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iLeads.com Partners with The First American Financial Corporation To Enhance Insurance Leads
Jul 11 2007 // Shared Data Allows for Real-Time Calculation of Underinsurance Newport Beach, CA. iLeads.com, the nation’s leading provider of internet-generated consumer leads for the insurance and mortgage industries, and The...
Partnership Presents More Options in Florida Market
Jul 11 2007 // J. Rolfe Davis, insurance advisor for companies throughout Florida, announced a business alliance with Alltrust Insurance a TampaBay-based independent insurance agency specializing in employee benefits. John Turner,...
Wholesaler U.S. Risk Acquires Boston Insurance Brokerage
Jul 11 2007 // U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc., a managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler headquartered in Dallas, has expanded into New England by acquiring Boston Insurance Brokerage, Inc. in Boston. Boston Insurance...
Hales & Co. Purchases Agency Merger Firm WFG Capital Advisors
Jul 11 2007 // Hales & Co., Inc. in New York, an investment banking firm specializing in the insurance industry, has acquired the insurance financial firm, WFG Capital Advisors LP of Harrisburg, Pa. Founded in 1973, Hales is one of...
e2Value® Partners with RSMeans® to Provide Real-Time Valuation for Residential, Commercial, Farm and Ranch Properties
Jul 10 2007 //
Republic Companies Acquires Southern States General Agency
Jul 10 2007 // Dallas-based insurer Republic Companies Inc. (Republic) announced that it has acquired Southern States General Agency Inc. (SSGA) from Unitrin Inc. The acquisition was effective July 9. SSGA President Mickey Slaughter and...
SunGard Acquires GTI Consultants
Jul 9 2007 // SunGard (http://www.sungard.com) announced that it has acquired GTI Consultants (GTI), a specialist consultancy firm providing IT services to French financial institutions. GTI will become part of SunGard’s Cadextan...
Hub Acquires Colorado’s Steel City Agency
Jul 6 2007 // Hub International Limited has purchased Pueblo, Colorado-based Steel City Agency. SCA’s four offices in Colorado will expand the presence of Hub International Southwest to the Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Trinidad...
Farmers Insurance Group Acquires Bristol West Holdings
Jul 6 2007 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group has completed its acquisition of non-standard auto insurer, Bristol West Holdings Inc., based in Davie, Fla. Farmers officials described the acquisition as a “great...
Amlin Acquires Allied Cedar
Jul 5 2007 // The UK’s Amlin plc has acquired Allied Cedar Insurance Group Ltd, the holding company of Allied Underwriting Agencies Ltd. and Cedar Insurance Company Ltd. Allied Cedar had gross assets of £5.2 million ($10.4...
Validus Completes Talbot Acquisition
Jul 5 2007 // Bermuda-based Validus Holdings, Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Talbot Holdings Ltd. from a group of institutional investors and Talbot employees and management, following receipt of all required regulatory approvals...
Mich. North Pointe Acquires Capital City Holdings Company
Jul 5 2007 // Mich.-based North Pointe Holdings Corp. announced that it has closed its acquisition of Capital City Holding Company, Inc. The transaction included the purchase of a property and casualty insurance holding company located...
Ultimate Producer School Partners with American Institute
Jun 29 2007 // Agency Management Resource Group (AMRG) announced it will partner with the American Institute for CPCU (AICPCU) and the Insurance Institute of America (IIA) to bring the Ultimate Producer School to cities across the United...
Willis Acquires Online Small Business Broker InsuranceNoodle
Jun 28 2007 // Willis Group Holdings Limited, the global insurance broker, has acquired Chicago-based InsuranceNoodle, an Internet distributor of U.S. small business insurance. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. InsuranceNoodle...
Conn.’s People’s United Acquiring Northern New England’s Chittenden
Jun 28 2007 // People’s United Financial, Inc., the holding company for People’s United Bank in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has agreed to acquire similarly-sized Chittenden Corp. of Burlington, Vermont, in a stock and cash...
Amex Partners with InsureMyTrip.com
Jun 26 2007 // American Express has announced a new partnership with InsureMyTrip(R).com, which will five the online service provider the right to offer packages of “Global Travel Shield(R), a collection of comprehensive travel...
Wells Fargo to Acquire Universal Insurance Services
Jun 26 2007 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co., announced it will acquire Universal Insurance Services Inc., of Grand Rapids, Mich. The acquisition is expected to close July...
Hiscox Acquires ALTOHA
Jun 25 2007 // Bermuda-based Hiscox Ltd. has acquired – subject to regulatory approval – ALTOHA, Inc. an insurance holding company, and its subsidiaries, including American Live Stock Insurance Company, the premier live stock...
Hanover Group Acquires Michigan-Based Professional Liability Carrier
Jun 25 2007 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has agreed to acquire a professional liability insurer, Professionals Direct, Inc., for $23.2 million. Professionals Direct is the Michigan-based holding company for the Professionals...
Edgewood Partners To Acquire Calco Insurance
Jun 22 2007 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center, a new California retail property and casualty and benefits insurance brokerage firm announced an agreement in principle has been reached with Calco Holdings Inc. to acquire Calco...
