2008

For Immediate Release Rockwood Programs, Inc. 4001 Miller Road Wilmington, DE 19802 ROCKWOOD PROGRAMS TO PARTNER WITH FLORIDA-BASED AGENCY Rockwood Programs has partnered with Modern Insurance to establish a new subsidiary company. The new enterprise ñ named Modern Insurance Consultants, LLC will focus on its core expertise of Errors and Omissions (E&O) insurance for Insurance…

SOUTHWEST INSURANCE PARTNERS ACQUIRES NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY September 30, 2008–The Board of Directors of Southwest Insurance Partners, Inc. (SWIP) announced today the successful completion of its acquisition of National Health Insurance Company (NHIC), a life and health insurance company based in Grand Prairie, Texas. NHIC had been under supervision by the Texas Department of…

HUB INTERNATIONAL ACQUIRES ALABAMA BASED PICKETT & ADAMS INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. Chicago September 10, 2008: Hub International Limited announced today that Hub International Gulf South Limited (HUB Gulf South) has acquired Pickett & Adams Insurance Agency (Pickett & Adams), a Mobile, Alabama agency with annual revenues of approximately $3.5 million. Pickett & Adams’ operations will…

Solutions at Work. Risk Strategies Company Announces the Acquisition of Blaich Associates, Inc. Boston, MA. August 1, 2008 Risk Strategies Company (RSC) today announced the acquisition of Blaich Associates, Inc. located in Manhasset, NY. Founded in 1934, Blaich Associates, Inc. is a retail insurance broker offering personal risk management, commercial property/casualty, employee benefits and personal…

SEFCU Insurance Buys Local Agency July 30, 2008 — ALBANY, N.Y. — SEFCU subsidiary SEFCU Insurance Agency has recently acquired the Schoharie Valley Agencies Inc. SEFCU Insurance Agency is a full-service insurance agency offering a broad range of insurance solutions, including personal and business products. As part of this merger, SEFCU Insurance Agency will expand…

HUB INTERNATIONAL ACQUIRES UNITED BENEFIT CONSULTING Northeast Operation Expands Employee Benefit Consulting Capabilities CHICAGOóJuly 7, 2008 ó Hub International Limited announced today that Hub International Northeast (HUB Northeast) has acquired the assets of United Benefit Consulting, Inc. (UBC), a Long Island-based firm specializing in employee benefit consulting services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed….

BENEFITMALL ACQUIRES BENEFITPORT SOUTHWEST BenefitMall Continues to Expand Service Area and Increase Product Offerings DALLAS, July 2, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — BenefitMall, one of the nation’s leading broker services companies, announced today that it has acquired BenefitPort Southwest, a full service general agency that provides solutions for Individual, Group and Senior clients. BenefitPort Southwest is…

Assurance Investment Partners Purchases Arison Insurance Services from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 1, 2008 — Arison Insurance Services, Inc., has been sold to Assurance Investment Partners (AIP). Previously an affiliate of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Kentucky, Arison has six offices across Kentucky and sells medical, dental, life…

The NIA Group Acquires Taylor Financial Insurance Agency PARAMUS, N.J.– JUNE 17, 2008 — Insurance brokerage firm The NIA Group, LLC is pleased to announce that it has acquired Jacksonville, Florida insurance agency, Taylor Financial, effective June 1, 2008. The acquisition marks NIA’s third agency purchase in the Sunshine State. NIA currently operates offices in…

Brown & Brown, Inc. announces the asset acquisition of HBA Insurance Group Inc. DAYTONA BEACH, FL –Jun 9, 2008 — Thomas E. Riley, Regional President of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO – News), William E. “Bill” Beckham, President, and Ernesto T. “Tito” Freyre, Jr., Chairman of HBA Insurance Group, Inc. of Miami, Florida, today announced…