B&B Adds Georgia-based Public Entities Team in Latest Acquisition

A part of Brown & Brown’s wholesale insurance group has acquired Public Entities of America LLC, a brokerage based in Alpharetta, Georgia, that has catered to the public sector and risk management marketplace.

PEA will now be part of Apex Insurance Agency, which is part of Bridge Specialty Group, B&B’s wholesale platform. Brown & Brown is based in Daytona Beach, Florida, and has continued to expand through acquisitions in recent years.

The PEA team will join the Apex agency and work with leaders Apex Vice President Michelle Hill, and with Karl Snearer, Apex president and regional leader for Bridge Specialty, the company said in a news release.

PEA said it has several hundred public sector clients, including small communities, large municipalities, counties, public schools and utilities.