Risk Strategies Acquires California’s Winter Group

Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm headquartered in Boston, has acquired San Diego, California-based Winter Group Inc., a specialty insurance program manager with a focus on the trucking industry. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Founded in 1995, Winter Group is a national transportation wholesaler serving all facets of the trucking and transportation industry, with a strong specialization in cross-border transportation risks.

Serving over 17,000 customers, Winter Group is a market leader in helping brokers deal with NAFTA transportation risk management and compliance, providing invaluable insight and assistance to streamline the process of meeting the regulatory standards associated with cross-border transportation risks.

With offices in California, Texas, Florida, Washington, South Carolina, Atlanta, North Carolina and Ohio, Winter Group serves both short- and long-haul trucking operations. The company also functions as a program administrator for several national trucking associations.

In its focused growth through industry and product specialization, Risk Strategies has made key acquisitions targeting wholesale operations, as well as retail firms that have brought with them wholesale groups

Source: Risk Strategies