All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 16 2011 // New York-based Integro has acquired Windward International Inc., a marine insurance broker based in New Jersey.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Windward International Inc. has developed a significant subspecialty in...
Mar 15 2011 // Markel Specialty announced the renewal of its American Camp Association (ACA) Mission Partner Sponsorship for the next three years. This announcement follows the completion of the Markel-funded Healthy Camp Study, a...
Mar 11 2011 // Brown & Brown of Louisiana Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all of the insurance agency assets of Robert Ellis & Associates Inc. of Mandeville, La., the companies...
Mar 11 2011 // Kane, a provider of specialist risk and insurance management services, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the insurance management operations of HSBC.The bulletin explained that “under the...
Mar 11 2011 // Paul Vredenburg has joined Assured Agencies in Lake Mary, Fla. as senior vice president of business development. In this position, Vredenburg will be responsible for identifying acquisition opportunities for Assured...
Mar 10 2011 // Baltimore-based Insurance broker RCM&D acquired the commercial property and casualty insurance division of Philadelphia-based TRION Inc. and has opened a Philadelphia regional office to serve clients throughout...
Mar 9 2011 // Rocklin, Calif.-based Intercare Specialty Risk Insurance Services Inc. and PRM Insurance Services Inc. have inked a contractual agreement for the companies to work together under the management of newly formed Phoenix Risk...
Mar 9 2011 // Massachusetts insurance agency William Palumbo Insurance Agency said it has partnered with The Bulfinch Group, a financial services firm in the state, to offer its P&C clients access to Bulfinch’s wealth planning...
Mar 8 2011 // Doodson Broking Group, an entertainment insurance specialist based in the United Kingdom, has acquired Dallas-based CSI Entertainment Insurance to form Doodson Entertainment.The partnership creates an insurance broker for...
Mar 8 2011 // Richard Daiker, president of the Texas-based commercial insurance and risk management firm K&S Insurance Agency, announced that John D. Marek has joined the company as partner.Daiker said that Marek will help lead the...
Mar 8 2011 // Insurance broker USI Insurance Services has acquired The Amerisc Corp., Atlynx Surety Brokers and its principal affiliates.Amerisc, based in Garden City, New York with an office in Nanuet, specializes in commercial...
Mar 8 2011 // Australia’s QBE announced that it has completed its acquisition of the U.S. admitted insurance businesses of Renaissance Re, which include a U.S. crop and small specialist program insurance business. QBE said the...
Mar 7 2011 // Never have more partners than you can fit in an elevator. That seems like a joke but it’s serious advice when starting a business. Having too many partners creates conflicts. Even the most bonded of partnerships will...
Mar 7 2011 // Insurance broker USI Insurance Services has acquired The Amerisc Corp., Atlynx Surety Brokers and its principal affiliates.Amerisc, based in Garden City, New York with an office in Nanuet, specializes in commercial...
Mar 7 2011 // Direct-Link Holding Group LLC has acquired Mother Lode Insurance Services LLC of Cameron Park, Calif. The transaction marks the 40th acquisition for Direct-Link Holding Group. Founded in 1999, Direct-Link Holding Group is...
Mar 2 2011 // The sixth largest insurance company writing property coverage in Florida is looking to increase its market share by acquiring the 14 highest property insurer in the state. Tower Hill Insurance Group, LLC., has announced...
Mar 2 2011 // Crawford & Company announced that it has successfully completed its acquisition of Studio Bolton & Associati s.r.l., first announced in November 2010.Studio Bolton is a leading specialist liability adjusting and...
Mar 1 2011 // York Specialized Loss Adjusting (York SLA), a division of New Jersey-based York Risk Services Group Inc., announced it has acquired BC Johnson Associates, a provider of specialized loss adjusting and risk assessment...
Feb 25 2011 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. Has announced leadership changes in its Catastrophe business unit, effective April 1, 2011.Brian Secrett, currently Chief Underwriting Officer and Deputy Head, Catastrophe, has been appointed...
Feb 25 2011 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business and certain assets of London-based Woodbrook Underwriting Agencies, Ltd.The transaction is expected to close during...