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First Niagara Expanding New England Operations with the Acquisition of Connecticut Insurance Firm Pierson & Smith BUFFALO, N.Y., April 14, 2011 — First Niagara Financial Group’s (Nasdaq:FNFG) insurance subsidiary has acquired Norwalk, Conn. based insurance brokerage, consulting and third party administration firm, Pierson & Smith (P&S). This transaction is part of the company’s plans for…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: April 11, 2011 Kevin Wellfare (405) 556-2236 Assoc. VP, Director of Marketing kwellfare@INSURICA.com INSURICA NEARLY DOUBLES IN SIZE Acquisition of Guaranty Insurance Services Makes INSURICA® one of the Top 30 Insurance Brokers in the Nation (Oklahoma City) INSURICA, one of the nation’s leading privately held independent insurance agencies, announced…

HUB INTERNATIONAL ACQUIRES HALE INSURANCE BROKERAGE Chicago, IL, April 11, 2011: Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading insurance brokerage firm, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Hale Insurance Brokerage, L.L.C. (Hale), a Cranford, New Jersey-based insurance brokerage firm. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Employees of Hale will become part of…

HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE GROUP ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF CASUALTY & SURETY, INC. HOUSTON – February 15, 2011- Houston International Insurance Group (HIIG) announced today that it had reached an agreement to acquire Casualty & Surety, Inc. (CSI), a managing general underwriter located in Birmingham, Alabama with offices in various other locations. CSI specializes in underwriting…

Lake Michigan Credit Union (LMCU) Purchases VanTol, Magennis and Lang (VML) Insurance Agency The joining of LMCU’s insurance agency and VML Insurance Agency will create a strong partnership in the business and personal insurance areas. GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (February 1, 2011) – Lake Michigan Credit Union (LMCU) announced the purchase of Van Tol, Magennis and…

Brown & Brown, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire the Assets of Comcover Insurance Group, Inc. DAYTONA BEACH, FL, Dec 28, 2010 — Thomas E. Riley, Regional President of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), and Anthony L. Johnson, President of Comcover Insurance Group, Inc., based in Dania, Florida, today announced that Brown & Brown of…

HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE GROUP ANNOUNCES THE SALE OF SOUTHWEST RISK TO GCP CAPITAL PARTNERS HOUSTON – December 27, 2010 Houston International Insurance Group (HIIG) announced today the sale of its wholesale insurance broker subsidiary, Southwest Risk, LP (SWR), to New York based, private equity firm GCP Capital Partners LLC (GCP). This transaction closed immediately and…

Risk Strategies Company Completes Merger Of Cohn-Reid-O’Neill Insurance Services December 6, 2010 –Boston, MA — Risk Strategies Company (RSC), a national insurance brokerage and risk management firm based in Boston, today announced that it has successfully completed the merger of Cohn-Reid-O’Neill Insurance Services, Inc. (CRO) in Burlingame, CA with its West Coast operations. Focused on…

KBS International Corporation merges with Ice Group December 1, 2010 –New Rochelle, NY — Howard and Peter Schlactus and their team at KBS International Corp., along with Jeff Ice and his team, formerly with Oswald Logistics Insurance, have joined together to form Brightstone Insurance Services, LLC and the KBS-Ice Group. With agency offices in New…

Bollinger Inc. announces acquisition of David Szerlip and Associates Short Hills, NJ – (July 19, 2010) Bollinger, Inc. announces the acquisition of David Szerlip and Associates of Berkeley Heights, NJ. The firm specializes exclusively in property and casualty insurance programs for nonprofit organizations, ranging from large international nonprofits to small start-ups. David Szerlip will continue…