November 30, 2023
Bailey Place Insurance has agreed to acquire Tanner Ibbotson in a merger of two historic Cortland, New York-based independent insurance agencies. Effective April 1, 2024, Tanner Ibbotson’s office on West Road will close. No layoffs are planned and most of …
November 27, 2023
Aviva plc announced the acquisition of Optiom O2 Holdings Inc. from Novacap and other minority shareholders for a consideration of approximately £100 million (US$126 million). Calgary, Canada-based Optiom, which operates as a managing general agent (MGA), is a provider of …
November 22, 2023
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Queensbury, New York-based independent insurance agency, Hughes Insurance Agency, Inc. From it headquarters in Queensbury and an office in Albany, Hughes serves the Glens Falls, Lake George Saratoga Springs corridor, as …
November 21, 2023
Insurance Claims management service Alacrity Solutions Group, has acquired Cross Country Adjusting of Pageland, South Carolina. CCA, founded in 2005, provides residential and commercial property claims adjusting through a national network of adjusters. The transaction with CCA is Alacrity’s fifteenth …
November 17, 2023
Canadian financial group Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. offered to buy out minority shareholders of agriculture technology firm Farmers Edge Inc. at a price that would crystallize near-total losses for any longer-term holders of the stock. Fairfax’s takeover bid of 25 …
November 16, 2023
Zurich Insurance Group announced that its subsidiary, Farmers Group Inc. (FGI), has agreed to acquire three insurance brokers of the Farmers Exchanges for US$760 million. The deal also includes the Farmers Exchanges’ flood program servicing arm. The wholesale brokerages – …
November 14, 2023
American Coastal Insurance Corp., formerly affiliated with Florida-based United Property & Casualty Insurance, announced it has a cash buyer for Interboro Insurance Co. in New York. According to the company, the unnamed buyer will acquire 100% of the issued and …
November 14, 2023
The Clear Group, the London-based independent broker, has acquired Peter Hoare & Co. (Insurance Brokers) Ltd., based in Sheffield, England. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1964, Peter Hoare specializes in commercial, motor and liability risks. …
November 14, 2023
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Cobram, Victoria-based Edgar Insurance Brokers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Edgar Insurance Brokers provides commercial insurance products and services in Australia with a client focus of rural and farm, …
November 9, 2023
National specialty broker Risk Strategies has added a Long Island commercial lines agency to its roster. Boston-based Risk Strategies announced its acquisition of Prince Associates, Inc., a multi-line retail independent insurance agency founded in 1964 and based in Hicksville, New …