Insurance Mergers & Moves: Friday, June 22, 2012

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June 22, 2012 Business Moves & Mergers of Special Note Renaissance Alliance Adds 5 New Agency Members in Conn., Mass. Jun 20, 2012 -- Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services (RAIS), a New England-based network of specialty services for independent insurance agencies, added ... Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Alabama's Whitehaven Insurance Jun 20, 2012 -- Illinois-based global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Whitehaven Insurance Group, Inc. in Gulf Shores, Alabama. ... SIAA Adds 4 South Central Agencies in May Jun 15, 2012 -- The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) signed four new member agencies in the South Central Region in May. May's new South Central ... Business Moves & Mergers Texas-Based Agents Alliance Services Adds 9 Agencies Jun 22, 2012 -- James King, CEO of Agents Alliance Services Ltd in Denton, Texas, announced that nine new agencies have joined the group during the ... Fairfax Runoff Sub RiverStone to Acquire All Shares of Brit Insurance Ltd. Jun 19, 2012 -- The Netherlands-based Brit Group and Canada's Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited have announced that RiverStone, Fairfax' runoff ... Wholesale Insurance Broker LevelFirst Opens Austin Office Jun 18, 2012 -- LevelFirst a diversified wholesale broker and managing general agency headquartered in Dallas, has opened an Austin, Texas, office. Vivian ... StoneHill Reinsurance Partners Formed in Minnesota Jun 18, 2012 -- Dan Koshiol, a 15-year veteran of major reinsurance brokerage firms, announced the formation of StoneHill Reinsurance Partners LLC. The ... Goldman Sachs Looking to Sell Off USI Holdings: Report Jun 14, 2012 -- Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, a private equity affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co, may be looking to sell off USI Holdings, according to a ... Keystone Insurers Group Adds Geogia's Turner & Associates Jun 14, 2012 -- Keystone Insurers Group has added Brunswick, Ga.-based agency Turner & Associates Insurance as its second franchise partner in the ... Southport Lane Acquires Redwood Reinsurance Jun 14, 2012 -- Southport Lane, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired Redwood Reinsurance SPC, Ltd., a Cayman Islands-based ... 4 Northeastern Agencies Join Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance Jun 13, 2012 -- The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) said four new agencies in the Northeast region joined the partnership in May. The new ... USI Acquires Lynch, Beretta and Bucci Insurance in Rhode Island Jun 13, 2012 -- USI Insurance Services completed the acquisition of Lynch, Beretta and Bucci Insurance, a Pawtucket, R.I.-based P/C insurance agency ... Lexon Buys Florida's Peninsular Surety Jun 13, 2012 -- Lexon Insurance Co. in Hermitage, Tennessee, has agreed to a acquire all shares of Peninsular Surety Co. in Naples, Fla. Pending expectant ... ACE to Acquire Indonesian General Insurer Asuransi Jaya Proteksi Jun 13, 2012 -- ACE Limited announced that the company and its local partner have reached a definitive agreement to acquire PT Asuransi Jaya Proteksi ... Hylant Group Acquires AGIS Jun 12, 2012 -- Toledo, Ohio-based privately owned insurance brokerage firm, Hylant Group, has acquired AGIS, an independent, full-service employee ... SIAA Grows By Six West Agencies in May Jun 12, 2012 -- Hampton, New Hampshire-based Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance added six new member agencies from the West in May. May's new members ... Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Broker Benefit Services Jun 8, 2012 -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Broker Benefit Services L.L.C. in Chesterfield, Mo. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ... AmWINS Group Completes Recapitalization Deal Jun 8, 2012 -- AmWINS Group Inc., based in Charlotte, N.C., has completed its recapitalization with the private equity firm New Mountain Capital of New ... Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Progressive Benefit Solutions Jun 8, 2012 -- Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of broker Marsh Inc., acquired Progressive Benefit Solutions (PBS), a $5 million ... N.J.'s Consolidated Insurance Agents Adds 2 Agencies to Network Jun 8, 2012 -- Consolidated Insurance Agents, an exclusive network of independently owned and operated insurance agencies in New Jersey, said it added two ... 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