Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines

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Trucordia Acquires Louisiana’s CADA

Jan 28 2025 // Trucordia has acquired the insurance business of CADA Insurance Services which has multiple offices in Louisiana, including Baton Rouge, Chalmette, Gretna and Kenner. “The CADA Insurance team is a welcome addition to...

Ardonagh Netherlands to Buy Majority Stake in 2 High-Net-Worth Specialist Firms

Jan 28 2025 // Ardonagh Netherlands, part of The Ardonagh Group, has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Private Insurance Assuradeuren B.V. (PIA) and Private Insurance Nederland B.V. (PIN), two prominent players in the...

FTC Has Bipartisan Support for Merger Cases, Outgoing Chief Says

Jan 27 2025 // The US Federal Trade Commission is likely to have bipartisan support to keep filing cases to block anticompetitive mergers under the Trump administration, said Henry Liu, the outgoing director of the agency’s Bureau...

Strategies for Brokers as M&A Slows and Insurance Rates Soften

Jan 27 2025 // The brokerage industry is adapting to a changing landscape as macroeconomic conditions temper the tailwinds that have driven growth in recent years. High interest rates, historical valuations, and tighter access to capital...

Specialist Risk Group Acquires Ecclesia Group’s Assets in Netherlands and Belgium

Jan 24 2025 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced it will acquire the assets of Ecclesia Group in The Netherlands and Belgium – a move that will see seven businesses and 700 new colleagues...

OPTIS: 2024 Insurance Agency M&A Down 10%, Highlighted by 3 Large Deals

Jan 23 2025 // The total number of insurance agency mergers and acquisitions in 2024 was down 10% compared to 2023, according to investment banking and financial consulting firm OPTIS Partners. OPTIS Partners’ M&A database...

Highstreet Expands Again With Acquisition of Winder Insurance in Georgia

Jan 23 2025 // Highstreet Insurance Partners has continued its rapid growth with the acquisition of Winder Insurance Center in Winder, Georgia. Helmed by Russ Shepley and Brett Gamblin, the Winder agency has offered personal and business...

Banks Have Unfair Edge Over Insurers in M&A Race: NN CEO Says

Jan 23 2025 // A top European insurance executive slammed a piece of regulation that has emerged as key driver behind a recent slate of asset management acquisitions by banks. The rule known as Danish Compromise gives the region’s...

Highstreet Acquires Missouri’s Siebert Agency

Jan 22 2025 // Highstreet Insurance Partners announced its acquisition of Siebert Agency Ltd, and its sister companies Russ Siebert Insurance and Mary Siebert Insurance Agency (collectively, “Siebert Insurance”). The terms of...

Tropolis Acquires 4 Agencies in Midwest

Jan 21 2025 // Tropolis, an insurance brokerage that provides property & casualty (P&C) and employee benefits solutions, announced it has completed the acquisitions of four Midwest insurance agencies. Terms of the private...

Trucordia Acquires Rusty Healy Agency in Mississippi

Jan 21 2025 // Utah-based Trucordia, a top-20 U.S. insurance brokerage, has acquired the Rusty Healy Insurance Agency in Madison, Mississippi, the company said in a news release. Healy, founded more than 30 years ago, offers personal and...

Kaplansky Insurance Buys 3 Massachusetts Agencies

Jan 21 2025 // Kaplansky Insurance has acquired two central Massachusetts insurance agencies and a third in the western part of the state. The agencies acquired are Buckley Insurance and Mobilio Insurance in Worcester and Pijar Insurance...

Rainbow Gets $8M Series A Funding to Expand Small Business Offerings

Jan 21 2025 // Rainbow, a digitally enabled managing general underwriter based in San Francisco, California, announced raising $8 million in Series A funding led by Zigg Capital. The MGU says the financing, which closed in the fourth...

World Insurance Associates Acquires Business Contractors Insurance in California

Jan 21 2025 // World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of Business Contractors Insurance Services in Santee, California. BCIS was founded more than 15 years ago. The firm provides insurance services to individuals and...

Texan Insurance Acquires J&M

Jan 17 2025 // Texan Insurance, full-service insurance agency, announce its acquisition of Austin, Texas-based J&M Insurance, a trusted provider of personal and commercial insurance solutions for nearly two decades. Founded in 2005...

Trucordia Acquires Insurance Business of Boulder Insurance in Colorado

Jan 16 2025 // Trucordia acquired the insurance business of Boulder Insurance Solutions in Colorado. Boulder Insurance Solutions is full-service brokerage in serving small- to mid-sized businesses. Trucordia, formerly PCF Insurance...

WalkerHughes Acquires Missouri’s IBA

Jan 15 2025 // WalkerHughes Insurance, a privately held, founder-led retail insurance brokerage business headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, has acquired Independent Brokers Agency LLC, a St. Louis, Missouri-based insurance agency...

Lincoln-Leavitt Acquiring Pyorre Insurance Agency in California

Jan 15 2025 // Lincoln-Leavitt Insurance has acquired Pyorre Insurance Agency in California. Pyorre Insurance Agency’s Lakeport office will relocate to Lincoln-Leavitt Insurance’s location in Lakeport, California, by the end...

DARAG Acquires Run-Off Portfolio From wefox Insurance AG

Jan 14 2025 // DARAG, a leading legacy acquirer with a focus on the European and UK market, and wefox Insurance AG, the Liechtenstein-domiciled insurance carrier of wefox Group, announced the transfer of a run-off portfolio including...

Navion Acquiring Pegasus Capital & Insurance Services in California

Jan 14 2025 // Navion insurance Associates Inc. has acquired Pegasus Capital & Insurance Services Inc. in California. Pegasus Capital & Insurance Services is an insurance agency that specializes in serving the commercial...