Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines

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Inszone Acquires Texas’ Talerity

Apr 19 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the strategic acquisition of Talerity, LLC, a specialized insurance agency focusing on professional liability for medical providers. Founded in 2008 by Cary Smith, Talerity has carved a...

CFC Acquires Solution Underwriting in Australia

Apr 18 2024 // CFC, the London-based specialist insurer, announced it has agreed to acquire Australian managing general agent, Solution Underwriting.Financial details of the deal, which is expected to complete on April 30, 2024, were not...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Louisiana’s Fontenelle & Goodreau

Apr 18 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Metairie, Louisiana-based Fontenelle & Goodreau Insurance, LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Fontenelle & Goodreau Insurance offers...

Howden’s DUAL Acquires Swiss Re’s Marine Team to Support Growth Ambitions

Apr 17 2024 // DUAL, the specialist underwriting arm of Howden Group Holdings, announced it has significantly strengthened its marine capability in Europe with the acquisition of Swiss Re’s Genoa, Italy-based Marine team with the...

Higginbotham Acquires Louisiana’s Eagan Insurance

Apr 16 2024 // Higginbotham has acquired Eagan Insurance of Metairie, Louisiana, in a move that extends Higginbotham’s presence to South Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. “At Higginbotham, we just celebrated our 75th...

King Acquires Dave Alton Agency in North Carolina

Apr 16 2024 // King Insurance Partners, considered one of the fastest-growing U.S. brokerages, has added another producer to its lineup: The Dave Alton Agency, with offices in Greenville, Plymouth and Washington, North Carolina. The...

Howden Ireland Acquires Curran Connolly & Co. (Drogheda) Ltd.

Apr 15 2024 // Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired Curran Connolly & Co. (Drogheda) Ltd., the commercial and personal lines insurance broker based in County Louth, Ireland.Financial...

BNP Paribas to Acquire Fosun’s Stake in Belgian Insurer Ageas

Apr 15 2024 // BNP Paribas, the euro zone’s biggest bank, has agreed to buy a 9% stake in Ageas from China’s Fosun Group for about 730 million euros ($780 million), making it the biggest shareholder in the Belgian insurer.The...

World Insurance Associates Acquires InterWeb Insurance in Arizona

Apr 15 2024 // World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of InterWeb Insurance in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. InterWeb was founded in 2008 and primarily provides commercial insurance, focusing on errors & omissions coverage...

R&Q to Sell Stake in Obra Joint Venture for $30M, Expects “Significant Pre-Tax Loss”

Apr 12 2024 // R&Q Insurance Holdings, (R&Q) the Bermuda-based non-life speciality insurer that focuses on program management and legacy insurance business, announced it has agreed to sell its stake in a joint venture with Obra...

People Moves: Rosensaft Joins Alliant M&A; McDougald Is President of Victor Specialty

Apr 12 2024 // Rosensaft Joins Alliant Insurance Services as Managing DirectorJodi Rosensaft joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, as managing director, advisory leader – representation and warranties...

Alera Group Acquires Texas-Based HealthSure

Apr 11 2024 // Alera Group, a national insurance and financial services firm, announced today the acquisition of Texas-based HealthSure.Founded in 1998 by Barry Couch, HealthSure serves rural healthcare organizations as an independent...

Alliant Insurance Services Acquires Vinsa Insurance Associates in California

Apr 11 2024 // Alliant Insurance Services acquired Vinsa Insurance Associates within its Alliant Public Entity division, expanding its footprint in California. Based in Lancaster, California, Vinsa is an independent property/casualty...

King Partners Buys Vero Beach-based Prestige Insurance

Apr 9 2024 // King Insurance Partners, the Gainesville, Florida-based brokerage, has continued its steady pace of expansion with the acquisition of Prestige Insurance, with offices in Vero Beach. Michele Anania is principal of the...

Alliant Insurance Services Acquires Captive Program Manager POPIC

Apr 9 2024 // Alliant Insurance Services, the Irving, California-based insurance broker, has acquired Property Owners Protection Insurance Co. (POPIC), a national captive program manager that serves owners and managers of multifamily...

Descartes Labs Acquires Geosite in California

Apr 9 2024 // Descartes Labs acquired all of the operating assets of Geosite, a Palo Alto, Califorina-based SaaS provider of geospatial intelligence to property/casualty insurance companies. Rachel Olney, CEO of Geosite, will be leading...

Arch Insurance to Buy Allianz’s U.S. MidCorp & Entertainment Insurance Businesses

Apr 5 2024 // Arch Insurance North America, part of Bermuda’s Arch Capital Group Ltd., announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s US MidCorp and Entertainment businesses...

Applied Surety Underwriters Buys Majority of Argo’s In-Force Coal, Oil, Gas, Mining Biz

Apr 5 2024 // Applied Surety Underwriters (ASU), a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters’ United Risk division, announced it will acquire the majority of Argo Surety group’s in-force coal, oil, gas, and mining business.ASU will...

Hub International Acquires Pollock Insurance in Washington

Apr 5 2024 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Pollock Insurance Inc. Andrea Pollock Wood, the firm’s owner, and the Pollock Insurance team, will join Hub Northwest. Pollock Insurance will be referred to as Pollock...

People Moves: Leif Assurance Hires Galvan as Commercial Lines Account Manager; Applied Underwriters Names Holtmeier VP, Strategic Development, for M&A and Partnership Alliances

Apr 4 2024 // Leif Assurance Hires Galvan as Commercial Lines Account ManagerLeif Assurance, headquartered in St. Louis, hired Mayra Galvan as commercial lines account manager. Galvan is responsible for managing clients’ renewal...