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#1 Arthur J. Gallagher Completes $13.5 Billion Acquisition of AssuredPartners
Aug 18 2025 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has closed the previously announced acquisition of U.S. insurance broker AssuredPartners, further expanding its retail middle-market property/casualty and employee benefits focus...
#2 5-Year Cost of Litigation Funding to Commercial Insurers Could Top $25B
Aug 12 2025 // “Are you being serious?” Christopher Swift, chair and chief executive officer of The Hartford, was taken aback by a question from an analyst during the company’s second-quarter earnings call about the...
#3 Hiscox Agrees to Acquire US Specialist Insurtech
Aug 6 2025 // Global specialist insurer Hiscox announced its agreement to acquire a specialist insurtech business focused on addressing the insurance needs of small businesses operating in sectors such as technology start-ups, life...
#4 ‘New Normal’ Sets in as Pace of Insurance Agency M&A Becomes Clear
Jul 30 2025 // Insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the second quarter 2025 were up 11% over the prior quarter, but M&A activity for the first half of the year is down 8% compared to last year, according to investment...
#5 United Risk Acquires Verita CSG From WTW; Rebrands as Verist With Chang as CEO
Aug 4 2025 // United Risk has acquired specialized property/casualty managing general agent Verita CSG, Inc. from global risk advisor WTW and rebranded the venture as Verist LLC. Industry veteran Michael Chang will become CEO of Verist,...
#6 Sompo to Acquire Aspen for $3.5 Billion to Expand Global Access
Aug 27 2025 // Sompo Holdings, a subsidiary of Sompo International Holdings, said it has an agreement in place to acquire Aspen Insurance Holdings for about $3.5 billion to further its geographical reach outside of its home...
#7 Highstreet Adds $550M in Growth Capital for Acquisitions
Aug 6 2025 // Highstreet Insurance Partners announced with a new round of $550 million in capital to further its expansion and acquisition strategy. Led by Ares Capital, the incremental $550 million delayed draw term loan (DDTL) was...
#8 ALKEME Acquires Innovative Insurance Group
Aug 8 2025 // California-based insurance brokerage ALKEME announced its acquisition of Innovative Insurance Group, one of Virginia’s largest insurance agencies. This acquisition marks a significant expansion of ALKEME’s...
#9 Marsh McLennan Acquires Olympic Insurance Agency in California
Aug 4 2025 // Marsh McLennan Agency acquired Olympic Insurance Agency in a Simi Valley, California. All Olympic employees, including principals Don and Bob Barberie, will remain working out of their existing Simi Valley office. Olympic...
#10 USI Acquires Oklahoma’s Rogers Insurance Center
Aug 4 2025 // USI Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Miami, Oklahoma-based Rogers Insurance Center. Founded in 1997, Rogers Insurance Center is an independent brokerage firm specializing in commercial and personal risk...
#11 Ontario Teachers’ Sells Stake in French Broker Diot-Siaci to Private Equity Firm Ardian
Aug 8 2025 // Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has signed a definitive agreement to sell its stake in Diot-Siaci, a Paris-based corporate insurance brokerage group, to French private equity firm Ardian. Financial details of the deal...
#12 Risk Strategies Acquires Assets of 3 New Mexico Firms
Jul 31 2025 // Risk Strategies acquired the assets of Santa Fe, New Mexico-based firms Zia Insurance Services, Tyra Enterprises Inc. and Capitol Insurance Services Inc. The firms will become part of the Risk Strategies West Region, and...
#13 Smith Brothers Acquires Moscato & Associates
Aug 8 2025 // Connecticut-based Smith Brothers Insurance announced it acquired Moscato & Associates of Ithaca, New York on August 1, 2025. Moscato & Associates, an independent agency specializing in employee benefits, individual...
#14 Marsh Japan Agrees to Acquire Mitsubishi Electric’s Insurance Agency
Jul 29 2025 // Marsh Japan has agreed to purchase Mitsubishi Electric Corp.’s in-house insurance agency, Mitsubishi Electric Insurance Service Co. Ltd., in a share transfer agreement that will be completed on Nov. 4. Financial...
#15 Aon’s NFP Acquires UK MGA Platform, Bspoke Insurance Group
Aug 7 2025 // NFP, an Aon company and leading international insurance brokerage and consulting firm, announced it has acquired Bspoke Insurance Group, a platform of multi-class niche and specialist managing general agents. Headquartered...
#16 Brightstone Specialty Acquires RMS Hospitality and Fortis Risk
Aug 15 2025 // Michigan-based Brightstone Specialty Group announced its acquisition of RMS Hospitality Group and its affiliated claims firm, Fortis Risk Solutions, from RMS Insurance Brokerage, LLC. The acquisitions expand...
#17 Specialty Program Group Acquires Miami-Based ANOVA Marine Insurance
Aug 1 2025 // Specialty Program Group, a specialty insurance brokerage and distribution firm headquartered in Chicago, has acquired Florida-based ANOVA Marine Insurance, a managing general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder. ANOVA, in...
#18 Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Tire Shield in Nevada
Aug 14 2025 // Brown & Brown Dealer Services has acquired the assets of Tire Shield. The Tire Shield team will join Brown & Brown Dealer Services and continue to operate from their offices in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team will...
#19 Inszone Acquires Beasy Insurance Services in California
Jul 30 2025 // Inszone Insurance Services acquired Beasy Insurance Services in California. Founded by Wendy Beasy in 2002, Beasy Insurance Services specializes in personal lines coverage placement throughout California and the...
#20 Renaissance Acquires Business of Evolution Partners
Aug 19 2025 // Renaissance, a network of independent insurance agencies, has acquired the agency network business of Evolution Partners, a California-based membership group that helps independent insurance agencies secure direct...
