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HUB INTERNATIONAL ACQUIRES SCHEER’S, INC. Deal Creates New HUB with Surety Expertise CHICAGO, IL – February 4, 2008: Hub International Limited announced today that it has acquired Scheer’s, Inc. (Scheer’s), one of the largest privately-owned retail insurance brokerages in the United States specializing in surety bonds. Scheer’s, which is headquartered in the Chicago suburb of…

Crosby Benefit Systems Expands Group Insurance Opportunities Through Partnership With Thorbahn Associates BOSTON, MA–(Marketwire – January 15, 2008) – Crosby Benefit Systems (www.crosbybenefits.com), a leading provider of health and welfare outsourcing and insurance brokerage services, announced today that its Insurance Division has been acquired by Thorbahn Associates. “This transaction will allow us to accelerate the…

Swett & Crawford acquires Risk Reducers, LLC ATLANTA, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ — The Swett & Crawford Group, Inc., a leading wholesale insurance intermediary, announced today that it has acquired Risk Reducers, LLC, a wholesale insurance broker specializing in workers’ compensation. Based in Little Rock, Arkansas, Risk Reducers is a leading wholesale brokerage firm that writes…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHRISTEL SARCHET JOINS MYSTIC CAPITAL New York (Dec. 18, 2007) – The ever-expanding investment banking firm, Mystic Capital Advisors Group, LLC, is pleased to announce its newest associate: Christel Sarchet. Ms. Sarchet joins Mystic Capital as a Vice President. Sarchet spent the past 5 years in various financial roles with Duke Energy…

Brown & Brown, Inc. Announces the Asset Acquisition of Curzi Insurance Agency, Inc. DAYTONA BEACH, FL –Dec 14, 2007 — Thomas E. Riley, Regional President of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO – News), and Joseph L. Curzi III, President of Curzi Insurance Agency, Inc., of Easton, Pennsylvania, today announced the asset acquisition by a subsidiary…

HKMB INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE BROKERS TO COMBINE WITH HUB INTERNATIONAL TORONTO, ONTARIO & CHICAGO, ILLINOIS December 5, 2007 – HKMB International Insurance Brokers (HKMB) and Hub International Limited announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which HKMB will join with HUB International. HKMB will become a new regional platform (hub) and…

HUB INTERNATIONAL ACQUIRES DIVERSIFIED RISK INSURANCE BROKERS Deal Expands Presence in Northern California Nov 7 ñ Chicago, IL — Hub International Limited announced today that its California subsidiary has acquired FLF, Inc. d/b/a Diversified Risk Insurance Brokers, Inc. (DRIB), a California-based insurance brokerage. DRIBís operation in Emeryville, California will become part of Hub International of…

HUB INTERNATIONAL ACQUIRES ROME INSURANCE AGENCY Nov 5, 2007 — Boston, MA — HUB International Limited announced today that HUB International New England (HUB New England) has acquired substantially all of the assets of Rome Insurance Agency, Inc. (Rome). The Rome operation expands HUB New England’s presence into central Massachusetts and adds $1.5 million net…

Hub International acquires elevator insurance specialist JM Associates in New Jersey Nov 5, 2007 ñ Chicago — Hub International Limited reported that its New York subsidiary has acquired the assets of JM Associates, Ltd. (JM), an agency that has specialized in providing casualty insurance for the elevator industry over the past 15 years. JM’s operation…

Brown & Brown, Inc. Announces the Asset Acquisition of Professional Risk Managers, Inc. and PRM Group, LLC DAYTONA BEACH, FL — Oct 8, 2007 — Thomas E. Riley, Regional President of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO – News), John P. Raucci, William M. Scott, Peter H. Goodstein, the principals of Professional Risk Managers, Inc., and…