Risk Strategies News

Risk Strategies Acquires Joyce Insurance in Pennsylvania

Specialty insurance brokerage Risk Strategies has acquired the retail brokerage operations and assets of Joyce Insurance Group and associated businesses in Pittston, Pennsylvania. The acquisition of Joyce Insurance Group represents a solidification of the Risk Strategies presence in Pennsylvania. In …

Risk Strategies Acquires Burke Insurance Group in New Mexico

Risk Strategies acquired Burke Insurance Group LLC, a New Mexico-based commercial retail insurance agency. The acquisition marks Risk Strategies’ first entry in New Mexico. Headquartered in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Burke Insurance Group was formed in 1980 by its founder, …

People Moves: Promotions at Zurich North America, Cross Insurance; Risk Strategies Hires Bryant

Zurich North America Names Peterson Regional Executive for the East Region Zurich North America has named Andy Peterson as regional executive for the East region. Peterson, who has been with Zurich since 2008, will begin his new role effective January …

People Moves: New Hires at Alliant, TMPAA, Risk Strategies

Alliant Insurance Services Hires Bixby, Leavitt as Senior Vice Presidents Alliant Insurance Services hired Doug Bixby senior vice president. In this role, Bixby will focus on providing management professional lines including product liability and clinical trials liability within the healthcare, …

Risk Strategies Acquires Fournier Group in Oregon

Risk Strategies acquired Fournier Group in Portland, Oregon. Fournier Group is a commercial and personal lines retail insurance agency led by President Greg Kuhns. In 2018, Fournier Group acquired Aircraft & Marine, an aviation insurance agency in Washington. It acquired …

Risk Strategies Acquires New Jersey’s Meeker Sharkey & Hurley

Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, acquired full-service insurance and employee benefits agency Meeker Sharkey & Hurley. Terms of the deal were not announced. Meeker Sharkey & Hurley provides consultative risk management and insurance services …

People Moves: Risk Strategies Appoints Lyons National Education Practice Leader; Waypoint Wholesale Names Nickoles CEO

Risk Strategies Appoints Terry Lyons National Education Practice Leader Risk Strategies, a leading national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, announced that Terry Lyons has been appointed as the National Education Practice Leader. In this role, Lyons will develop …

Risk Strategies Acquires New Jersey’s KRA Insurance Agency

Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired full-service brokerage firm KRA Insurance Agency Inc. Included in the transaction is KRA’s wholly owned subsidiary, KRA Life Agency Inc. Terms of the deal were not announced. …

People Moves: New Hires at Risk Strategies, NFP, Ames & Gough

Risk Strategies Hires Murphy to Private Client Services Division Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, hired Alison Murphy as national practice leader of private client services. In this role, Murphy will develop and lead the …

Risk Strategies Acquires Connecticut’s TriPoint Insurance

Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, acquired TriPoint Insurance Inc., a national specialist providing Performance Based Insurance (PBI) solutions to middle market companies in the construction, manufacturing, wholesale and skilled nursing verticals. TriPoint’s PBI solutions …