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Brown & Brown Acquires New England’s Smithwick & Mariners Insurance

Brown & Brown of Massachusetts has acquired Maine-based Smithwick & Mariners Insurance, which includes MidCoast Insurance and Chapman & Chapman Insurance. Originally founded in 1987 to service the marine industry, Smithwick & Mariners has grow to serve business owners and …

Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Illinois’ VistaNational

Brown & Brown of Illinois, Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Oak Brook, Illinois-based VistaNational. VistaNational was founded in 1996 by president and chief executive officer David N. Schwimmer, who …

People Moves: Senior Hires at Everest Wholesale Division; Zoidis New Atain CEO; Bohac Joins SIAA; B&B Adds 5 to Analytics Team

Everest Insurance Division Announces Key Leadership Appointments Everest Insurance, the Insurance division of Everest Re Group, Ltd., has announced key appointments in its U.S. Wholesale division. Casey Hartley has been named senior vice president and head of U.S. wholesale casualty. …

Brown & Brown Completes Acquisition of Specialist Wholesale Broker BdB

Brown & Brown Inc., the Daytona Beach, Fla.-based broker, announced the completion of the previously announced acquisition of the general insurance operating companies of BdB Limited. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Formed in 1993, BdB Limited is …

Brown & Brown Agrees to Acquire Dublin’s Quinlan Insurance

Brown & Brown Inc. announced it has entered an agreement to acquire the general insurance operations of Quinlan Insurance. Financial details of transaction, which is expected to close in late June 2022, were not disclosed. The deal is subject to …

U.S. Broker Brown & Brown Agrees to Acquire UK’s Global Risk Partners Ltd.

U.S. broker Brown & Brown Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Global Risk Partners (GRP) from its private equity owner Searchlight Capital Partners L.P. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in the …

Brown & Brown Acquires Texas’ CrossCover

Brown & Brown, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire CrossCover Insurance Services. The transaction is expected to close before April 2022, subject to certain closing conditions. CrossCover provides E&S commercial property solutions for customers across the U.S. CrossCover …

People Moves: Brown & Brown Welcomes Zurich’s Batta; Hartford’s Vaughn to Global Specialty; Chubb Names Spitzer Treasurer, Harkin North America CFO

Brown & Brown Names Batta, Raveling, Kusserelis to Key Posts Brown & Brown, a national insurance brokerage firm, has elevated three people to senior leadership positions, the company announced. Anurag Batta, who previously was chief operating officer at Zurich North …

Brown & Brown Acquires Texas’ Harco Insurance Services

Brown & Brown Lone Star Insurance Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Texas-based Harco Insurance Services. With roots dating back to 1969, Harco is a full-service, independent retail insurance …

Brown & Brown Acquires Florida’s Corporate Insurance Advisors

Insurance agency Brown & Brown of Florida, Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Corporate Insurance Advisors. J. Scott Penny, chief acquisitions officer of Brown & Brown, Inc., and Mark R. Schwartz, the principal of Corporate Insurance Advisors, …