All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 3 2012 // Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group said its subsidiary RSG Underwriting Managers is acquiring WKFC Underwriting Managers in New York. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Ryan Specialty Group CEO Patrick G....
Apr 3 2012 // BB&T Corp., a major regional bank and insurance broker based in Winston-Salem, N.C., said it completed the previously announced acquisition of insurance businesses from Roseland, N.J.- based insurance wholesaler Crump...
Apr 3 2012 // Charlotte, North Carolina-based technology firm Red Ventures has acquired the online homeowners insurance site, HomeInsurance.com.HomeInsurance.com, based in Wilmington, N.C., offers competitive quotes on home insurance...
Apr 2 2012 // Marsh, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York-based Marsh & McLennan Companies, acquired Cosmos Services (America) Inc., the U.S. insurance brokerage subsidiary of global trading firm Itochu Corporation. Terms of the...
Mar 29 2012 // Short Hills, N.J.-based insurance broker Bollinger acquired Creative Agency Group in Holmdel, N.J.Creative Agency Group specializes in program business — specifically golf and county clubs, health and fitness clubs,...
Mar 29 2012 // Liberty Mutual, one of the largest insurance companies in the world, said it would enter the Russian market with a deal to acquire KIT Finance Insurance, which primarily writes auto coverage in St. Petersburg and...
Mar 29 2012 // A Florida domiciled auto insurer that provides coverage to 18,000 drivers in the state and Georgia has been acquired by California equity firm looking to enter the non-standard market.Peachtree Casualty Insurance Co. is...
Mar 28 2012 // MKM Partners, a research firm, appointed industry veteran Harry Fong as executive director in its equity research department to cover insurance companies. Fong is an experienced insurance analyst with strong corporate and...
Mar 27 2012 // San Diego, Calif.-based managing general agent K2 Insurance Services LLC has acquired a majority stake in Midwestern Insurance Alliance Inc., an MGA based in Louisville, Ky. that underwrites workers’ compensation...
Mar 22 2012 // Chicago-based CNA Financial Corporation and Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Limited announced that they have agreed to terms on a cash acquisition by CNA of all of the common shares of Hardy.“The acquisition is to be...
Mar 22 2012 // Louisiana Agency Partners (LAP) announced that The Kirksey Agency in West Monroe, La., has become the 12th member agency of the Louisiana-based network of independent insurance agencies.According to Joe Cunningham Jr., the...
Mar 21 2012 // The Hartford Financial Services Group yielded to demands from its biggest shareholder, famed hedge fund manager John Paulson, and said on Wednesday that it would get rid of most of its life insurance-related operations.The...
Mar 21 2012 // Lawyers and judges warned lawmakers on Monday that budget constraints on the state’s judiciary are imperiling the delivery of justice and compromising security in its courts.Robert Mulligan, chief justice for...
Mar 19 2012 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. acquired Stone, Harris & Stone, a division of Brown and Brown. Stone, Harris & Stone has provided commercial and personal insurance services...
Mar 19 2012 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of BenefitLink Resource Group, Inc., in Calgary, Canada.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The bulletin said BenefitLink was established in 2001, as an...
Mar 16 2012 // Vermont and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are joining to put $19.8 million toward buying out properties that are prone to flooding. Gov. Peter Shumlin, U.S. Rep. Peter Welch and other officials traveled to...
Mar 15 2012 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Human Resource Management Systems LLC in Naperville, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1997, Human Resource Management Systems...
Mar 14 2012 // Washington-based Bell-Anderson Agency Inc. has acquired Michael J. Girias Insurance of Renton, Wash. This is Bell-Anderson’s third acquisition in the past 18 months. Terms of the deal were not...
Mar 13 2012 // Palomar Insurance Corp, a Montgomery, Alabama-headquartered insurance brokerage, said it has acquired Martin Grace Benefit Group Inc. in Birmingham. Martin Grace is an employee benefit and insurance consulting firm. Tony...
Mar 13 2012 // Marsh & McLennan Agency, a unit of Marsh Inc. acquired KSPH, a $5 million revenue employee benefits agency in Glen Allen, Va.Launched in 2000, KSPH offers employee benefits and retirement plan services to middle...