Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines
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Broker Verlingue Expands UK Footprint With Acquisition of Brunsdon Employee Benefits
Aug 4 2023 // Verlingue has announced the acquisition of Gloucester, England-based Brunsdon Employee Benefits, an independently owned employee benefits specialist. The deal, subject to regulatory approval, supports Verlingue’s...
Valent Group Acquires Coastal Professional Insurance in Alabama
Aug 4 2023 // Birmingham-based Valent Group, an insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Coastal Professional Insurance Inc., an independent agency in Mobile, Alabama. Coastal, or CPI, has been in the business for...
Acturis Enters U.S. Market with Acquisition of Broker Buddha
Aug 4 2023 // After successful entries into the German, French and Canadian insurance markets, software-as-a-service firm Acturis Group has entered the U.S. market with the acquisition of Broker Buddha. Broker Buddha, based in New York...
Car App Jerry in California Gets $110M in Funding, Adds Services
Aug 3 2023 // Smart-car app maker Jerry received an additional $110 million in equity and debt financing to add its services designed to enable vehicle owners “manage all things car.” The Palo Alto, California-based company...
NR West Acquires Texas’ Foster Benefit Resources
Aug 2 2023 // NR West, the parent company of The Insurance Exchange, a premier Dallas-based General Agency, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Foster Benefit Resources, a full-service General Agency specializing in fully...
Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Graham Company
Aug 2 2023 // Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, announced Aug. 1 the acquisition of Graham Company, a leading risk management consultancy and one of the top independent insurance and employee benefits brokers in the...
Tenco Services Acquires James C. Greene Firm in Carolinas
Aug 1 2023 // Nashville-based Tenco Services Inc., a multi-line claims adjusting firm in six Southeastern states, plans to acquire the James C. Greene adjusting company in Raleigh, North Carolina, Tenco announced. Greene has offices in...
Clear Group Acquires UK Specialist MGA, Profile Risk Solutions
Jul 28 2023 // The Clear Group, the London-based independent broker, announced the acquisition of a specialist commercial lines managing general agent, Profile Risk Solutions Ltd. This represents the Clear Group’s third MGA deal...
Risk Strategies Acquires Castle Rock Capacity in New York
Jul 26 2023 // National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies has acquired Castle Rock Capacity, a property/casualty insurance broker with a specialty in the construction, real estate and development industries. Headquartered in New...
Agency M&A Down 24% in First Half 2023: OPTIS
Jul 26 2023 // Investment banking and financial firm OPTIS Partners said the count of agency mergers and acquisitions during the first half of the year was 359, down 24% from 475 during the same time last year. “The drop-off in...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires South Dakota’s Hagan
Jul 25 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Hagan Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Hagan Insurance Group provides insurance member benefits and...
PointeNorth Group Acquires Cooper Agency in Georgia
Jul 25 2023 // PointeNorth Insurance Group, one of the largest locally owned agencies in the Southeast, has acquired Cooper Insurance & Associates in McDonough, Georgia, the company announced. Cooper, founded in 1988, offers...
Brown & Brown to Acquire Wholesale Broker New England Excess Exchange
Jul 25 2023 // Florida-based global insurance broker Brown & Brown, Inc. has agreed to acquire Vermont-based wholesale broker New England Excess Exchange (NEEE). The acquisition will be through Bridge Specialty Group, the wholesale...
Howden Switzerland Acquires Specialist Aviation Broker Hudson Sky
Jul 24 2023 // Howden, the London based insurance group, announced it has acquired Hudson Sky International, a specialist aviation broker in Switzerland. This acquisition is part of Howden’s wider strategy to become a leader in its...
Direct Connection in California Acquires Education Provider FastrackCE
Jul 21 2023 // Direct Connection Advertising & Marketing in California acquired FastrackCE, a state-approved provider insurance continuing education courses. With the acquisition, Direct Connection will now service existing and...
Tokio Marine HCC Acquires Mississippi-Based Medical Plan Administrator
Jul 19 2023 // Tokio Marine HCC today announced it has agree to acquire Gulf Guaranty Employee Benefit Services, Inc., a Jackson, Mississippi-based third-party administrator and managing general underwriter that designs, underwrites and...
Digital Asset Insurer Evertas Acquires Bitsure, Crypto Mining Insurance Specialist
Jul 19 2023 // Evertas, the Chicago-based dedicated crypto insurance company, announced the acquisition of Bitsure, the world’s first insurer dedicated to coverage for crypto mining operations. Launched in 2021, Cape Town, South...
ALKEME Acquires Kansas’ Wiggins Farha, Ohio’s The Milestone Company
Jul 19 2023 // ALKEME recently acquired a pair of Midwestern agencies. ALKEME announced the acquisition of Wiggins Farha Insurance Group,a full-service insurance agency operating out of Wichita, Kansas. Wiggans Farha Insurance Group is...
ALKEME Acquires Paul Kinan Insurance Group in California
Jul 19 2023 // ALKEME acquired the Paul Kinan Insurance Group in Placentia, California. Paul Kinan Insurance group provides a variety of property/casualty insurance services to individuals, families and businesses. ALKEME is based in...
Claims Insurtech Tractable AI Raises $65M in Funding Led by SoftBank
Jul 18 2023 // Tractable, the London-based insurtech that uses artificial intelligence (AI) for visual claims assessments and disaster recovery, announced a $65M Series E investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Existing investors...
