Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines
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Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Ericson Advisors of Connecticut
Feb 1 2024 // Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported the acquisition of Washington Depot, Connecticut-based Ericson Insurance Advisors. Ericson Insurance Advisors is a personal lines-focused insurance broker...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Iowa’s Horak Insurance
Jan 30 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Washington, Iowa-based Horak Insurance, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Horak Insurance is a retail property/casualty insurance agency serving...
Agency M&A Down 24% in 2023 but More Large Deals May Be Seen in 2024: OPTIS
Jan 30 2024 // There has been a somewhat return to normal when it comes to insurance-agency mergers and acquisitions, with traditionally active buyers preferring to remain inactive to focus on integration of agencies they’ve...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Louisiana’s Forest Insurance Facilities
Jan 29 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its U.S. wholesale brokerage, binding authority and programs division, Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), has acquired Metairie, Louisiana-based Forest Insurance Facilities....
Howden Acquires UK-Based AHR Consultants to Boost Risk Management Capabilities
Jan 29 2024 // Howden, the London-based global insurance group, announced it has bolstered its risk management capabilities in the UK through the acquisition of AHR Consultants, a leading provider of HR, employment law, training and...
Webster Bank Closes Acquisition of Medical Claims Firm Ametros
Jan 25 2024 // Connecticut-based Webster Bank has completed the acquisition of Ametros Financial Corp., a firm that administers medical claims settlements. Ametros provides post-settlement medical administration for those receiving funds...
Risk Strategies Acquires Medical Liability Agency in Virginia
Jan 25 2024 // National specialty insurance brokerage Risk Strategies announced it has acquired Professional Risk Associates, Inc. (PRA), a Virginia-based specialty healthcare insurance agency focused on medical professional...
NFP Buys London-Based Advanced Insurance Consultants Ltd.
Jan 24 2024 // NFP, the insurance broking and consulting firm, announced it has acquired Advanced Insurance Consultants Ltd. (AIC), an independent insurance broker based in Hemel Hempstead on the outskirts of London. As part of the deal,...
Howden Acquires Scottish Broker Laurie Ross
Jan 24 2024 // Howden, the London-based global insurance group, announced the acquisition of Laurie Ross, a personal and commercial lines broker based in Scotland. The addition of Laurie Ross will take Howden’s high street branches...
ALKEME Acquires Texas-Based Mogul Wealth Strategies
Jan 23 2024 // ALKEME announced the acquisition of Mogul Wealth Strategies, a multi-line independent insurance agency and wealth management firm located in Frisco, Texas and serving the entire United States. Founded in 1996, Mogul Wealth...
Inszone Acquires Kansas’ American Heritage Agency
Jan 23 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of American Heritage Agency, Inc., a well-established insurance agency that has been serving the Hays community in Kansas since 1999. This marks Inszone’s entry...
Florida Senate Committee Adopts Litigation Funding Rules; Expands Wrongful Death
Jan 23 2024 // Litigation financing could soon become more transparent and less influential in Florida, but a 34-year-old restriction on who can file medical malpractice wrongful death claims would be expanded under bills approved Monday...
Alera Group Buys Med Mal Insurer CLS Healthcare Liability
Jan 19 2024 // Alera Group, an insurance and financial services firm in the U.S., announced the acquisition of CLS Healthcare Liability Specialists. Based in North Palm Beach, Florida, CLS provides malpractice coverage for physicians,...
Inszone Acquires Texas’ Dina King Insurance
Jan 18 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services has announced the acquisition of Dina King Insurance. This acquisition is a major move for Inszone Insurance as they expand in Texas. Dina King Insurance, founded by Dina King in 1985, has been a...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires New England’s Rowley Agency
Jan 18 2024 // Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Concord, New Hampshire-based The Rowley Agency. The Rowley Agency is a retail insurance broker providing property/casualty, surety and...
Washington State Sues to Block Kroger and Albertsons Proposed Merger
Jan 18 2024 // Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation’s largest grocery chains. In the suit filed in King County Superior Court, Ferguson argued...
Inszone Acquires Texas’ Jacque Pirtle Insurance
Jan 17 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services announced its recent acquisition of Jacque Pirtle Insurance, an insurance agency with nearly three decades of commitment to serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Founded in June 1994 by Jacque...
Swiss Re Buys Cyber Market’s 1st Retrocession ILW, Brokered by Gallagher Re
Jan 17 2024 // Swiss Re has purchased the cyber market’s first retrocession industry loss warranty (ILW), brokered by Gallagher Re and supported by a number of specialist reinsurers. Swiss Re secured $50 million of catastrophic US...
Gallagher Re Acquires Toronto-Basded Broker MGB Re
Jan 16 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its reinsurance division, Gallagher Re, has acquired Toronto, Ontario-based MGB Re (MGB). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MGB provides reinsurance solutions to...
Brown & Brown’s Bridge Specialty International to Buy Singapore-Based Broker Acorn
Jan 16 2024 // Brown & Brown Europe’s wholesale and specialty brokerage group, Bridge Specialty International, announced it has agreed to acquire Acorn International Network Pte Ltd., a Singapore-based insurance broker. The...
