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Nebraska Agency, INSPRO, Acquired by Marsh & McLennan Agency

Dec 4 2020 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) has acquired INSPRO, a full service, independent agency in Lincoln, Nebraska.Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. For more than 80 years, INSPRO has been providing business...

World Insurance Associates Acquires Insurance Solution Network in Illinois

Dec 3 2020 // New Jersey-based World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Insurance Solution Network LLC (ISN) of Villa Park, Ill.Terms of the Nov. 1 transaction were not disclosed. ISN, led by President Daniel Berlin, has been...

Travelers to Acquire Plymouth Rock’s Digital Agency InsuraMatch

Dec 3 2020 // The Travelers Companies has agreed to acquire InsuraMatch, a national digital independent insurance agency, from the Plymouth Rock Group of Companies.The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021 after...

Capco Acquires Connecticut-Based Insurance Consultancy Firm NEOS

Dec 3 2020 // Capco, a global management and technology consultancy, has acquired NEOS LLC, a Hartford, Conn.-based consultancy focused on helping insurance organizations drive transformational change. The transaction will complement...

Huber to Lead Southeast Expansion for Core Assurance Partners

Dec 3 2020 // Core Assurance Partners, Inc. has hired Rob Huber to the firm as deputy managing director of Core Assurance Atlanta, LLC, a newly formed subsidiary.In this role, Huber will be responsible for strategic growth in the...

Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Heritage Insurance Service of Kentucky

Dec 2 2020 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Heritage Insurance Service, Inc., an independent agency in Louisville, Ky. Terms of the acquisition were not...

Alera Group Acquires Michigan Insurance Agency, Lighthouse Group

Dec 2 2020 // Alera Group, an insurance firm headquartered in Deerfield, Mich., has acquired Lighthouse Group, an independent insurance agency with eight locations through Michigan.The acquisition was effective Dec. 1, 2020. Lighthouse...

Crum & Forster Acquires Aspen’s Food and Beverage Product Recall Business

Dec 2 2020 // Specialty insurer Crum & Forster (C&F) has acquired the renewal rights of Aspen’s U.S. food and beverage product recall insurance portfolio written primarily through the excess and surplus lines market.The...

Hub International Acquires Quebec-Based Seymour Alper

Dec 2 2020 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance brokerage, announced that it has acquired Seymour Alper Inc.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Mount Royal, Quebec, Canada, Seymour Alper Inc. is an...

Allianz to Buy General Insurance Business of Australia’s Westpac for $534M

Dec 2 2020 // Allianz announced it has agreed to purchase the general insurance business of Westpac Banking Corp., the Australian banking group for a deal worth A$725 million (US$534 million).It will also enter into a new 20-year...

TWFG Insurance Acquires Penguin Insurance Services in California

Dec 1 2020 // TWFG Insurance has acquired Penguin Insurance Services in Milpitas, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Penguin is a network of independent brokers, which supports brokers throughout California, Colorado, Nevada,...

AmWINS to Acquire Bermuda-Based International Specialty Brokers Ltd.

Dec 1 2020 // AmWINS Group Inc., a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire International Specialty Brokers Ltd. (ISBL), a Bermuda-based P&C wholesale...

Private Equity Firm Cinven and Canada’s BCI to Buy Legacy Specialist Compre

Dec 1 2020 // Cinven, an international private equity firm, and British Columbia Investment Management Corp. (BCI), one of Canada’s largest institutional investors, announced they have reached an agreement to acquire Compre, a...

World Insurance Associates Acquires Connecticut’s Flanagan Associates

Dec 1 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Flanagan Associates LLC of North Haven, Conn., on November 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Established more than 30 years ago, Flanagan Associates has...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Pennsylvania’s JP Warner Associates

Nov 30 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Wayne, Penn.-based JP Warner Associates Inc., doing business as Warner Benefits. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1997, JP Warner Associates is a traditional...

AXA Sells Persian Gulf Business for $269 Million to Kuwaiti-Based Group

Nov 30 2020 // AXA SA sold its Persian Gulf business for $269 million to a Kuwait-based group, as the French insurance giant shifts its focus and exits some overseas investments to shore up its finances amid the coronavirus pandemic.The...

Third Point Re and Sirius Group Get Shareholder Nod for $788M Merger

Nov 25 2020 // Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. and Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd. announced that their respective shareholders have voted to approve the merger of the two companies. Specialty reinsurer Third Point Re, and Sirius...

Zywave Acquires Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC)

Nov 24 2020 // Insurance technology provider Zywave announced the acquisition of Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a leading provider of marketing, rating and management software and services to the insurance industry.Zywave said...

Cigna’s CEO and Board Sued for ‘Black-Ops-Style’ Tactics to Kill Merger with Anthem

Nov 24 2020 // Cigna Corp.’s chief executive officer and board used “black-ops-style” tactics in a covert campaign to “blow up” a $48 billion merger with rival insurer Anthem Inc., Cigna investors claim in a...

UK Insurer Aviva Sells Stake in Italian Life Unit for $475 Million

Nov 24 2020 // Aviva Plc is selling its stake in its Italian life insurance joint venture for about 400 million euros ($475 million) as Chief Executive Officer Amanda Blanc continues her revamp of the firm.The insurer will sell its 80%...