2019 Mergers & Acquisitions News

The Hilb Group Acquires Rhode Island’s Damiano Agency

The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Rhode Island-based Damiano Agency (DA). The transaction became effective July 1, 2019. For more than 30 years, DA has been delivering property and casualty insurance for businesses and individuals in the Rhode Island …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Maryland’s The Novick Group

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Rockville, Md.-based The Novick Group Inc. Founded in 1987, The Novick Group is a retail property and casualty broker focused on providing insurance products and services to nonprofits and association clients throughout the …

Risk Strategies Acquires Connecticut’s Gerard B. Tracy Associates

Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has added to its employee benefits practice with the acquisition of Gerard B. Tracy Associates Inc. Based in Fairfield, Conn., Gerard B. Tracy Associates Inc. was founded in …

Alera Group Acquires New Hampshire’s Landmark Benefits

Alera Group, a national independent insurance agency based in Deerfield, Ill., has acquired Landmark Benefits Inc., effective July 1, 2019. Landmark, located in Windham, N.H., is an employee benefits broker providing insurance benefits, human resource consulting, compliance and wellness to …

Plymouth Rock Assurance to Acquire New Jersey’s Rider Insurance Company

Plymouth Rock Assurance has agreed to expand its investment in the motorcycle insurance segment with the acquisition of Rider Insurance Company, subject to regulatory approvals. A New Jersey-based motorcycle insurance carrier with $21 million in annual premiums, Rider Insurance was …

The Hilb Group Acquires Pennsylvania’s Greenwald Berk Agency

The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Pennsylvania-based Greenwald Berk Agency LLC (GBA). The transaction became effective July 1, 2019. GBA offers a full spectrum of business insurance, personal insurance and life/health products and services. This acquisition will establish THG’s …

Brown & Brown Metro Acquires Assets of New Jersey’s Innovative Risk Solutions

Brown & Brown Metro LLC has acquired substantially all of the assets of Innovative Risk Solutions Inc. Innovative Risk Solutions was founded in 2004 by sole shareholder Sean Gormley with the goal of providing employee benefits for Innovative’s customers. Following …

USI Insurance Services Acquires Pennsylvania’s JRG Advisors

USI Insurance Services (USI) has acquired Wexford, Penn.-based employee benefits services firm, JRG Advisors LLC. The company’s existing operations will be combined with Emerson Reid, USI’s employee benefits wholesale brokerage division. USI is a Valhalla, N.Y.-headquartered insurance brokerage and consulting …

Alera Group Acquires New York’s Austin & Co.

Alera Group, a national insurance firm, has acquired Austin & Co. Inc., effective July 1, 2019. The firm expands Alera Group’s employee benefits and property and casualty expertise. Austin & Co., located in Albany, N.Y., has served clients throughout the …

Hub International Acquires Assets of Pennsylvania’s Cosaint Insurance Partners

Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Cosaint Insurance Partners LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The principal owners of Cosaint Insurance Partners were part of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company’s exclusive distribution …