All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 6 2025 // Law firm Clyde & Co announced its merger with Dallas law firm Tillman Batchelor LLP. Mark Tillman and Colin Batchelor have joined Clyde & Co’s Dallas office as partners and will be joined by their team of six...
Jan 6 2025 // U.S. President Joe Biden violated the Constitution by blocking Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel through a sham national security review, the companies alleged in a lawsuit they said was filed on...
Jan 6 2025 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based insurance brokerage, announced the acquisition of Waterloo, Ontario-based Encore Insurance Services Inc., dba Encore Group.Terms of the transaction were...
Jan 3 2025 // SageSure closed the acquisition of GeoVera Advantage Insurance Services LLC in Fairfield, California. The entity will now function as a newly formed managing general agent and includes the residential earthquake risk...
Jan 2 2025 // Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) announced the acquisition of Acumen Solutions Group LLC, a Melville, New York-based insurance agency.Founded in 2012, Acumen provides personal insurance and customized commercial insurance...
Jan 2 2025 // Nexus Underwriting, a Brown & Brown group business, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Arma Fusion Ltd., the parent company of Arma Underwriting Ltd.Arma is a leading specialty reinsurance MGA based...
Dec 31 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Tustin, California-based Murray Gardner Insurance Agency Inc., dba BMR Insurance. Gary Arch and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Scott Firestone,...
Dec 30 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Tustin, California-based Murray Gardner Insurance Agency Inc., dba BMR Insurance. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BMR Insurance is a retail insurance...
Dec 30 2024 // Loyalhanna Insurance Group of Latrobe, Pennsylvania has been acquired by Union Bay Acquisition LLC, an aggregator of insurance agencies based in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Terms were not disclosed. This acquisition is Union...
Dec 27 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Roten & Company Insurance, a longstanding family-owned and operated insurance agency based in San Antonio, Texas. This acquisition strengthens Inszone’s...
Dec 27 2024 // Insurer Crum & Forster, a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, has sold its C&F Credit Division to Amynta Group.The C&F Credit Division underwrites and manages credit insurance products, including...
Dec 27 2024 // This story has been corrected to include the correct year in the headline.Insurance trade organizations are always working for the industry so Insurance Journal asked them: What are the top priorities and/or challenges...
Dec 26 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois-based Afina Insurance Advisors Inc. (Afina Insurance). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Afina Insurance is a...
Dec 26 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Portland, Oregon-based Durham & Bates Agencies Inc. Jeremy Andersen, Sean McCarthy, Christen Picot, Stephanie Murphy, David Hearns and their team will remain in their current...
Dec 23 2024 // Aviva Plc agreed to buy Direct Line Insurance Group Plc for roughly £3.7 billion ($4.65 billion) in a deal that would create the UK’s largest motor insurer.Each Direct Line shareholder will be entitled to receive...
Dec 23 2024 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Great Basin Insurance Inc. Agency Partners Dana Loreman and Bill Gilmore Jr., and the Great Basin Insurance team, will join Hub Northwest. Great Basin Insurance will be...
Dec 20 2024 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Otter Insurance Agency Inc. in Lynnwood, Washington. Patrick Otter, president, and the Otter Insurance Agency team will join HUB Northwest. Otter Insurance Agency will be...
Dec 19 2024 // The brokerage industry is adapting to a changing landscape as macroeconomic conditions temper the tailwinds that have driven growth in recent years. High interest rates, historical valuations, and tighter access to capital...
Dec 19 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Austin, Texas-based Howe Insurance Group LLC, dba DMc Insurance Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. DMc Insurance Partners is a personal...
Dec 19 2024 // The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) announced that it will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Prescient National Insurance Company (PNIC) based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The transaction...