2018 mergers & acquisitions News

Randall & Quilter to Acquire Coffey Group’s Irish Captive

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. (R&Q) announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Western Captive Insurance Company Designated Activity Company (WCIC) from the Coffey Group of companies in Ireland. WCIC is Coffey’s Irish-domiciled captive insurance company. The …

Canada MGA Totten Insurance Buys Lloyd’s Coverholder Anderson McTague

Totten Insurance Group Inc., a Toronto-based managing general agency, announced it has acquired Anderson McTague & Associates Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, Anderson McTague has served Atlantic Canada’s independent insurance …

IAT Insurance Group Finalizes Acquisition of New Jersey’s IFIC Surety Group

IAT Insurance Group, a Raleigh, N.C.-headquartered provider of specialty property and casualty products, has finalized its acquisition of Newark, N.J.-headquartered IFIC Surety Group Inc. IFIC consists of International Fidelity Insurance Company and its subsidiary Allegheny Casualty Insurance Company. Following the …

Worldwide Facilities Acquires Assets of Massachusetts’ Draco Insurance Solutions

Worldwide Facilities LLC, a national wholesale insurance broker, managing general agent and program underwriter, has acquired the assets of Draco Insurance Solutions Inc., a Boston, Mass.-based program manager specializing in the public transportation sector. The Draco team, led by Executive …

Zurich to Acquire 80% Stake in Indonesia’s Adira Insurance for About $414M

Zurich Insurance is acquiring an 80 percent stake in Indonesia’s Adira Insurance from PT Bank Danamon Indonesia and a minority investor for at least around $414 million, the Swiss group said on Thursday. “Zurich has earmarked Asia Pacific to be …

Drivers of Marsh & McLennan-JLT Deal: Too Much Capital, Not Enough Growth – Opinion

Too much capital and not enough growth. Faced with this ailment, the insurance sector is reaching for a costly remedy — M&A. Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. Tuesday became the latest [insurance industry participant]* to splash the cash, agreeing to …

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants Acquires New York’s Vanbridge

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a national retail insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, has acquired the assets, employees and operations of Vanbridge LLC, a specialty insurance intermediary, program management and risk advisory services business. Headquartered in New York, …

Alera Group Acquires Burnham Benefit Advisors, VantagePoint Benefit Strategies

Alera Group, a Deerfield, Ill.-based employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired Burnham Benefit Advisors and VantagePoint Benefit Strategies. Burnham Benefit Advisors, located in Lake Placid, N.Y., is an employee benefits firm offering compliance …

USI Insurance Services Acquires Massachusetts’ The Gaudreau Group

USI Insurance Services (USI), an insurance brokerage and risk management company, has acquired Wilbraham, Mass.-based The Gaudreau Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1921, The Gaudreau Group is a commercial insurance, employee benefits, personal risk and …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires New York’s United Dealer Services

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired United Dealer Services LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Highland Mills, N.Y., United Dealer Services LLC is a retail insurance broker and program administrator. It provides a range of …