IMA Financial Adds Alabama’s Valent Group to the Team

IMA Financial Group, a a North American insurance brokerage based in Denver, has added Valent Group, one of Alabama’s largest privately held insurance brokers, to its team of affiliated firms.

Valent, a subsidiary of EBSCO Industries, will retain its name and four offices in Birmingham, Mobile, Huntsville and Decatur, the companies said in a news release. Its 86 employees will be associates of IMA Financial.

Valent also provides risk consulting for businesses, along with claims advocacy and loss control analysis, with a focus on condominium associations.

IMA said it is an employee-owned company with 2,700 associates around the country that has expanded through organic growth and partnerships with brokerages.