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FEMA Buys More Flood Reinsurance; Decision Near on Insurance Rate Change Plan

Mar 5 2021 // The federal government has bought additional reinsurance to cover losses of the National Flood Insurance Program. On Feb. 23, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers the flood insurance program,...

Update: CoStar Group Withdraws Bid to Buy CoreLogic

Mar 4 2021 // Commercial real estate information provider CoStar Group said it had withdrawn its bid to buy CoreLogic after the U.S. property analytics company rebuffed its sweetened buyout offer of more than $7 billion earlier on...

Hub Acquires Assets of Ohio’s Benefit Strategies Agency

Mar 4 2021 // Chicago-based global insurance brokerage, Hub International Limited (Hub), has acquired the assets of Benefit Strategies Agency LLC and Financial Strategies Agency LLC (collectively, Benefit Strategies Agency),...

McGowan Acquires Couch Braunsdorf Insurance Group’s Wholesale Division

Mar 4 2021 // The McGowan Companies, based in Fairview Park, Ohio, has acquired the assets of the wholesale division of Liberty Corner, N.J.-headquartered Couch Braunsdorf Insurance Group Inc. (CBIG), effective February 1, 2021....

Greensill Capital’s Funding Crisis Could Lead to Losses for Insurers, Banks: Analysis

Mar 4 2021 // LONDON – A funding crisis at Greensill Capital could spill over to some of its high-risk borrowers and lead to losses for insurers and banks that have done business with the UK-based supply chain finance firm if its...

London-Based Broker Costero Holdings Acquires Mar Risk Services

Mar 4 2021 // Costero Holdings, a privately held London-based brokerage, has acquired the independent broker Mar Risk Services Ltd. (MarRS), effective March 1, 2021. Headquartered in London, MarRS offers insurance advice and access to...

Aviva Sells Italian Businesses to Allianz and CNP in 2 Deals Totaling $1.1 Billion

Mar 4 2021 // Aviva Plc has exited its Italian businesses in a pair of deals totaling 873 million euros ($1.1 billion) as the UK insurer continues to pivot to its core markets. CNP Assurances and Allianz SE bought the London-based...

Alliant Acquires Louisiana’s Group Insurance Inc.

Mar 4 2021 // Alliant Insurance Services has acquired Group Insurance Incorporated (GII), a full-service employee benefits provider and general agency based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The acquisition of GII adds a diverse portfolio of...

Hub Acquires Assets of Texas’ Wellspring Insurance Agency

Mar 3 2021 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a full-service global insurance broker based in Chicago, has acquired the assets of Wellspring Insurance Agency Inc., located in Argyle, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not...

Next Insurance to Acquire Affinity Agency AP Intego

Mar 3 2021 // Digital commercial insurance company Next Insurance has agreed to acquire AP Intego, a Massachusetts-based digital insurance agency providing small commercial insurance products. Through its platform, AP Intego offers...

Hub International Limited Acquires Vermont’s Finn & Stone

Mar 3 2021 // Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Finn & Stone Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Finn & Stone Principals Chip and Jonathan Ams and the Finn &...

Sedgwick Acquires Construction Services Co. in California

Mar 2 2021 // Sedgwick has acquired Construction Services Co., a building consulting firm headquartered in California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. CSC provides loss assessment perspectives with an array of services focusing on...

World Insurance Associates Acquires Arkansas’ Corporate Risk Services

Mar 1 2021 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Corporate Risk Services LLC and Midwest Risk Management Services Inc. (collectively Corporate Risk Services) of Rogers, Arkansas. Terms of the transaction were not...

One80 Intermediaries Acquires New York’s Edward E. Hall and Company

Feb 26 2021 // One80 Intermediaries has acquired Edward E. Hall and Company (EE Hall). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. One80 is a national wholesale broker, program manager, third-party administrator (TPA), warranty and...

Chubb’s Digital Blink Targets Consumer Sales via Partner, Affinity Companies

Feb 25 2021 // Chubb has launched a digital platform for selling selected insurance coverages to “digitally savvy” consumers, primarily through affinity, company and digital broker partners of Chubb to their members,...

World Insurance Associates Acquires New Jersey’s Szerlip & Company

Feb 25 2021 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Szerlip & Company of Millburn, New Jersey, on January 1, 2021. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Szerlip & Co. is a third generation insurance agency founded...

Minick Retiring from Texas Workplace Injury Benefit Risk Managing Firm, PartnerSource

Feb 24 2021 // Bill Minick, founder of Texas-based workers’ compensation/workplace injury benefit risk management firm, PartnerSource, will retire at the end of March. Jennifer Hurless, president of PartnerSource, will continue in...

Applied Underwriters’ Centauri Insurance Acquires Gulfstream Renewals

Feb 23 2021 // Applied Underwriters’ Centauri Insurance has acquired the renewal rights to approximately 16,700 policies across Alabama, Louisiana, and South Carolina from Gulfstream Property and Casualty Insurance Co. and...

More Insurer Partnerships, Tech Investments, Divestitures to Come in 2021, Says Bain

Feb 23 2021 // Insurers in 2021 will be doubling down on streamlining, reinforcing their core businesses and updating technology, and mergers and acquisitions will help them get there as it did in 2020, according to a Bain & Co....

High Street Insurance Partners Acquires New York’s Badge Agency

Feb 23 2021 // Huron Capital Partners LLC, a lower middle-market private equity platform, has announced that its full-service insurance brokerage platform, High Street Insurance Partners (HSIP), has acquired Badge Agency Inc. Founded in...