IMA Financial Group News

IMA Acquires RiskPoint in Pacific Northwest

IMA Financial Group acquired RiskPoint Insurance Advisors LLC in the Pacific Northwest. With the transaction, k.p.d. Insurance and JL Jones and Associates will join RiskPoint in rebranding as IMA companies and expanding IMA’s presence in the Pacific Northwest. RiskPoint was …

IMA Financial Adds EBS Insurance Brokers in Massachusetts

Denver-based insurance brokerage IMA Financial Group reports it is expanding its employee benefits practice nationally with the acquisition of EBS Insurance Brokers of Newton, Massachusetts. EBS and its 30 employees offer health and welfare plan administration, executive and international benefits …

IMA Acquires LTC Performance Strategies in Southern California

LTC Performance Strategies Inc. in Southern California has been acquired by IMA Financial Group. Following the acquisition, LTC’s leadership will join IMA. LTC will become LTC, an IMA company and will maintain its headquarters in Valencia, California. LTC will complement …

Markets/Coverages: IMA Creates Metaverse Insurance R&D Lab; Appalachian’s Workers’ Comp Teams With Slice; Blockdaemon Debuts Blockchain Policy

IMA Financial Unveils the Metaverse’s First Insurance Research & Development Facility Financial services firm IMA Financial Group said it has launched the metaverse’s first insurance and risk management research and development facility. Called IMA Web3Labs, it will be located in …

IMA Acquires Parker, Smith & Feek in Washington

IMA Financial Group is acquiring Washington-based Parker, Smith & Feek to expand its brokerage services in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and Hawaii. The deal is effective Nov. 1. Terms were not disclosed. IMA’s acquisition of PS&F grows the agency’s team …

People Moves: IMA Adds MacConnell; Lockton Names Wong Vice President in California

IMA Financial Group named Donna MacConnell senior vice president, managing director of claims. MacConnell has more than 30 years in the industry, having led claims and coverage departments, and served as an individual contributor in personal and commercial lines. Before …

People Moves: IMA Names Droege Strategy Director; EPIC Adds Marshall in California

IMA Financial Group named H. Garrett Droege IMA director of innovation and strategy. Droege will be based in Denver, Colo. He specializes in evaluating emerging technology risks, and joins IMA in a newly created role, charged with examining risk and …

IMA Financial Acquires Diversified Insurance Group in Utah

IMA Financial Group has acquired Salt Lake City, Utah-based Diversified Insurance Group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Diversified will retain its name as a division of IMA Inc. Its CEO, Spence Hoole, will remain president of Diversified’s 70-plus …

People Moves: InterWest Names Espinosa Senior Director in California, IMA Adds Washington to Executive Leadership

InterWest Insurance Services has named Brad Espinosa senior director in its surety division. He will be based in Sacramento, Calif., and report to Keith Schuler, president and CEO of InterWest Insurance Services. He has more than 12 years of experience …

IMA Financial Group Acquires California’s Bolton

Denver-based insurance brokerage IMA Financial Group said it is expanding to California by acquiring Bolton & Co. in a transaction effective May 1, 2021. The combined brokerage firm will employ 1,200 associates and generate annualized revenues of more than $300 …