2018 M&A News

Brown & Brown of Massachusetts Acquires Assets of Rodman Insurance Agency

Brown & Brown of Massachusetts LLC has acquired substantially all of the assets of Rodman Insurance Agency. With roots dating back to 1935, Rodman Insurance Agency specializes in providing property and casualty insurance products and services to commercial customers in …

JLT Re Acquires JLT March Re in Spain, Launches JLT Re Iberia

JLT Re, the global reinsurance broker and consultant, announced the launch of JLT Re Iberia, which follows the acquisition of JLT March Re, the fourth largest Spanish insurance broker, from financial group Banca March. Previously, the two companies operated JLT …

Marsh Forms Specialty Business, ‘Marsh-JLT Specialty;’ Names Executive Team

Marsh announced the formation of Marsh-JLT Specialty, a new specialty business within Marsh that will combine the specialty teams of Marsh and Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT), effective upon the closing of the purchase of JLT by Marsh’s parent …

Hub International Buys Canadian Broker Kuokoa Enterprises Inc.

Hub International Limited, the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced that it has acquired the assets of Kuokoa Enterprises Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Kuokoa Enterprises specializes in commercial lines insurance solutions. Owner of …

Hub International Acquires Saskatchewan-Based Tri-Line Agencies

Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired the assets of Tri-Line Agencies Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Tri-Line Agencies is a full-service, independent insurance brokerage headquartered in Rose Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada, offering personal …

Marsh & McLennan’s $5.6B Acquisition of Broker JLT Gets Shareholder Nod

Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. announced that its £4.3 billion ($5.6 billion) acquisition of broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc has been approved by JLT’s shareholders. Of those shares voted, 99.9 percent voted in favor of the transaction, said MMC …

AIG Finalizes Acquisition of Program Manager Glatfelter Insurance

American International Group said it has completed the acquisition of insurance program manager Glatfelter Insurance Group, a deal announced in September. The addition is a key element in AIG’s strategy to reposition its General Insurance business and return to profitability. …

DMS Insurance Holdings’ Sherman Partners on Purchase of Texas Agency

A longtime Texas insurance agency is now operating under its former name, Sleeper Sewell Insurance, following the purchase of the assets of ANBTX Insurance Services by agency president Von E. Breaux and industry veteran D. Michael Sherman, owner of DMS …

Gallagher Buys Majority Stake in UK Property-Owners’ Broker Vasek Insurance

Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker Gallagher announced it has acquired a controlling interest in Purple Bridge Group Ltd., the holding company of UK specialist property insurance provider Vasek Insurance Services Ltd. The deal includes Vasek’s appointed representative Insure My Villa, and …

Hub International Limited Acquires Maryland’s The TAMRAC Group

Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited has acquired The TAMRAC Group Inc. (TAMRAC). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Md., TAMRAC specializes in personal insurance and commercial insurance. It provides insurance products for businesses in …