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Monster Insurance Acquires Renewal Rights for OneBeacon Energy Book

Jan 8 2013 // MarketScout, the national electronic insurance exchange and specialty MGA headquartered in Dallas, announced that MarketScout subsidiary, Monster Insurance, has entered into an agreement with OneBeacon Insurance Co. over...

Bolton & Co. Acquires Preferred Specialty in Southern California

Jan 8 2013 // Pasadena, Calif.-based Bolton & Co. acquired Preferred Specialty Insurance Services, an independent insurance agency providing insurance services in the San Gabriel Valley. As part of the transaction, effective Dec....

Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Michigan’s McGraw Wentworth

Jan 8 2013 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh Inc., has acquired McGraw Wentworth Inc., an employee group benefits consulting and brokerage firm based in Troy, Mich. Terms of the transaction were not...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Insurance Risk Managers of Missouri

Jan 8 2013 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Insurance Risk Managers of Missouri Inc. in St. Louis. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1996, Insurance Risk Managers of Missouri (IRM) is a retail insurance...

Russell Bond Buys Independent Garage and Towing Contractors Services in N.Y.

Jan 4 2013 // Buffalo, N.Y.-based insurance wholesaler Russell Bond & Co. Inc. recently acquired Independent Garage and Towing Contractors Services Inc. (IGTC), also of Buffalo. IGTC is a nationwide insurance purchasing group...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Gardner & White in Indiana

Jan 4 2013 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Gardner & White Corp. (Gardner & White) headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1965, Gardner & White provides...

Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Minnesota-Based Liscomb Hood Mason

Jan 4 2013 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., has acquired Liscomb Hood Mason Co., a $2.2 million revenue agency based in Duluth, Minn.With roots dating back to 1927, Liscomb Hood...

EPIC Acquires Homeplace Insurance Brokers in Southern California

Jan 4 2013 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center entered into an agreement to acquire Ontario, Calif.-based Homeplace Insurance Brokers Inc. The Ontario team will report to Dan Ryan, EPIC’s managing principal in Orange...

Hub International Acquires Oklahoma Independent Agency, CFR

Jan 3 2013 // Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired CFR Inc. (CFR), a Tulsa, Okla.–based insurance brokerage firm. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.The operations will form a new regional Hub called Hub International...

USI Acquires Wick Pilcher in Arizona

Jan 3 2013 // USI Insurance Services acquired Phoenix, Ariz.-based Wick Pilcher Insurance Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wick Pilcher provides insurance programs for all facets of employee benefits, commercial and personal...

Fidelity National Financial Buys Health Insurance Broker Digital Insurance

Jan 3 2013 // Florida-based title insurer and financial services firm Fidelity National Financial Inc. has acquired Digital Insurance Inc., a health insurance distribution and benefits management firm for small and medium sized...

Confie Seguros Buys 3 More Florida Brokerages

Jan 3 2013 // Hispanic market-focused insurance agency network Confie Seguros said it has acquired three insurance brokerages in Florida that will strengthen the company’s operations in that state. Confie Seguros completed the...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Hardman & Howell in Kansas

Jan 2 2013 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Hardman & Howell Benefits in Wichita, Kan.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hardman & Howell Benefits provides a range of employee benefit program consulting services for...

R-T to Acquire Workers’ Comp Wholesaler IFIS in California

Dec 28 2012 // R-T Specialty LLC entered into a definitive agreement to acquire West Coast workers’ compensation specialist International Facilities Insurance Services. Chicago, Ill.-based R-T is the brokerage arm of Ryan Specialty...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Heiser in Illinois

Dec 28 2012 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Heiser Insurance Agency Inc. in Morton, Ill.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Heiser Insurance Agency is a retail insurance broker providing retail property/casualty, employee...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires The Eriksen Group Of Michigan

Dec 27 2012 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired The Eriksen Group Inc., in Birmingham, Mich.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Eriksen Group is a retirement consulting firm that provides ongoing and project-based retirement...

Canadian Private Equity Firm Onex Completes USI Acquisition

Dec 27 2012 // Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp. said today it has completed its previously announced acquisition of USI Insurance Services from Goldman Sachs Group’s GS Capital Partners for approximately $2.3 billion. The...

Neace Lukens Acquires Davis-Garvin Agency in South Carolina

Dec 26 2012 // Louisville, Ky.-based insurance agency Neace Lukens announced it completed the acquisition of the Davis-Garvin Agency in Columbia, S.C. In addition to its Columbia, S.C., headquarters, Davis-Garvin Agency has offices in...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Ahrold Fay Rosenberg of Iowa

Dec 26 2012 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Ahrold Fay Rosenberg in Des Moines, Iowa.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ahrold Fay Rosenberg is a retail insurance broker providing retail property/casualty, employee benefits...

Regions Insurance Acquires Argyle Benefits Consultants in Tennessee

Dec 21 2012 // Regions Insurance, a subsidiary of Birmingham, Alabama-based Regions Financial Corp., is expanding its employee benefits practice in Memphis, Tennessee, with the acquisition of Argyle Benefits Consultants LLC. Argyle...