2021 M&A News

Hub International Acquires Assets of Pennsylvania’s Davis Trachtenberg Inc.

Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Davis Trachtenberg Inc. (DTI). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, DTI is a full-service insurance agency providing clients with commercial and personal insurance. …

Howden Broking Buys Independent Superyacht Broker Sturge Taylor

Howden Broking announced that it has acquired independent superyacht insurance broker Sturge Taylor & Associates (STA Group). STA Group will become part of Howden and will operate under the new trading name Howden Sturge. This acquisition further underlines Howden’s drive …

UK Broker, Specialist Risk Group, Acquires MGA CLS Risk Solutions

Specialist Risk Group (SRG), a London-based insurance broker, has agreed to acquire CLS Risk Solutions (CLS RS), subject to regulatory approval. Financial details of the acquisition — its fourth so far this year — were not disclosed. Established in 2010, …

Hub International Limited Acquires Assets of Pennsylvania’s Incentive Systems

Hub International Limited (Hub), a full-service global insurance broker, has acquired the assets of Incentive Systems Inc. (ISI). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, ISI provides employee benefit solutions, helping clients maximize the value of …

World Insurance Associates Acquires C. Walter Searle Insurance Agency

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired C. Walter Searle Insurance Agency LLC of Nutley, New Jersey, on February 1, 2021. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Since its founding in 1926, C. Walter Searle has been serving the …

Largest Wholesale Broker, Amwins, to Acquire Rival Worldwide Facilities

The largest wholesale insurance broker, Amwins Group, is getting even larger as it has agreed to acquire Worldwide Facilities, the fourth-largest wholesale insurance broker in the U.S. The addition of Worldwide broadens Amwins’ specialty capabilities and expands its footprint, especially …

Update: CoStar Group Withdraws Bid to Buy CoreLogic

Commercial real estate information provider CoStar Group said it had withdrawn its bid to buy CoreLogic after the U.S. property analytics company rebuffed its sweetened buyout offer of more than $7 billion earlier on Thursday. In February, CoreLogic had agreed …

CoreLogic Tells CoStar Its Buyout Offer Needs Improvement

U.S. property data and analytics company CoreLogic Inc. rebuffed peer CoStar Group Inc.’s sweetened buyout offer, saying it required improvement in terms of value. Earlier this week, CoStar raised its offer to buy CoreLogic by adding another $450 million to …

McGowan Acquires Couch Braunsdorf Insurance Group’s Wholesale Division

The McGowan Companies, based in Fairview Park, Ohio, has acquired the assets of the wholesale division of Liberty Corner, N.J.-headquartered Couch Braunsdorf Insurance Group Inc. (CBIG), effective February 1, 2021. CBIG’s wholesale division will be re-branded under the McGowan brand. …

London-Based Broker Costero Holdings Acquires Mar Risk Services

Costero Holdings, a privately held London-based brokerage, has acquired the independent broker Mar Risk Services Ltd. (MarRS), effective March 1, 2021. Headquartered in London, MarRS offers insurance advice and access to leading insurance providers both in Lloyd’s and international markets. …