Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines
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Specialist Risk Group Acquires London-Based City Quarter Brokers
Aug 12 2025 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based group of insurance intermediaries, has entered into an agreement to acquire City Quarter Brokers, subject to regulatory approval. Financial details of the deal were not...
5-Year Cost of Litigation Funding to Commercial Insurers Could Top $25B
Aug 12 2025 // “Are you being serious?” Christopher Swift, chair and chief executive officer of The Hartford, was taken aback by a question from an analyst during the company’s second-quarter earnings call about the...
Smith Brothers Acquires Moscato & Associates
Aug 8 2025 // Connecticut-based Smith Brothers Insurance announced it acquired Moscato & Associates of Ithaca, New York on August 1, 2025. Moscato & Associates, an independent agency specializing in employee benefits, individual...
ALKEME Acquires Innovative Insurance Group
Aug 8 2025 // California-based insurance brokerage ALKEME announced its acquisition of Innovative Insurance Group, one of Virginia’s largest insurance agencies. This acquisition marks a significant expansion of ALKEME’s...
Ontario Teachers’ Sells Stake in French Broker Diot-Siaci to Private Equity Firm Ardian
Aug 8 2025 // Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has signed a definitive agreement to sell its stake in Diot-Siaci, a Paris-based corporate insurance brokerage group, to French private equity firm Ardian. Financial details of the deal...
Aon’s NFP Acquires UK MGA Platform, Bspoke Insurance Group
Aug 7 2025 // NFP, an Aon company and leading international insurance brokerage and consulting firm, announced it has acquired Bspoke Insurance Group, a platform of multi-class niche and specialist managing general agents. Headquartered...
Highstreet Adds $550M in Growth Capital for Acquisitions
Aug 6 2025 // Highstreet Insurance Partners announced with a new round of $550 million in capital to further its expansion and acquisition strategy. Led by Ares Capital, the incremental $550 million delayed draw term loan (DDTL) was...
Hiscox Agrees to Acquire US Specialist Insurtech
Aug 6 2025 // Global specialist insurer Hiscox announced its agreement to acquire a specialist insurtech business focused on addressing the insurance needs of small businesses operating in sectors such as technology start-ups, life...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australian Broker MACK Insurance Services
Aug 6 2025 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of Australia-based MACK Insurance Services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MACK Insurance Services is a...
Business Moves: Private Equity Firm J.C. Flowers Acquires Italian Insurance Broker Caleas; UIB International Sells Minority Stake in UIB Insurance Brokers (India)
Aug 5 2025 // Private Equity Firm J.C. Flowers Acquires Italian Insurance Broker Caleas J.C. Flowers & Co. (JCF), a private equity investment firm that focuses on financial services investments, announced that investment vehicles...
Business Moves: Specialist Risk Group Acquires Ecclesia’s Dutch and Belgian Operations; Optio Completes Purchase of UK MGA Custodian Management
Aug 4 2025 // Specialist Risk Group Acquires Ecclesia’s Dutch and Belgian Operations Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based global insurance intermediary, announced it has completed the acquisition of German broker...
United Risk Acquires Verita CSG From WTW; Rebrands as Verist With Chang as CEO
Aug 4 2025 // United Risk has acquired specialized property/casualty managing general agent Verita CSG, Inc. from global risk advisor WTW and rebranded the venture as Verist LLC. Industry veteran Michael Chang will become CEO of Verist,...
USI Acquires Oklahoma’s Rogers Insurance Center
Aug 4 2025 // USI Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Miami, Oklahoma-based Rogers Insurance Center. Founded in 1997, Rogers Insurance Center is an independent brokerage firm specializing in commercial and personal risk...
Marsh McLennan Acquires Olympic Insurance Agency in California
Aug 4 2025 // Marsh McLennan Agency acquired Olympic Insurance Agency in a Simi Valley, California. All Olympic employees, including principals Don and Bob Barberie, will remain working out of their existing Simi Valley office. Olympic...
Attempts to Reform Litigation Funding Disclosure Continue on the Hill
Aug 4 2025 // Changes to the taxes paid by litigation investors did not make it into the final version of the expansive One Big Beautiful Bill, but the issue of third-party litigating funding continues to have the attention of at least...
Specialty Program Group Acquires Miami-Based ANOVA Marine Insurance
Aug 1 2025 // Specialty Program Group, a specialty insurance brokerage and distribution firm headquartered in Chicago, has acquired Florida-based ANOVA Marine Insurance, a managing general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder. ANOVA, in...
Risk Strategies Acquires Assets of 3 New Mexico Firms
Jul 31 2025 // Risk Strategies acquired the assets of Santa Fe, New Mexico-based firms Zia Insurance Services, Tyra Enterprises Inc. and Capitol Insurance Services Inc. The firms will become part of the Risk Strategies West Region, and...
‘New Normal’ Sets in as Pace of Insurance Agency M&A Becomes Clear
Jul 30 2025 // Insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the second quarter 2025 were up 11% over the prior quarter, but M&A activity for the first half of the year is down 8% compared to last year, according to investment...
Bridgepoint to Buy Majority Stake in German Insurance Broker HBC
Jul 30 2025 // Bridgepoint Group Plc agreed to acquire a majority stake in German insurance broker Hanseatic Broking Center GmbH from Preservation Capital Partners. The transaction sees Bridgepoint partner with HBC’s management...
Inszone Acquires Beasy Insurance Services in California
Jul 30 2025 // Inszone Insurance Services acquired Beasy Insurance Services in California. Founded by Wendy Beasy in 2002, Beasy Insurance Services specializes in personal lines coverage placement throughout California and the...
