April 28, 2025
Risk Strategies announced that it has acquired GMC Advisors, LLC., based in Houston, Texas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Headed by owner Greg Chubon, GMC Advisors is a specialist in commercial lines insurance products, with a focus on …
February 19, 2025
Leaders of the casualty insurance practices of a global insurance carrier and a North American specialty brokerage offered insights for insurance buyers and sellers to deal with today’s casualty insurance market during a webinar last week. Their main message was …
January 31, 2025
Howden, one of the world’s largest closely held insurance brokers, is in talks to acquire Risk Strategies, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The talks to acquire Risk Strategies, which is ultimately backed by private equity firm Kelso …
November 13, 2024
North American specialty insurance brokerage Risk Strategies reports it has acquired Felsen Insurance Services, Inc., a New Jersey-based agency offering commercial and personal property/casualty insurance. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Established in 1985, Felsen is based in Denville, …
October 23, 2024
National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies reported it has acquired George W. Blaisdell Insurance, an employee benefits agency based in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. The acquisition expands the Risk Strategies Employee Benefits Practice in its New England region. Terms of …
August 23, 2024
Accession Risk Management Group, the parent company of specialty insurance brokerages Risk Strategies and One80 Intermediaries, reports it has closed a $1 billion incremental debt raise and refinancing. Accession Risk Management Group is a portfolio company of Kelso & Co., …
April 4, 2024
Risk Strategies, headquartered in Boston, appointed Josh Conklin as national employee benefits growth leader and senior managing director. Conklin joined Risk Strategies in 2019 through the acquisition of National Insurance Consulting Group (NICG), an employee benefits and human capital consulting …
March 21, 2024
Global specialty brokerage Risk Strategies reported that it has acquired the U.S. and Canadian operating entities of global insurance holding company, H.W. International B.V. Based in New York City, Hugh Wood Inc. (U.S.) provides commercial lines, personal lines, and group …
February 27, 2024
CRC Group, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, hired Vince Colosimo as executive vice president in the company’s New York City downtown office. Colosimo will assume the role of office president in mid-2025, with current Office President Fred Curatolo taking on a …
January 25, 2024
National specialty insurance brokerage Risk Strategies announced it has acquired Professional Risk Associates, Inc. (PRA), a Virginia-based specialty healthcare insurance agency focused on medical professional liability. Founded in 1989 and licensed in 36 states, PRA counts more than 6,000 medical …