Patriot Growth Insurance Adds Six Agencies in Florida

Patriot Growth Insurance Services, a national agency, has acquired six Florida agencies, greatly expanding Patriot’s footprint in the Southeast.

Pennsylvania-headquartered Patriot said in a news release that it had purchased agencies across Florida.

They include:

• Kolisch Marine, in Coral Gables, specializes in marine and yacht insurance.
• Bob MacLeish is based in Orlando, sells personal and commercial lines.
• Depace Insurance, in Coral Springs, provides personal lines insurance. Founders Joe and Susan Depace are retiring and Patriot plans to upgrade the office and administrative support.
• Focus Insurance in Plantation also offers personal lines, with a staff that speaks a number of languages.
• Crosslet Insurance Services serves business and residential customers in St. Petersburg.
• Herndon Carr & Co. has served the Fort Myers area since 1979, with personal and commercial lines and employee benefits.

Patriot, founded less than three years ago, calls itself one of the fastest-growing benefits and property-casualty national agencies, with more than 1,300 employees in 19 states.

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