Ames & Gough Acquires Bixby Insurance Agency in Rhode Island

Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving design professionals, law firms, associations/nonprofits and other professional service firms, announced it has acquired the business of Bixby Insurance Agency Inc., a Providence, R.I., agency serving architects and engineers throughout New England. Terms of the transaction, effective on October 1, 2014, were not disclosed.

Established in 1991, Bixby Insurance represents a large number of firms located throughout New England. Bob Bixby, the firm’s president and founder, and members of his professional staff will become employees of Ames & Gough. Bixby Insurance clients will be served primarily from the Ames & Gough Boston operation with additional support provided by the firm’s offices in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.