MountainOne Acquires Cross Insurance Branch in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

MountainOne Insurance Agency, based in northwestern Massachusetts, has acquired the Cross Insurance agency branch in nearby Pittsfield.

The company said in a news release that it plans to keep all of the Cross Insurance employees in Pittsfield, making MountainOne one of the largest agencies in the Berkshires, the mountainous region in the western part of state.

Cross Insurance was formed in 2016 when Cross purchased Bardwell, Bowlby & Karam Insurance Agency and Colt Insurance Agency, two agencies in Pittsfield. MountainOne, which offers personal lines, business property and casualty insurance, surety bonding and employee benefits, was founded in 1848, the company said.