Hub Acquires Assets of Florida-Based Cooper Simms Insurance

July 9, 2015

Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Cooper, Simms, Nelson & Mosley (Cooper Simms), based in Winter Park, Fla. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Cooper Simms is a full service firm with expertise in commercial lines, personal lines, and employee benefits, servicing the Central Florida region. The Cooper Simms operations will become part of Hub International Florida, (Hub Florida) a division of Hub International Southeast.

Cooper Simms has served the Central Florida community since it opened in 1934. The firm provides personal lines insurance and risk management services for high net worth individuals. Steve Simms, Bobby Simms and Rick Havron, shareholders of Cooper Simms, will join the Hub Florida senior management team as executive vice presidents and will report to Chris Gardner, CEO of Hub Florida, and work closely with Jack Kuykendall, chairman of Hub Florida.

“We continue to focus our Florida expansion on high performing agencies with great leadership who are a solid cultural fit with our existing operations,” said Mike Chapman, CEO of Hub International Southeast.

Hub International Limited is headquartered in Chicago and provides property and casualty, life and health, employee benefits, investment and risk management products and services from offices located throughout North America.

Topics Florida Mergers & Acquisitions

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