Brown & Brown (via Hull & Company) Acquires The Colonial Group and Colonial Premium Finance Company

Brown & Brown's Hull & Company Acquires Texas All Risk General Agency

January 17, 2020

Insurance

Hull & Company, LLC (a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc.) has acquired substantially all assets of Texas All Risk General Agency, Inc. The Texas All Risk team will continue operating from Dallas as a stand‑alone office within Brown & Brown's Wholesale Brokerage segment to support expansion in Texas and into Louisiana and Oklahoma.

Brown & Brown Acquires Irvine Commercial Insurance Brokers

October 10, 2025

Financial Services

Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired Irvine Commercial Insurance Brokers Limited, a Kenilworth-based insurance broker specialising in commercial and SME insurance products. The firm's founders, John Townsley and Matthew Finch, and their staff will remain in Kenilworth and will report into Brown & Brown's UK operations, strengthening Brown & Brown's presence in the Midlands.

Colonial Claims Acquires Premier Adjusting and Catastrophe Services

February 3, 2021

Insurance

Colonial Claims LLC, a large independent insurance claims services firm, has acquired Tampa-area Premier Adjusting and Catastrophe Services, Inc. The deal expands Colonial's daily-claims capabilities and adds appraisal and TPA services while Premier's team (including co-owners Eileen O'Brien and Brian Auger) will continue serving customers from an Oldsmar, Florida office.

Brookfield Acquires Colonial Enterprises (Colonial Pipeline)

July 31, 2025

Energy

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, through its subsidiary Colossus AcquireCo LLC and institutional partners, completed the purchase of Colonial Enterprises Inc. from a consortium of owners for an enterprise value of about $9 billion. The deal gives Brookfield sole ownership of the Colonial Pipeline system — the largest refined-products pipeline in the U.S. — and was completed with sellers including Shell Midstream Operating LLC, Koch Capital, KKR-Keats, La Caisse and IFM Investors.

Brown & Brown, Inc. Acquires the Assets of Hillco Insurance

March 6, 2024

Insurance

Brown & Brown, Inc. has acquired the assets of Hillco Insurance, a Dallas-area insurance agency founded by Hunter Hill. Hillco's team will join Brown & Brown's Dallas office and continue to be led by Hunter Hill, enhancing Brown & Brown's capabilities in high-net-worth personal lines and commercial insurance in the Dallas market.

Brown & Brown Acquires The Pacific Underwriters Corporation

October 17, 2023

Insurance

A subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc. acquired substantially all of the assets of The Pacific Underwriters Corporation. The Pacific Underwriters team will continue operating from their Seattle location as part of Brown & Brown's National Programs segment, strengthening the firm's capabilities in public-utility program management and dental practitioner insurance across the Pacific Northwest. The sellers were shareholders Diane M. Darling, Randall R. Flem and Richard C. Rodruck.