Insurance Add-on Acquisitions in 2017

Acquisition Volume in Insurance Add-on in 2017 by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for Insurance Add-on Acquisitions in 2017. 97 2022 44 2023 72 2024 68 2025 ~39 est. 11 2026
Actual Full-year estimate
  • Buyer
    The Hilb Group, LLC
    Target
    Insurance Trustees, Inc.
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Addon

    The Hilb Group, LLC (a Richmond-based, PE-backed insurance agency) has acquired Insurance Trustees, Inc., an Indiana-based property & casualty and employee benefits agency, effective December 1, 2017. Insurance Trustees will continue to operate from its Garrett, Indiana office under its existing name, joining THG’s growing platform to strengthen the firm’s geographic presence in Indiana.

  • Buyer
    Alera Group
    Target
    Armstrong/Robitaille/Riegle Business and Insurance Solutions, Hallberg Commercial Insurers, Inc., Employee benefits division of Walker Higgins Associates
    Industry
    Insurance
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    Alera Group completed three add-on acquisitions effective December 1, 2017, acquiring Armstrong/Robitaille/Riegle Business and Insurance Solutions (Irvine, CA), Hallberg Commercial Insurers, Inc. (Oak Brook, IL), and the employee benefits division of Walker Higgins Associates (Spartanburg, SC). The acquisitions expand Alera Group’s regional footprints in southern California, the Chicago area, and South Carolina and increase its nationwide network of employee benefits, P&C, risk management and wealth management firms.

  • Buyer
    The Hilb Group, LLC, Abry Partners
    Target
    HR Knowledge, Inc.
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Addon

    The Hilb Group, a Richmond-based insurance brokerage and portfolio company of Abry Partners, acquired HR Knowledge (HRK), a Mansfield, Massachusetts-based provider of payroll, employee benefits, and HR management services, effective November 1, 2017. The add-on deal expands THG's benefits and outsourced HR capabilities; HRK's managing directors Ken Bettenhauser and Jeff Garr will continue to operate from Mansfield.

  • Buyer
    Alera Group
    Target
    Axis Benefit Consultants, Employer Concept Insurance Services, Jeatran Associates, Simpson McCrady Benefits LLC
    Industry
    Insurance
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    Alera Group completed the acquisition of four regional employee benefits and insurance firms — Axis Benefit Consultants (Westmont, IL), Employer Concept Insurance Services (Irvine, CA), Jeatran Associates (Menomonie, WI) and Simpson McCrady Benefits LLC (Pittsburgh, PA) — effective October 1, 2017. The transactions add more than 50 employees to Alera Group and expand its national footprint across multiple states; terms were not disclosed.

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