The Walker Agency Acquires Monarch Title

WalkerHughes Insurance Acquires Inman Insurance Agency and Clark Insurance Agency

January 27, 2026

Insurance

WalkerHughes Insurance, a privately held, founder-led retail brokerage headquartered in Indianapolis, has acquired Inman Insurance Agency (Salem, Missouri) and Clark Insurance Agency (Ballwin, Missouri). The deals expand WalkerHughes' presence across south-central Missouri and the greater St. Louis metro as part of its ongoing strategy to build local density through acquisitions; both agency owners will remain with the firm for at least three years to support client continuity.

Players Health Acquires Monarch Management

September 15, 2022

Insurance

Players Health announced the asset acquisition of Monarch Management, a San Antonio-based managing general agent specializing in student accident and special risk insurance for K–12 sports and school activities. The deal expands Players Health's insurance and athlete-safety product capabilities and extends its protection to schools and school-sponsored activities.

WalkerHughes Acquires Independent Brokers Agency LLC (Ballwin, MO)

January 16, 2025

Insurance

WalkerHughes Insurance, a privately held retail insurance brokerage headquartered in Indianapolis, has acquired Independent Brokers Agency LLC (IBA), a family-owned insurance agency based in Ballwin, Missouri. The deal marks WalkerHughes' first acquisition outside Indiana and expands its personal, commercial and employee benefits capabilities in the St. Louis metro; IBA principals Heather Wessels and Mike Swatske will remain in local leadership roles.

World Insurance Associates Acquires The Walker Agency (d/b/a Palmetto Insurance)

October 1, 2020

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA), a national insurance brokerage headquartered in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, acquired The Walker Agency, Inc. (d/b/a Palmetto Insurance) of Anderson, South Carolina, effective October 1, 2020. The acquisition expands WIA's presence in the Southeast and adds a property & casualty-focused agency specializing in auto, home, homebuilders, umbrella, and life insurance to WIA's platform; terms were not disclosed.

TriWest Capital Partners Acquires Majority Interest in Monarch Industries

September 30, 2022

Manufacturing

TriWest Capital Partners, alongside BDC Capital's Growth Equity Partners, BMO Capital Partners and Export Development Canada, has acquired a majority interest in Monarch Industries, a Winnipeg-based manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders and custom iron castings. The transaction marks an exit for Merit Capital Partners and is intended to support Monarch's next stage of growth across North American markets serving agriculture, construction and industrial OEM customers.

Shaddock National Holdings Acquires U.S. Title

September 25, 2020

Insurance

Shaddock National Holdings, the national title and escrow growth arm of The Shaddock Companies, has acquired U.S. Title, a Utah-based full-service title agency founded in 1980 with 14 branches across the state. The transaction expands Shaddock's footprint in the title and escrow market and consolidates U.S. Title's operations under Shaddock's national platform.