Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines
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Hub International Acquires San Antonio-Based Alexander Insurance Agency
Feb 4 2015 // Chicago-based Hub International Limited (Hub), has acquired Alexander Insurance Agency (Alexander), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. Alexander is an independent brokerage with a focus on commercial lines insurance for...
United Insurance Holdings Completes Family Security Acquisition
Feb 4 2015 // United Insurance Holdings Corp., a Florida-based property and casualty insurance holding company, has closed its acquisition of Family Security Holdings LLC (FSH) and its subsidiaries, which have operations in Hawaii and...
Protector Holdings Acquires Peartree Insurance in California
Feb 4 2015 // Protector Holdings has acquired Brea, Calif.-based Peartree Insurance Services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Peartree specializes in providing insurance services to Hispanic consumers. Protector Holdings in 2013...
PartnerRe Stock Jumps on Report That SCOR, Alleghany Are Weighing Bids
Feb 4 2015 // PartnerRe Ltd. jumped in New York trading after “Insurance Insider” reported that the reinsurer, which agreed last month to merge with Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., might draw bids from rivals to break up the...
Eastern Insurance Group Acquires James J. Sullivan Agency in Mass.
Feb 3 2015 // Eastern Insurance Group in Natick, Massachusetts, has acquired James J. Sullivan Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency based in Quincy, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. James J....
Spencer Capital Holdings to Acquire USA Risk Group in Vermont
Feb 3 2015 // Spencer Capital Holdings Ltd., the parent company of reinsurer Spencer Re, has agreed to acquire USA Risk Group, an independent captive insurance manager based in Barre, Vermont. Financial terms of the transaction were not...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Aequus Trade Credit in New Jersey
Feb 2 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of Aequus Trade Credit LLC in Warren, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1997, Aequus Trade Credit is a specialist...
Pelissier Named Partner at Woodruff-Sawyer in California
Jan 30 2015 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Jared Pelissier a partner and senior vice president in the Southern California office. Pelissier specializes in management liability and cyber liability risks for companies of all sizes...
4 CAA Agencies Expand Through M&As
Jan 30 2015 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced that member agencies have expanded their books of business and locations through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) over the last nine months. Together,...
USI Targets Southeast for Growth with Newly-Acquired Georgia Offices
Jan 30 2015 // Following USI Insurance Services’ acquisition of two insurance brokerage offices in Savannah, Ga., from Wells Fargo Insurance and Willis North America, the USI Southeast region has announced it plans to aggressively...
ISU Cormarc Tasman in California Formed with Merger
Jan 29 2015 // ISU Cormarc Tasman Insurance Agency was recently formed by combining ISU Cormarc Insurance Services headquartered in Murrieta, Calif. with ISU Insurance Services Tasman in Ladera Ranch. The headquarters for the new agency...
United Insurance Acquires Shiretown Agency in Maine
Jan 28 2015 // United Insurance, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Falmouth, Maine, announced the acquisition of the Shiretown Agency in Farmington, Maine. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. United Insurance has...
Enstar Completes Acquisition of South Carolina-based Companion
Jan 28 2015 // A wholly owned subsidiariy of Enstar Group Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Co. from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina. Companion is a South Carolina-based...
Kansas Geologists Seek More Funding for Earthquake Monitoring
Jan 28 2015 // Kansas geologists say they need more funding to investigate an unprecedented spike in earthquakes in the state. Kansas Geological Survey Director Rex Buchanan told the House Energy and Environment Committee that about half...
CIA-Leavitt Acquires Colorado Springs Accounts From Brown and Brown
Jan 27 2015 // CIA-Leavitt Insurance Agency has acquired the Colorado Springs, Colo. clients from Brown & Brown Insurance, which closed its local office. This change will not affect current policies, and to help ease the transition...
Lawley Expands Into Connecticut With Merger of DFM Insurance
Jan 27 2015 // Lawley Insurance, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Buffalo, New York, will expand into Connecticut through a merger with DFM Insurance Inc. based in Darien, Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not...
Clark Insurance Acquires James L. Cooney Agency in Massachusetts
Jan 27 2015 // Clark Insurance, an employee-owned independent insurance agency with offices in Maine and New Hampshire, has acquired the James L. Cooney Insurance Agency of Lowell, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were not...
AXIS Says Debt-Free Merger With PartnerRe Paves Way for More Deals
Jan 27 2015 // The creation of one of the world’s largest reinsurers in an all-stock merger paves the way for more deals. AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and PartnerRe Ltd.’s combination without taking on debt will leave the new...
Size Matters in Bermuda as Reinsurance Deals Heat Up: Real M&A
Jan 27 2015 // Insurance deal making is heating up as companies embrace a bigger-is-better philosophy. AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd.’s plan to merge with PartnerRe Ltd., creating a firm with a combined market value of $11 billion,...
Hotchkiss Insurance Agency Names Conner, Ramsey Partners in Dallas
Jan 26 2015 // Dallas-based Hotchkiss Insurance Agency announced that Chandler “Ross” Conner and Ben “Hunter” Ramsey each accepted invitations to become partners of the firm in December 2014. Ross Conner Conner, a...
