P. Barrett Brown News

U.S. Broker Brown & Brown Agrees to Acquire UK’s Global Risk Partners Ltd.

U.S. broker Brown & Brown Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Global Risk Partners (GRP) from its private equity owner Searchlight Capital Partners L.P. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in the …

Brown & Brown Agrees to Acquire Irish Broker O’Leary Insurances

Brown & Brown Inc., the Daytona Beach, Fla.-based broker, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the general insurance operating companies of O’Leary Insurances (OLI) in Ireland. The transaction is expected to close in January 2021, subject to …

P. Barrett Brown Named President of Brown & Brown Retail Business

Insurance broker Brown & Brown announced the appointment of P. Barrett Brown as an executive vice president and president of the company’s retail business. Most recently, Brown served as a senior vice president and a regional president in the retail …

Brown & Brown Revamps Retail Agency Division

Brown & Brown Inc. has realigned its of retail agency division into a more decentralized operating model with an eye toward increasing organic growth. Brown & Brown’s retail agency division will continue to operate as one division but, effective immediately, …