Unison Risk Advisors Adds Avondale Insurance Associates as Platform Partner

Unison Risk Advisors Adds NSI Insurance Group

June 21, 2023

Insurance

Unison Risk Advisors (URA) announced the addition of Miami-based NSI Insurance Group as the third platform partner, closing on June 20. The deal expands URA’s footprint in the South Atlantic and transitions NSI’s ~130 employees into URA’s employee-ownership structure to support future strategic and geographic growth.

Unison Risk Advisors Adds Gibson Insurance Agency as New Platform Partner

July 1, 2025

Insurance

Unison Risk Advisors (URA) announced that Gibson Insurance Agency, Inc., an independent and employee-owned risk management and employee benefits firm founded in 1933 and headquartered in South Bend, Indiana, has merged into URA as its seventh platform company. The transaction, backed by URA's existing private equity partner Peloton Capital Management, expands URA's geographic footprint and specialty capabilities while Gibson retains its name and leadership team.

Unison Risk Advisors Adds Orlando-Based Hatcher Insurance

June 9, 2025

Insurance

Unison Risk Advisors (URA) announced the addition of Orlando-based Hatcher Insurance as its newest partner firm. Hatcher will continue operating under its current leadership and the deal expands URA's presence and capabilities across Northern and Central Florida as the firm's sixth platform company.

Peloton Capital Management Makes Minority Investment in Unison Risk Advisors

March 16, 2022

Insurance

Peloton Capital Management (PCM), a Toronto-based private equity firm, has agreed to acquire a minority ownership stake in Unison Risk Advisors (URA). URA — a leading independent, majority employee-owned insurance brokerage and risk management platform formed from Oswald Companies and RCM&D — will remain privately held as the investment supports the platform's organic and transactional growth; financial terms were not disclosed.

Aquiline Launches Avondale Risk; Intercare, InterMed and George Hills Join Platform

May 12, 2025

Insurance

Aquiline Capital Partners has launched Avondale Risk, a national platform to consolidate boutique third-party administrators (TPAs) and managed care providers. Concurrent with the platform launch, California firms Intercare, InterMed, and George Hills have joined Avondale Risk; Aquiline will provide strategic capital, technology and shared operational resources, and Lowell Hays was named CEO.

Accelerant Acquires Agribusiness Risk Underwriters (ARU)

June 8, 2021

Insurance

Accelerant, the PE-backed technology-driven insurance platform, has acquired Agribusiness Risk Underwriters (ARU), a U.S. specialist in poultry farm and agribusiness insurance underwriting and loss control. The deal expands Accelerant's specialty insurance capabilities and distribution into niche farm/ag classes while positioning ARU to scale within Accelerant's platform.