Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Acquires Newport Insurance Agency

Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. (S&S) has acquired Newport Insurance Agency Inc. (NIA).

Located in Middletown, R.I., with 13 associates on staff, Newport Insurance is an independent agency serving commercial and personal lines clients throughout southern New England.

Newport Insurance, now a division of Starkweather & Shepley, will continue to service clients from its Middletown, R.I., location, following the acquisition.

Established in 1879, Starkweather & Shepley is an independent agency in Rhode Island. The firm provides commercial and personal insurance, health and employee benefits, surety bonding and risk management services nationally and internationally through its partnership with Assurex Global.

Source: Starkweather & Shepley