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Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires U.K.’s Belmont International
Sep 18 2013 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Belmont International, located in Kent, England. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1988, Belmont is a risk management advisor and insurance broker that...
Confie Seguros Acquires Affirmative’s Retail Agency Group
Sep 18 2013 // Confie Seguros, a national group of personal lines insurance brokers, has agreed to acquire the retail distribution arm of Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc., known as the Retail Agency Group. The Retail Agency Group...
Ryan Specialty Group Announces Merger of S.H. Smith & Co. Into R-T Specialty
Sep 16 2013 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC today announced that it reached agreement to merge S.H. Smith & Company Inc. into R-T Specialty LLC, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group. Terms of the transaction were not...
Berkley Underwriting Partners Changes Name to Berkley Program Specialists
Sep 16 2013 // Berkley Underwriting Partners, a W. R. Berkley company, has changed its name to Berkley Program Specialists. The company said the change better reflects its sole focus on program business. “We decided to change our...
2013 BrokersLink Conference to Focus on Partnerships, Technology
Sep 16 2013 // BrokersLink, one of the world’s largest independent insurance broker networks, whose members manage premium volumes in excess of $14 billion, announced that its fifth annual global conference will be held in...
Highland Risk Services Partners with Ironshore for Continuing Care Retirement Communities
Sep 11 2013 // Glenview, Ill.-based insurance wholesaler Highland Risk Services announced an exclusive partnership with Ironshore to provide liability insurance for the empirical risk program, which is designed specifically for...
Ironshore, Highland Risk Services form Partnership for Continuing Care Coverage
Sep 10 2013 // Insurance wholesaler Highland Risk Services has partnered with Ironshore to provide liability insurance for the Empirical Risk program, which is designed specifically for continuing care retirement communities...
1st Team Partners with Aon Cornerstone in Louisiana
Sep 10 2013 // 1st Team Insurance Agency announced a strategic partnership with Aon Cornerstone, a business unit of Aon plc, which focuses on fostering strategic alliances with minority business enterprises. 1st Team, headquartered in...
NFP Acquires Insurance West Corporation in California
Sep 9 2013 // NFP Property & Casualty Services Inc. has acquired Insurance West Corporation, an independent insurance agency in Simi Valley, Calif. specializing in property/casualty for the entertainment industry. The deal closed on...
American Family Insurance to Acquire Homesite Group for $616M
Sep 6 2013 // Madison, Wis.-based American Family Insurance announced that it reached agreement to acquire direct homeowners insurer Homesite Group Inc. for an anticipated $616 million. Homesite Group is a Boston-based direct writer of...
KKR to Buy Claims Technology Firm Mitchell in $1B Deal
Sep 6 2013 // KKR & Co., the private-equity firm led by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, agreed to buy ., the first buyout by the firm’s technology group since the head of the team stepped down earlier this year. The...
Confie Seguros Acquires Olympic Insurance in Washington
Sep 4 2013 // Confie Seguros has acquired Olympic Insurance in Shelton, Wash., a provider of auto, home and small commercial insurance. Olympic Insurance was founded in 1997 and is a privately owned independent insurance agency serving...
AJ Gallagher to Acquire UK’s Giles Group of Companies
Sep 4 2013 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the Giles Group of Companies, headquartered in London, England. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close...
RGEB Acquires Group Health Business of Archer Weiss in California
Sep 3 2013 // RGEB Employee Benefits has acquired the individual, Medicare and group health insurance business of Archer Weiss, a firm providing health insurance plans for clients in Southern California. The transaction will increase...
AssuredPartners Inc. Acquires GBP Risk Solutions in Arizona
Aug 30 2013 // AssuredPartners Inc. has completed the acquisition of Golseth & Gregson Insurance Services (dba GBP Risk Solutions), an independent insurance agency based in Arizona. GBP Risk Solutions offers large commercial...
INSURICA Announces Flurry of Acquisition Activity
Aug 29 2013 // Oklahoma City-based INSURICA Insurance Management Network announced the acquisition of five insurance agencies since December 2012. The multi-state broker had been quiet on the acquisition front since their last major deal...
Wal-Mart Will Offer Health Insurance to U.S. Employees’ Domestic Partners
Aug 28 2013 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Tuesday it will offer health insurance benefits to domestic partners of its U.S. employees starting next year, following the lead of other major companies. The world’s largest retailer,...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Ottawa’s Dickinson & Associates
Aug 27 2013 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired Dickinson & Associates Inc., an employee benefits brokerage in Ottawa, Ontario Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1998, Dickinson & Associates...
Specialty Underwriters & Risk Evaluators Acquires WSIB Insurance Agency
Aug 26 2013 // Specialty Underwriters & Risk Evaluators LLC has acquired Jackson, Mich.-based WSIB Insurance Agency from the Capacity Group of Companies, headquartered in Mahwah, N.J. WSIB currently operates as a wholesale broker and...
ING Sells South Korean Insurance Unit to Asian Buyout Firm MBK
Aug 26 2013 // ING Groep NV sold its South Korean insurance unit on its second attempt within a year, raising about 1.84 trillion won ($1.7 billion) from MBK Partners Ltd., the Asian buyout firm formed by ex-Carlyle Group executives. MBK...
