Risk Strategies Acquires New Jersey’s Dickstein Associates

Risk Strategies, a Boston-based national specialty insurance brokerage, has acquired Dickstein Associates Agency, a retail insurance agency located in Tinton Falls, New Jersey.

Founded in 1965, Dickstein Associates provides risk management and property/casualty insurance coverages with a focus on real estate and technology companies along with coastal condominium associations for which Dickstein offers an exclusive program. Dickstein also offers life and health benefits to companies.

Dickstein serves customers in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan and Utah.

Kevin P. McDonough is principal and executive vice president of Dickstein Associates.

Terms of the deal were not announced.

With 25 specialty practices, Risk Strategies serves commercial companies, nonprofits, public entities and individuals. This year its acquisitions, in addition to Dickstein, have included The Insurance Center of Central Florida; Advisor Brokerage Services in Texas; Joyce Insurance Group in Pennsylvania; Gehring Group in Florida and New Mexico’s Burke Insurance Group.

Risk Strategies has offices in Boston, New York City, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, Grand Cayman, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, Nashville, Washington D.C., Los Angeles and San Francisco.