2021 mergers & acquisitions News

Accelerant Acquires North Carolina’s Agribusiness Risk Underwriters

Accelerant, a technology-based insurance platform, has acquired Agribusiness Risk Underwriters (ARU), a provider of poultry farm insurance product development, underwriting and loss control. ARU was founded in 2016 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It builds and distributes proprietary insurance products, invests …

Amwins Acquires Maryland’s CBIZ M.T. Donahoe & Associates

Amwins, a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has acquired CBIZ M.T. Donahoe & Associates LLC (MTDA), a Maryland-based general agent specializing in employee and individual benefits and services. MTDA President Michael Donahoe Jr. will join the leadership …

Propel Insurance Acquires South Carolina’s South Risk Management

Propel Insurance, a privately-owned insurance agency and portfolio company of Flexpoint Ford, has acquired South Carolina-based South Risk Management (SRM), a construction-focused insurance consulting firm. The acquisition of SRM expands Propel’s presence into South Carolina and adds to the company’s …

Venerable Completes Acquisition of Corporate Solutions Life Reinsurance Company

Venerable Holdings Inc. has completed its acquisition of Corporate Solutions Life Reinsurance Company (CS Life Re), a Delaware domiciled and New York licensed reinsurance company, from Equitable Holdings Inc. With the close of this transaction, Venerable’s pro forma assets under …

Hub International Limited Acquires Assets of Epstein Financial Services LLC

Hub International Limited (Hub), a full-service global insurance broker, has acquired the assets of Epstein Financial Services LLC and Epstein Financial Group LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, Epstein Financial is an independent …

Element Risk Management Acquires Pennsylvania’s Smith Insurance

Element Risk Management has acquired Smith Insurance with locations in Hershey and Williamstown, Pennsylvania. Smith Insurance was founded as a small insurance agency by James J. Smith in 1933. The agency was bought by Bruce Moore in 1983, and he …

High Street Insurance Partners Acquires Paladin, Richardi-Demola Insurance Agencies

High Street Insurance Partners (HSIP), a full-service insurance brokerage platform, has acquired New Jersey-based Paladin Insurance Agency and Richardi-Demola Insurance Agency (RD). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Both firms specialize in business and personal Insurance solutions. President Tom …

Mitchell | Genex | Coventry Agrees to Acquire QualCare Alliance Networks

Mitchell | Genex | Coventry, a provider of cost containment technology, provider networks, clinical services, pharmacy benefit management (PBM) and disability management, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire QualCare Alliance Networks Inc. (QANI), a managed care organization serving …

Kaplansky Insurance Acquires Massachusetts’ John P. Riley Insurance

Kaplansky Insurance has acquired its third independent agency of 2021, John P. Riley Insurance. The purchase of the Dorchester, Massachusetts-based business marks Kaplansky’s 37th acquisition overall. John P. Riley opened his insurance agency in 1938 while also working in the …

Hub International Limited Acquires Assets of Ion Insurance Corporation

Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Ion Insurance Corporation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Cheshire, Connecticut, Ion Insurance is a full service, independent insurance agency providing personal and business insurance …