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P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency 2015 M&A Highlights by Region, State
Feb 10 2016 // When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recently, the mood was upbeat, since brokers are enjoying their best...
Obama Budget Calls for Increased Cybersecurity Funding, New High-Level Post
Feb 10 2016 // The Obama administration is creating a new high-level federal official to coordinate cybersecurity across civilian agencies and to work with military and intelligence counterparts, as part of its 2017 budget proposal...
The Hilb Group Acquires Dowling & O’Neil in Massachusetts
Feb 9 2016 // The Hilb Group, a middle market insurance agency based in Richmond, Virginia, announced Tuesday that it has acquired Dowling & O’Neil, an independent agency in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction...
Auto Insurance Specialists Acquires Suncal Insurance Services
Feb 9 2016 // Agency acquisition complements AIS’s strong record of internal growth. Cerritos, CA, February 9, 2016 – Auto Insurance Specialists (AIS) today announced the acquisition of Suncal Insurance Services based in...
Brown & Brown Acquires Social Security Advocates for the Disabled in Mass.
Feb 8 2016 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced that its subsidiary, The Advocator Group LLC, has acquired substantially all of the equity interests of Social Security Advocates for the Disabled LLC (SSAD) in Norwell, Massachusetts....
P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency M&A Activity Brisk in 2015
Feb 8 2016 // When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recently, the mood was upbeat, since many brokers have continued to enjoy...
From ACE to XL, 2015 Was a Year of Major Insurance Carrier M&As
Feb 8 2016 // Signs that 2015 would be an active year for property/casualty mergers and acquisitions (M&A) were apparent in late 2014. As 2014 closed, there was a rush of M&A activity. The deals that closed out 2014 included:...
UK’s RSA Forms Partnership with Wipro to Provide IT Infrastructure
Feb 5 2016 // UK-based RSA announced a new, seven-year partnership with Wipro Ltd. to deliver its IT infrastructure requirements across the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia. Bangalore, India-headquartered Wirpo, a global information...
Chinese Industrial Firms Will Lead Insurance M&A in 2016, to Grow Beyond Asia
Feb 5 2016 // China’s biggest industrial companies want to buy insurers in 2016 as they seek to grow outside Asia as the domestic economy slows and falling insurance rates prompt more firms to do deals, according to Willis Towers...
Aspen MGA to Acquire Midlands Management’s Texas Personal Auto Book
Feb 5 2016 // Aspen Managing General Agency (MGA) and Midlands Management of Texas announced that Aspen MGA has acquired the renewal rights of the Texas personal auto business currently managed by Midlands Management. Richard Bird,...
Digital Benefit Advisors Acquires Hillenbrand in Northern California
Feb 4 2016 // Digital Benefit Advisors has acquired Hillenbrand Insurance Solutions of Roseville, Calif. Patric Hillenbrand and his team of nine have joined the Northern California office of DBA. The move expands Digital Benefit...
Anderson, Bagley & Mayo Acquires Mendolusky Agency in Massachusetts
Feb 4 2016 // Anderson, Bagley & Mayo Insurance Agency, an independent agency based in Leominster, Massachusetts, announced that it has acquired Judy A. Mendolusky Insurance Agency, also based in Leominster. Terms of the...
Academy of Insurance Partners with PIA of Florida to Offer Online Insurance Training
Feb 4 2016 // Tallahassee, FL – February 4, 2016 — The insurance marketplace is ever changing and continued training is the rule of the day. The high cost of off-site training can be prohibitive for a lot of agencies. Today, that...
Hub Acquires California-Based Equity Risk Partners
Feb 3 2016 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired San Francisco, Calif.-based Equity Risk Partners Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Michael Marcon, CEO of Equity Risk, will join Hub and report to Roy Taylor, president of...
Alliant Acquires Aviation Agency John F. Throne & Co. in Washington
Feb 3 2016 // Alliant Insurance Services has acquired John F. Throne & Co., a Seattle, Wash.-based aviation insurance agency. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. John F. Throne’s leadership, client services and business...
AssuredPartners Acquires Suydam Insurance Agency in New Jersey
Feb 3 2016 // AssuredPartners Inc. announced Wednesday that it has acquired Suydam Insurance Agency in Somerset, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Suydam Insurance Agency has provided business and personal...
Ames & Gough Promotes Maxwell to VP & Equity Partner in Boston
Feb 3 2016 // Ames & Gough, a specialty insurance broker based in McLean, Virginia, has promoted Jared Maxwell to vice president and equity partner from assistance vice president. Maxwell is based in the firm’s Boston...
Ryan Specialty Completes Purchase of M&A Specialist Hunter George & Partners
Feb 3 2016 // Ryan Specialty Group, the Chicago-based global specialty insurance services business, has completed its acquisition of Hunter George & Partners Ltd., the London-based specialist managing general agent, focused on...
Hub International Acquires Illinois-Based Columbian Agency
Feb 2 2016 // Insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired operations assets of the Columbian Agency (Columbian), based in New Lenox, Ill. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Columbian operations specialize...
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Completes Acquisition of ‘MS Amlin’
Feb 2 2016 // Lloyd’s of London insurer Amlin plc announced the completion of its acquisition by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc., following receipt of...
