Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines
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Florida’s First Light Program Managers Acquires Frontline Underwriters of Mississippi
Oct 10 2013 // First Light Program Managers of Dania, Florida, said it has acquired substantially all of the assets of wholesale broker Frontline Underwriters Inc. of Madison, Mississippi. Details of the transaction were not...
First Light Program Managers, Inc. Acquires the Assets of Frontline Underwriters, Inc.
Oct 10 2013 // Dania, FL, 10/10/13 – Anthony L. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of First Light Program Managers, Inc. and Gregory B. Crotty, President of Frontline Underwriters, Inc. of Madison, Mississippi announced today that...
Allied World Europe Appoints Graham VP – Mergers and Acquisitions
Oct 10 2013 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG has announced that Allied World Europe has appointed Andrew Graham Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions. He will oversee the strategy, underwriting and marketing of Allied...
Catalina Completes Acquisition of American Safety Re
Oct 9 2013 // Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. announced that it has completed its acquisition of American Safety Reinsurance, Ltd. (AS Re), from Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, following approval from the Bermuda Monetary...
LIU, PGI Commercial Partner to Offer Environmental Coverage
Oct 9 2013 // Liberty International Underwriters (LIU) has partnered with program administrator PGI Commercial to offer LIU Environmental coverages under a new program administrator agreement. PGI Commercial’s clients now have...
USI Insurance Acquires Richard J. Princinsky & Associates in Maryland
Oct 8 2013 // USI Insurance Services announced the closing of the acquisition of Richard J. Princinsky & Associates Inc., located in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1976, Richard J....
Confie Seguros Acquires Family Insurance in Texas
Oct 4 2013 // Confie Seguros, a national provider of personal lines insurance based in Huntington Beach, Calif., announced it has acquired Family Insurance in Corpus Christi, Texas, a local provider of personal lines auto...
Confie Seguros Buys 2 Agencies in New York, 1 in Texas
Oct 4 2013 // Personal lines insurance brokerage Confie Seguros, has acquired three additional brokers — two in New York and one in Texas. Terms were not disclosed. The insurance brokerages acquired are: James S. Sullivan Agency and...
Fairfax Completes Acquisition of American Safety
Oct 4 2013 // American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. has announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. After Fairfax increased its offer, American Safety...
AssuredPartners Acquires AJM Insurance in New Jersey
Oct 3 2013 // AssuredPartners of New Jersey, an AssuredPartners Inc. platform operation, acquired Anderson-Jackson-Metts (d/b/a/ AJM Insurance). AJM Insurance specializes in commercial insurance coverage, personal insurance coverage and...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Kansas-Based RJ Dutton
Oct 3 2013 // Insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., announced it has acquired RJ Dutton Inc. (RJ Dutton) of Overland Park, Kan. Established in 1995, RJ Dutton provides employee benefit...
Allied World Europe Acquires Markel Int’l.’s Aviation Renewal Rights
Oct 3 2013 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG and Markel International announced that they have entered into an agreement for Allied to acquire the renewal rights to a book of aviation business written by Lloyd’s...
Alliant Insurance Services Acquires Fort Worth-Based EnRisk
Oct 2 2013 // Specialty insurance brokerage firm, Alliant Insurance Services Inc., has acquired EnRisk Services Inc., a Fort Worth, Texas-based firm that specializes in insurance and risk management for the energy industry. EnRisk has...
Monsanto to Buy Weather Data Modeler, Farm Insurer Climate Corp. for $930 Million
Oct 2 2013 // Monsanto Co., the world’s largest seed company, agreed to buy The Climate Corp. for about $930 million to provide farmers with weather data and agronomic modeling to boost yields and manage risk. Closely held Climate...
Hub Acquires Florida’s Connelly, Carlisle, Fields & Nichols
Oct 1 2013 // Global insurance broker Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Connelly, Carlisle, Fields & Nichols (CCFN), a Clearwater, Florida-based insurance brokerage firm. Terms of the acquisition were not...
AmTrust to Acquire The Insco Dico Group in California
Sep 27 2013 // AmTrust Financial Services Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Insco Dico Group for roughly $85 million, $7 million above its tangible book value, the company has announced. The acquisition is to be...
Kentucky Judge Rules Woman Must Testify Against Same-Sex Partner
Sep 25 2013 // The same-sex partner of a woman charged with murder must testify against her and isn’t protected by the husband-wife privilege under state law, a Jefferson County judge ruled this week. The case is the first legal...
B&B Protector Plans, Aspen US Partner for Lawyers Professional Liability
Sep 25 2013 // B&B Protector Plans, Inc. and Aspen US Insurance have partnered for lawyers professional liability, with Aspen US now the carrier for the Lawyer’s Protector Plan (LPP). The program will offer lawyers professional...
Zimmer Named VP, Mergers and Acquisitions at Sentry Insurance
Sep 25 2013 // Michael V. Zimmer has been named vice president of mergers and acquisitions for Stevens Point, Wis.-based Sentry Insurance. Zimmer joined with Sentry in 2005, most recently serving as vice president – chief...
Willis North America Names Doyle Managing Partner in Tampa
Sep 24 2013 // Willis North America announced that James Doyle has been appointed managing partner of Willis’ Tampa operations. In this role, Doyle will oversee Willis’ Tampa operations and will focus on strategic planning,...
