Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines

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Brown & Brown Acquires Louisiana’s Robert Ellis & Associates

Mar 11 2011 // Brown & Brown of Louisiana Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all of the insurance agency assets of Robert Ellis & Associates Inc. of Mandeville, La., the companies...

Kane to Acquire HSBC’s Insurance Management Operations

Mar 11 2011 // Kane, a provider of specialist risk and insurance management services, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the insurance management operations of HSBC. The bulletin explained that “under the...

Vredenburg Heads Acquisitions for Florida’s Assured Agencies

Mar 11 2011 // Paul Vredenburg has joined Assured Agencies in Lake Mary, Fla. as senior vice president of business development. In this position, Vredenburg will be responsible for identifying acquisition opportunities for Assured...

RCM&D Buys TRION’s Commercial P&C Division

Mar 10 2011 // Baltimore-based Insurance broker RCM&D acquired the commercial property and casualty insurance division of Philadelphia-based TRION Inc. and has opened a Philadelphia regional office to serve clients throughout...

Intercare Specialty Risk Insurance Mergers with PRM Insurance

Mar 9 2011 // Rocklin, Calif.-based Intercare Specialty Risk Insurance Services Inc. and PRM Insurance Services Inc. have inked a contractual agreement for the companies to work together under the management of newly formed Phoenix Risk...

William Palumbo Agency Partners with Investment Firm

Mar 9 2011 // Massachusetts insurance agency William Palumbo Insurance Agency said it has partnered with The Bulfinch Group, a financial services firm in the state, to offer its P&C clients access to Bulfinch’s wealth planning...

U.K. Brokerage Acquires Dallas-based CSI Entertainment Insurance

Mar 8 2011 // Doodson Broking Group, an entertainment insurance specialist based in the United Kingdom, has acquired Dallas-based CSI Entertainment Insurance to form Doodson Entertainment. The partnership creates an insurance broker for...

Marek Named Partner at K&S Insurance Agency

Mar 8 2011 // Richard Daiker, president of the Texas-based commercial insurance and risk management firm K&S Insurance Agency, announced that John D. Marek has joined the company as partner. Daiker said that Marek will help lead the...

USI Acquires Amerisc

Mar 8 2011 // Insurance broker USI Insurance Services has acquired The Amerisc Corp., Atlynx Surety Brokers and its principal affiliates. Amerisc, based in Garden City, New York with an office in Nanuet, specializes in commercial...

QBE Completes Acquisition of RenRe’s U.S. Insurance Operations

Mar 8 2011 // Australia’s QBE announced that it has completed its acquisition of the U.S. admitted insurance businesses of Renaissance Re, which include a U.S. crop and small specialist program insurance business. QBE said the...

Never Have More Partners Than Fit In An Elevator

Mar 7 2011 // Never have more partners than you can fit in an elevator. That seems like a joke but it’s serious advice when starting a business. Having too many partners creates conflicts. Even the most bonded of partnerships will...

USI Acquires Amerisc

Mar 7 2011 // Insurance broker USI Insurance Services has acquired The Amerisc Corp., Atlynx Surety Brokers and its principal affiliates. Amerisc, based in Garden City, New York with an office in Nanuet, specializes in commercial...

Direct-Link Acquires Mother Lode Insurance

Mar 7 2011 // Direct-Link Holding Group LLC has acquired Mother Lode Insurance Services LLC of Cameron Park, Calif. The transaction marks the 40th acquisition for Direct-Link Holding Group. Founded in 1999, Direct-Link Holding Group is...

Tower Hill Completes Royal Palm Acquisition in Florida

Mar 2 2011 // The sixth largest insurance company writing property coverage in Florida is looking to increase its market share by acquiring the 14 highest property insurer in the state. Tower Hill Insurance Group, LLC., has announced...

Crawford & Co. Completes Studio Bolton Acquisition

Mar 2 2011 // Crawford & Company announced that it has successfully completed its acquisition of Studio Bolton & Associati s.r.l., first announced in November 2010. Studio Bolton is a leading specialist liability adjusting and...

York Specialized Loss Adjusting Acquires Texas-based BC Johnson Assoc.

Mar 1 2011 // York Specialized Loss Adjusting (York SLA), a division of New Jersey-based York Risk Services Group Inc., announced it has acquired BC Johnson Associates, a provider of specialized loss adjusting and risk assessment...

PartnerRe Makes Changes in Catastrophe Business Unit

Feb 25 2011 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. Has announced leadership changes in its Catastrophe business unit, effective April 1, 2011. Brian Secrett, currently Chief Underwriting Officer and Deputy Head, Catastrophe, has been appointed...

A.J Gallagher to Acquire UK Agency Woodbrook

Feb 25 2011 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business and certain assets of London-based Woodbrook Underwriting Agencies, Ltd. The transaction is expected to close during...

Goss Re Changes Name to Advocate Reinsurance Partners LLC

Feb 25 2011 // Goss Reinsurance Brokers LLC, a privately owned reinsurance intermediary firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas, announced it has changed the company name to Advocate Reinsurance Partners LLC. The name change was brought...

CAA Names Top Insurance Company Partners for 2010

Feb 24 2011 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) has named its 2010 Top Insurance Company Partners. This year, CAA expanded its annual “Top 4 Insurance Partner” awards to include the top four insurance...