Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines
All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires BMR Insurance in California
Dec 31 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Tustin, California-based Murray Gardner Insurance Agency Inc., dba BMR Insurance. Gary Arch and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Scott Firestone,...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires California’s BMR Insurance
Dec 30 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Tustin, California-based Murray Gardner Insurance Agency Inc., dba BMR Insurance. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BMR Insurance is a retail insurance...
Union Bay Acquires Pennsylvania’s Loyalhanna Insurance Group
Dec 30 2024 // Loyalhanna Insurance Group of Latrobe, Pennsylvania has been acquired by Union Bay Acquisition LLC, an aggregator of insurance agencies based in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Terms were not disclosed. This acquisition is Union...
Inszone Acquires Texas-Based Roten & Company Insurance
Dec 27 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Roten & Company Insurance, a longstanding family-owned and operated insurance agency based in San Antonio, Texas. This acquisition strengthens Inszone’s...
Crum & Forster Sells Credit Insurance Division to Amynta
Dec 27 2024 // Insurer Crum & Forster, a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, has sold its C&F Credit Division to Amynta Group. The C&F Credit Division underwrites and manages credit insurance products, including...
3rd-Party Litigation Funding, Federal Regs Among Insurance Trades’ Priorities for 2025
Dec 27 2024 // This story has been corrected to include the correct year in the headline. Insurance trade organizations are always working for the industry so Insurance Journal asked them: What are the top priorities and/or challenges...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Illinois’ Afina Insurance
Dec 26 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois-based Afina Insurance Advisors Inc. (Afina Insurance). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Afina Insurance is a...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Durham & Bates in Oregon
Dec 26 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Portland, Oregon-based Durham & Bates Agencies Inc. Jeremy Andersen, Sean McCarthy, Christen Picot, Stephanie Murphy, David Hearns and their team will remain in their current...
Aviva Agrees to Buy UK Insurer Direct Line for £3.7 Billion
Dec 23 2024 // Aviva Plc agreed to buy Direct Line Insurance Group Plc for roughly £3.7 billion ($4.65 billion) in a deal that would create the UK’s largest motor insurer. Each Direct Line shareholder will be entitled to receive...
Hub Acquires Great Basin Insurance in Oregon
Dec 23 2024 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Great Basin Insurance Inc. Agency Partners Dana Loreman and Bill Gilmore Jr., and the Great Basin Insurance team, will join Hub Northwest. Great Basin Insurance will be...
Hub International Acquires Otter Insurance Agency in Washington
Dec 20 2024 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Otter Insurance Agency Inc. in Lynnwood, Washington. Patrick Otter, president, and the Otter Insurance Agency team will join HUB Northwest. Otter Insurance Agency will be...
Viewpoint: Strategies for Brokers as M&A Slows and Insurance Rates Soften
Dec 19 2024 // The brokerage industry is adapting to a changing landscape as macroeconomic conditions temper the tailwinds that have driven growth in recent years. High interest rates, historical valuations, and tighter access to capital...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Texas-Based DMc Insurance Partners
Dec 19 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Austin, Texas-based Howe Insurance Group LLC, dba DMc Insurance Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. DMc Insurance Partners is a personal...
LWCC Acquires North Carolina’s Prescient National
Dec 19 2024 // The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) announced that it will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Prescient National Insurance Company (PNIC) based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The transaction...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Indiana’s Schuetz Insurance
Dec 19 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Indianapolis, Indiana-based M.J. Schuetz Insurance Services Inc. (Schuetz Insurance). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Schuetz Insurance provides...
Highstreet Acquires Texas’ Collum Insurance Group
Dec 18 2024 // Highstreet Insurance Partners announced today its acquisition of Collum Insurance Group, LLC based in Richardson, Texas. Along with Collum’s 35 years of personal lines expertise, this transaction adds an additional...
King Risk Acquires Talbert Insurance Services Agency in North Georgia
Dec 18 2024 // King Risk Partners, one of the largest U.S. insurance brokers, has acquired Talbert Insurance Services in Duluth, Georgia, expanding King’s presence in the Southeast. Talbert, in business in north Georgia since 1982,...
Brown & Brown Acquires UK Employee Benefits Specialist Drewberry
Dec 18 2024 // Employee benefits specialists Drewberry has been acquired by Brown & Brown (Europe) Ltd. The terms of the deal are undisclosed. Founded in 2009 by Andrew Jenkinson and Tom Conner, Brighton and London-based Drewberry...
Schrager Hampson Aviation Expands With Acquisition of Pennsylvania’s Bilella Agency
Dec 18 2024 // Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance Agency LLC, a division of Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance Group, has announced the acquisition of Charles W. Bilella Agency Ltd, its sixth aviation insurance acquisition. The Charles...
Hub Acquires High Net Worth Specialist Jackson Hole Insurance
Dec 18 2024 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Jackson Hole Insurance LLC in Wyoming. Evan Molyneaux, president, and Geoff Whitaker, senior sales executive, will join Hub Mountain. Jackson Hole Insurance will be referred to...
