All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 4 2014 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired The Wright Group Services in Colorado.AssuredPartners made the acquisition through its subsidiary AssuredPartners of Colorado. The terms were not disclosed. Denver, Colo.-based The Wright...
Aug 4 2014 // Boston-based Medical Professional Mutual Insurance Co. (ProMutual), a Coverys company, said it has finalized the previously-announced acquisition of Preferred Professional Insurance Co. (PPIC), located in Omaha,...
Aug 4 2014 // The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America said it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Sacramento, Calif.-based Premier Access Insurance Co., a provider of dental coverage serving more than 5,000...
Aug 1 2014 // Miami-based broker-dealer Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. said it has acquired Highland Capital Brokerage Inc., an independent life, annuities and long term care insurance brokerage, for $42 million.Highland,...
Jul 31 2014 // Stonetrust Commercial Mutual Insurance Holding Co. announced it has agreed to be acquired by Dhandho Holdings LP and Dhandho Holdings Qualified Purchaser LP, based in Irvine, Calif.Stonetrust is a Louisiana-based mutual...
Jul 31 2014 // Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Insurance Point LLC in St. Charles, Ill. and Salt Lake City, Utah. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Insurance Point offers employee benefit...
Jul 31 2014 // Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced that it has terminated its offer to acquire Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited; adding that “in connection with the termination of its acquisition offer,...
Jul 29 2014 // Energi and HDI-Gerling America have entered into a multi-year agreement to extend their risk management and insurance programs to certain segments of the United States downstream, midstream and upstream energy markets....
Jul 24 2014 // Markel Ventures Inc. has acquired a majority interest in Cottrell Inc. of Gainesville, Georgia, a firm that designs and manufactures over-the-road automobile transport equipment. Terms of the transaction were not...
Jul 21 2014 // Bangor, Maine-based Cross Insurance has acquired Merchant, Needham & Associates Insurance, an independent insurance agency based in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Originally...
Jul 21 2014 // USI Insurance Services announced the closing of the acquisition of BHB Insurance Services in Toms River, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. USI says BHB is best known for its community associations...
Jul 16 2014 // MarshBerry has acquired the assets of Gill & Roeser Inc., a New York City-based boutique investment banking and reinsurance intermediary firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Gill & Roeser is an...
Jul 16 2014 // Onex Corp., Canada’s largest buyout firm, agreed to buy York Risk Services Group Inc. from ABRY Partners LLC in a deal valued at $1.33 billion, boosting its insurance business.York Risk Services provides risk...
Jul 16 2014 // Aon Affinity, the consumer, association and program business of Aon Risk Solutions, has completed its acquisition of StoneRiver National Flood Services, Inc. and related entities from StoneRiver Group, L.P.The deal was...
Jul 9 2014 // Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the shares of Gibson’s Insurance Agency Ltd., a Manitoba Canada-based insurance brokerage. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.The announcement said...
Jul 7 2014 // ACE Limited announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the large corporate property and casualty (P&C) business of Itaú Seguros, S.A. from Itaú Unibanco S.A. for approximately $685 million.ACE...
Jul 7 2014 // Helvetia Holding AG agreed to buy a majority stake in Nationale Suisse in a transaction valuing the company at about CHF1.8 billion ($2 billion) to create Switzerland’s third-largest insurer.Helvetia is offering...
Jul 3 2014 // Higginbotham has purchased a portion of Willis of Texas Inc.’s operations. The transaction includes Willis of Texas’ operations in San Antonio, McAllen, Victoria and Tyler. Combined, they add 35 employees and...
Jul 3 2014 // AssuredPartners has acquired Ramsey Insurance Agency Inc., in Charleston, West Virginia.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Ramsey Insurance Agency reports revenues of approximately $1.5 million from selling...
Jul 1 2014 // Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania and its insurance subsidiary, Univest Insurance Inc., announced the acquisition of Sterner Insurance Associates Inc. Sterner Insurance is a 21-person firm that operates two offices in...