2020 M&A News

Hub International Acquires Saskatchewan-Based Prince Albert Insurance Ltd.

Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired the assets of Prince Albert Insurance Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert Insurance Ltd. is a full-service, independent insurance brokerage …

BRP Group Acquires Virginia’s Armfield, Harrison & Thomas

BRP Group Inc., an independent insurance distribution firm delivering tailored insurance solutions, has acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Armfield, Harrison & Thomas Inc., which will be converted post-acquisition to a limited liability company with the name Armfield, …

Truist on Track for 5 Acquisitions to Boost Its Wholesale Insurance Business

Charlotte, N.C.-based Truist Insurance Holdings reported that it will complete five insurance acquisitions this quarter, adding more than $100 million of combined annual revenue to its wholesale division. The most recent of these transactions is the acquisition of Wellington Risk …

World Insurance Associates Acquires Virginia’s Tucker Insurance Service

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Tucker Insurance Service Inc. of Falls Church, Va., on November 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Tucker was established in 1961. It is a full-service insurance agency committed to providing …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires North Star Insurance Services, North Star Marine

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Seattle-based North Star Insurance Services LLC and Fairhaven, Mass.-based North Star Marine Insurance Services LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2001, North Star Insurance Services is a full-service marine …

BMS Purchases Spanish Specialist Insurance Broker Montymarq

BMS Group, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced its Spanish subsidiary, BMS Mediación Iberia Correduría de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.L.U. (BMS Iberia), has acquired Montymarq Asociados Consultores y Corredores de Seguros, S.L., the Spanish specialist insurance broker. The consideration for …

Travelers to Acquire Plymouth Rock’s Digital Agency InsuraMatch

The Travelers Companies has agreed to acquire InsuraMatch, a national digital independent insurance agency, from the Plymouth Rock Group of Companies. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021 after regulatory approvals. Terms were not disclosed. …

Capco Acquires Connecticut-Based Insurance Consultancy Firm NEOS

Capco, a global management and technology consultancy, has acquired NEOS LLC, a Hartford, Conn.-based consultancy focused on helping insurance organizations drive transformational change. The transaction will complement and extend Capco’s insurance services. NEOS’s leadership team, including Founder and Managing Partner …

New Insurance Group Inigo Gets Approval from Lloyd’s to Start Underwriting in January

Inigo Ltd., the new London insurance group that has raised $800m in start-up capital from a group of blue chip global investors, announced that it has received approval in principle from the Corporation of Lloyd’s and will start underwriting for …

China Renews OK of Oceanwide’s Stalled $2.7 Billion Purchase of Genworth

U.S.-based Genworth Financial Inc. reported that Chinese officials have renewed their approval of China Oceanwide Holdings Group’s acquisition of Genworth’s Delaware-domiciled insurer, allowing the deal to proceed to meet other regulatory requirements. The deal was originally proposed in 2016, but …