Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines

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Risk Strategies Acquires Actuarial Firm Aquarius Capital

Oct 26 2022 // Specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies announced it has acquired Aquarius Capital Solutions Group, an actuarial firm focused on health care, employee and retirement benefits. Founded in 2002 and based in Port Chester,...

Insurance Risk Transfer Platform Vesttoo Valued at $1 Billion After Latest Funding Round

Oct 26 2022 // Vesttoo Ltd. said on Tuesday its valuation has more than tripled to $1 billion after the insurance risk transfer platform secured $80 million in late-stage funding at a difficult time for private companies to raise...

AmTrust Acquires Mid-Market Book from DUAL

Oct 26 2022 // AmTrust Financial Services announced that it has acquired the middle market management liability business of DUAL North America, a Florida-based specialty program administrator that offers property/casualty products. DUAL...

Choice Financial Acquires Georgia Pines; Hilb Adds Allegacy Unit

Oct 21 2022 // Choice Financial Group, a regional insurance agency based in Virginia Beach, said it has acquired Georgia Pines Agency, expanding its footprint into Georgia, Florida and California. GPA, headquartered in Kennesaw, Georgia,...

Inszone Acquires Texas’ Proctor Insurance

Oct 20 2022 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Proctor Insurance, providing the fifth acquisition in the state of Texas. Based in Houston, Proctor offers business and personal lines and specializes in hotels and...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Illinois-Based Cason, Huff & Schlueter

Oct 20 2022 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Quincy, Illinois-based Cason, Huff & Schlueter Insurance. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1923, Cason, Huff & Schlueter is a retail...

Legacy Specialist Compre Acquires Covéa’s MedMal Subsidiary

Oct 20 2022 // Compre, the Bermuda headquartered legacy group, announced it has signed agreements to acquire the Irish subsidiary of Covéa, Medical Insurance Co. DAC (MIC), which provided general liability insurance covering...

Litigation Funding: Competing Mythologies

Oct 18 2022 // Judge William Blackstone’s 18th century Commentaries on the Laws of Englandhas been deemed among the most significant influences on the development of U.S. law, second only to the Bible. Blackstone continues to be...

Oliver Wyman Agrees to Buy A&D Consulting Firm Avascent

Oct 18 2022 // Oliver Wyman announced it entered into an agreement to acquire Avascent, an aerospace and defense management consulting firm focused on the corporate and private equity sectors. The terms of the transaction were not...

NFP Buys UK Broker Bentley Insurance Services

Oct 18 2022 // NFP, the New York City-based property/casualty insurance broker and consultant, announced it has acquired Mason James Insurance Services Ltd. (doing business as Bentley Insurance Services), one of the largest brokers in...

AXA to Acquire Spanish P/C Insurer GACM España for €310M

Oct 18 2022 // AXA announced that AXA Spain has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Groupe Assurances du Crédit Mutuel España (GACM España), a Spanish property/casualty and health insurer. Under the terms of the...

Inszone Insurance Completes Acquisition of Precision in Colorado

Oct 17 2022 // Inszone Insurance Services acquired Precision Insurance in Colorado. Precision Insurance was opened in November of 2017 by Heather McBroom. Inszone was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Sacramento, California....

Risk Strategies Acquires Relation Education Solutions in California

Oct 17 2022 // Risk Strategies acquired Relation Education Solutions from Relation Insurance Services. The deal adds key capabilities to Risk Strategies’ National Education Practice. A division of California-based Relation...

Berkshire Hathaway and Alleghany Corp. Receive Regulatory Approvals for Merger

Oct 17 2022 // Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Alleghany Corp. announced that all regulatory approvals relating to the proposed $11.6 billion acquisition of Alleghany by Berkshire Hathaway have been received. The deal...

Hub Acquires Investment Advisory Businesses of Quintes in California

Oct 10 2022 // HUB International Ltd. acquired the insurance brokerage and investment advisory businesses of Quintes Financial Services LLC and Quintes Administrative and Insurance Services Inc. in Northern California. Mark Laughton,...

World Insurance Acquires 3 Agencies in Northeast

Oct 6 2022 // Insurance brokerage World Insurance Associates reported that it recently closed on purchasing three insurance agencies in the Northeast. World Insurance acquired Michael F. Iacangelo & Company Inc. of Belleville, New...

Howden’s Aston Lark Ireland Acquires Pembroke Insurances

Oct 6 2022 // Aston Lark Ireland, a Howden company, announced the acquisition of Pembroke Insurances Ltd. Set up by Graham Weir and John McGuire, Pembroke Insurances has been providing commercial insurance solutions since 2007 and has...

Hub Acquires Assets of Guide Insurance Services in Washington

Oct 6 2022 // Hub International Limited acquired the assets of Guide Insurance Services Inc. in Washington Guide Insurance Services has offices in Lynden, Colville and Republic, and provides commercial and personal insurance solutions...

Howden Acquires French Marine Insurance Broker Seasecure Group

Oct 5 2022 // Howden, the London-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired Seasecure Group, the last remaining independent marine broker in France. Seasecure Group is one of France’s largest marine and cargo insurance...

Hub Acquires Kentucky’s Peel & Holland

Oct 5 2022 // Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced that it has acquired the assets of each of Peel & Holland Holdings, Inc., Peel & Holland, Inc., Riddle Insurance, LLC,...