Calif.-based MOC Insurance, Farallon Assoc. Announce Merger

Van Maroevich, president and CEO of MOC Insurance Services/Maroevich, O’Shea & Coghlan, and Peter Brown and Harry Humphrey of Farallon Associates Insurance Brokers, both based in San Francisco, announced the merger of their companies effective Jan. 1, 2008.

MOC Insurance Services and Farallon Associates Insurance Brokers are San Francisco-headquartered insurance brokerage firms providing risk management and employee benefits consulting services. The combined entity creates an organization with 50 professional employees in three locations servicing clients nationwide with total annual premiums exceeding $100 million.

“Our merger will strengthen client services and maintain focus in the specific industries we serve,” said Van Maroevich. “We will channel our risk and claims management expertise into the industries of real estate, entertainment, thoroughbred racing, agriculture, marine and aviation, while continuing to build one of the largest independent insurance brokerages in Northern California.”

Source: MOC Insurance Services, Inc./Maroevich, O’Shea & Coghlan & Farallon Associates Insurance Brokers