURICA acquired Norman,...

The Hilb Group Acquires Massachusetts’ H.J. Knight International Insurance Agency

Dec 27 2018 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Massachusetts-based H.J. Knight International Insurance Agency Inc. (HJK). The transaction became effective December 1, 2018. HJK is a full-service brokerage in the commercial...