Patriot Growth Insurance Services, a national agency, has acquired six Florida agencies, greatly expanding Patriot’s footprint in the Southeast.
Pennsylvania-headquartered Patriot said in a news release that it had purchased agencies across Florida.
They include:
- Kolisch Marine, in Coral Gables, specializes in marine and yacht insurance.
- Bob MacLeish is based in Orlando, sells personal and commercial lines.
- Depace Insurance, in Coral Springs, provides personal lines insurance. Founders Joe and Susan Depace are retiring and Patriot plans to upgrade the office and administrative support.
- Focus Insurance in Plantation also offers personal lines, with a staff that speaks a number of languages.
- Crosslet Insurance Services serves business and residential customers in St. Petersburg.
- Herndon Carr & Co. has served the Fort Myers area since 1979, with personal and commercial lines and employee benefits.
Patriot, founded less than three years ago, calls itself one of the fastest-growing benefits and property-casualty national agencies, with more than 1,300 employees in 19 states.
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