Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines
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Hub International Acquires Assets of ‘N Compass Group in New Mexico
Apr 8 2015 // Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Las Cruces, New Mexico–based ‘N Compass Group Inc.. ‘N Compass provides employee benefits insurance and consulting services to the Las Cruces and El Paso...
Texas-Based Energy MGAs Partner with Wild Well Control for Pollution Control
Apr 8 2015 // Houston-based upstream oil and gas energy managing general agent (MGA), J.H. Blades & Co. Inc., Swett & Crawford’s Dallas energy team and the recently-acquired Burke Daniels Inc., have joined forces with Wild...
DUAL Marine & Energy Forms Underwriting Partnership With CNA Hardy
Apr 8 2015 // DUAL, the international underwriting agency, announced its global marine and energy business has started underwriting with support from CNA Hardy’s Lloyd’s syndicate. DUAL is the underwriting arm of Hyperion...
Willis Mexico Expands Footprint With Acquisition of Carsa Consultores
Apr 8 2015 // Willis Group Holdings plc announced it has acquired Carsa Consultores, a leading broker in Mexico. The move strengthens and supports Willis Mexico’s existing business, while also expanding its overall footprint,...
How Analytics Technology Can Help Speed Integration Post-Merger Deal
Apr 7 2015 // The record number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions involving insurance brokers and agents throughout the United States in the past year underscores the imperative for these firms to accelerate growth and...
Crum & Forster Acquires Redwoods Group in North Carolina
Apr 7 2015 // The Redwoods Group, a provider of insurance to YMCAs, Jewish community centers and residential and day camps, has agreed to a merger with specialty insurer Crum & Forster, part of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Terms...
Hub International Acquires The Flood Group in New York
Apr 7 2015 // Hub International Limited announced that its subsidiary Hub International Northeast Limited has acquired the assets of The Flood Group LLC and its affiliate, The Flood Group of Long Island Inc., a Floral Park, New...
Hub International Acquires Assets of Canada’s Cortex Financial
Apr 7 2015 // Hub International Limited announced that its subsidiary Hub Financial Inc. has acquired the assets of Cortex Financial, a Thornhill, Ontario-based managing general agency. Hub said the acquisition broadens its...
NFP Acquires North Carolina-Based Trinity Consulting
Apr 7 2015 // Insurance broker and consultant NFP has expanded its P&C capabilities and added to its employee benefits operation by acquiring Trinity Consulting. The transaction closed on March 3, 2015. A large risk management and...
Hardenbergh Insurance Group Acquires Meyer Insurance in New Jersey
Apr 6 2015 // Hardenbergh Insurance Group, an independent insurance agency based in Marlton, New Jersey, announced its acquisition of Meyer Insurance Agency, an independent agency in Medford, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were...
Professors Sue Minnesota College Over Law School Merger
Apr 6 2015 // Two tenured professors at William Mitchell College of Law are suing over potential layoffs connected to a planned merger with Hamline University School of Law. The two schools are seeking authorization to create the...
Hub International Acquires Two Canadian Home Warranty Providers
Apr 6 2015 // Chicago-based Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired Progressive Home Warranty, based in Edmonton, Alberta, and Pacific Home Warranty, based in Surrey, British Columbia. The two companies provide home...
AIG Buys Controlling Interest in Program Manager NSM Group
Apr 6 2015 // American International Group Inc. has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in NSM Insurance Group, a managing general agent and insurance program administrator, from ABRY Partners and NSM management. Terms of the deal...
P/C Insurance M&As: Deal Value Up, More to Come
Apr 6 2015 // Merger and acquisition activity in the property/casualty industry is increasing in deal value and will likely expand from reinsurers to primary carriers, according to two new industry reports. Deloitte said that the...
CRC Insurance Services to Acquire Strategic Assets of NAPCO in New Jersey
Apr 2 2015 // CRC Insurance Services Inc., a wholesale insurance subsidiary of BB&T Corporation’s principal subsidiary Branch Banking and Trust Company, announced an agreement to acquire strategic assets of NAPCO, LLC. Terms...
Confie Seguros Acquires 3 East Coast Brokerages
Apr 2 2015 // Confie Seguros, a national provider of personal lines insurance based in Huntington Beach, California, announced that it has acquired three East Coast insurance brokerages. Confie Seguros acquired the assets of Your...
Patriot National Acquires Florida-based TriGen Insurance Solutions
Apr 2 2015 // Patriot National, Inc. has acquired TriGen Insurance Solutions, a specialty insurance brokerage based in Boca Raton, Fla., with offices in Orlando and Atlanta. The total purchase price, assuming all earn-out criteria are...
Iowa’s Farmers Mutual Hail, John Deere Insurance Close Acquisition
Apr 1 2015 // Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa (FMH) announced its acquisition of Illinois-based John Deere Insurance Company and John Deere Risk Protection Inc. is complete Headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, FMH has...
National General Holdings Acquires Assigned Risk Solutions in New Jersey
Apr 1 2015 // National General Holdings Corp. announced that it has closed upon the acquisition of Saddle Brook, New Jersey-based Assigned Risk Solutions Ltd. from Toronto-based Kingsway Financial Services for a purchase price of $47...
Hamilton Completes Sportscover Acquisition; O’Donohoe is MGA CEO
Apr 1 2015 // The Bermuda-based Hamilton Insurance Group has completed the acquisition of Sportscover Underwriting Limited, the Lloyd’s managing agent for Syndicate 3334, and Kinetic Insurance Brokers Limited, a Lloyd’s...
