Risk Strategies Acquires Dallas-Based McLaughlin Brunson Agency

National insurance brokerage and risk management firm, Risk Strategies Company, has acquired Dallas-based McLaughlin Brunson Insurance Agency.

McLaughlin Brunson provides insurance products and services to architects, engineers and certified professional accountants in Texas and Oklahoma.

The firm will be known as McLaughlin Brunson, a Risk Strategies Company, and will continue to operate with its current staff, led by its two principals, Joe A. Bryant and John Krantz.

The acquisition boosts Risk Strategies’ number of locations to 28 nationwide and augments the country’s leading architects and engineers professional liability practice substantially. McLaughlin Brunson will gain access to more than 200 commercial lines markets, additional employee benefits capabilities, significant risk management resources and private client personal line expertise.

Risk Strategies’ professional services group currently represents more than 4,000 design professional and consulting firms. These firms reflect a broad cross section of business types, from sole proprietorships to ENR 40 firms with thousands of employees.

The company has offices in more than 25 locations including Boston; Chicago; Dallas; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; New York City; San Francisco; Atlanta; South Florida; Portsmouth, NH; Providence, R.I.; Long Island, N.Y.; Teaneck, N.J.; Irvine, Calif.; and Sacramento, Calif.

Source: Risk Strategies Co.