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Risk Strategies Acquires Risk Management Advisors in California

Sep 4 2019 // Risk Strategies has acquired Risk Management Advisors in Long Beach, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Risk Management Advisors designs and administers captive insurance programs and self-insured plans. Client...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires University Services Business of Garnett-Powers

Sep 3 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the university services business of Mission Viejo, Calif.-based benefits broker and consultant Garnett-Powers & Associates Insurance Services Inc.Steve Johnson and his...

Agency Network Exchange LLC – #11 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // Established in 2009, Agency Network Exchange LLC (ANE) is a network of more than 70 independent insurance agencies in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland that place more than $750 million in written premium. Members...

ISU Network – #2 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // ISU Network limits its size by adding new members, mid-sized to large agencies, by invitation only. But while this agency partnership is small in number, it’s not small in size. According to Steve Pearson, president,...

Smart Choice – #8 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // Smart Choice is an agency network of 7,500 independent agency locations across 44 states. The network offers agencies of all sizes opportunities to build their business with limited upfront commitment. “We not only...

The United Valley Insurance Services – #9 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // The United Valley Insurance Services is a network of independent agencies located in California and Arizona with plans for expansion. Members maintain complete control of their business and own their own books of business....

Renaissance Alliance Insurance – #7 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // Founded by agencies for agencies 20 years ago, the Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services LLC (RAIS) network thrives on helping independent agencies grow premium, profits and equity far beyond their peers. According to J....

Networked Insurance Agents – #16 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // Networked Insurance Agents, an AmWINS Group company, provides an array of membership options from market access to direct access. “Based on the aggregation or direct access membership chosen, independent agents earn...

Pacific Interstate Insurance Brokers – #10 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // Pacific Interstate Insurance Brokers (PIIB), launched in 1994, has more than 200 member agencies in nine states today. Agency members are treated equal even when it comes to cost to join. The total cost to join is a...

Insurance Alliance Network – #19 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // Every agency maintains independent ownership in their book of business when they become a member of the Insurance Alliance Network, part of the Alera Group. According to Jane D. Koppenheffer, president, while agency...

SIAA – #1 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // The SIAA business model has been operating since 1983 in the Northeast and nationally since 1995. The organization operates with 48 local master agencies with over 350 associates across the country including 150 field...

United Agencies Inc. – #18 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // United Agencies Inc. began as a cluster in 1962 when several insurance brokers came together to evaluate the direction of the insurance industry and how to best serve their customers in the future. United Agencies is 100%...

Georgia Agency Partners – #13 Agency Partnerships 2019

Sep 2 2019 // Founded in 1995, the Georgia Agency Partners network is 15 agencies headquartered in Georgia. “We grow organically through our current members and do not add members just for volume growth,” Meredith Rominger,...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires California Benefits Broker, Garnett-Powers & Associates

Aug 30 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the University Services business of Mission Viejo, California-based benefits broker and consultant Garnett-Powers & Associates Insurance Services Inc.Terms of the transaction...

Canada Insurer The Co-operators Acquires Quebec Broker, Cadieux Beausejour Dupras

Aug 30 2019 // Canadian insurer The Co-operators has purchased the Saint Jérôme, Quebec-headquartered broker, Cadieux Beausejour Dupras Inc.Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The brokerage’s portfolio includes...

H.W. Kaufman Group Partners with RB Jones Marine, ProSight Specialty Insurance

Aug 30 2019 // H.W. Kaufman Group, a global network of companies, has expanded its subsidiary RB Jones as it partners with ProSight Specialty Insurance to become the exclusive administrator for its Marine Solutions and Excess Energy...

New Specialty Broker McGill & Partners Forms U.S. Subsidiary

Aug 29 2019 // The new London-based insurance broker, McGill & Partners, is forming a Delaware-based subsidiary and is obtaining U.S. licenses to operate, the company’s founder Steve McGill has confirmed. When McGill &...

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, Inc. Partners with Florida-based Moody Insurance Group

Aug 28 2019 // Los Angeles, CA, August 28, 2019 — The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, one of the fastest growing privately held agencies on the West Coast, announced today a partnership with Moody Insurance Group of Ft. Lauderdale,...

One General Agency Acquires Renewal Rights to Oklahoma City MGA’s Business

Aug 26 2019 // One General Agency (OGA) has acquired the renewal rights to the book of business previously owned by Oklahoma City-based Acton Inc. (Acton).Acton President Eric Acton will be joining the OGA staff. One General Agency...

Canada Broker Westland Insurance Buys First West Insurance Services

Aug 26 2019 // Canadian broker Westland Insurance Group Ltd. announced the acquisition of First West Insurance Services, a subsidiary of First West Credit Union, effective Sept. 30, 2019.Financial details of the transaction were not...