Brown & Brown Dealer Services Acquires First Resource, Inc.

Brown & Brown Dealer Services Acquires the Assets of DealerMax

March 13, 2024

Insurance

Brown & Brown Dealer Services (a division of Brown & Brown, Inc.) has acquired the assets of DealerMax, a provider of F&I training and tailored finance & insurance products for automotive dealers. DealerMax's team will join BBDS and continue operating from Berwyn, Pennsylvania, with a transition period supported by the Maxim family owners.

Brown & Brown Dealer Services Acquires Rainmaker Advisory, LLC

December 14, 2021

Insurance

Brown & Brown Dealer Services, a division of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Rainmaker Advisory, LLC. The Rainmaker team, led by owner Ryan Hanlon, will continue operating from Ventura, California and will join BBDS to expand dealer-focused F&I and reinsurance advisory capabilities and establish a West Coast presence.

Brown & Brown Dealer Services Acquires Dealer Admin. Services, Inc.

December 13, 2021

Insurance

Brown & Brown Dealer Services, a division of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Dealer Admin. Services, Inc. (DAS). DAS — a dealer-centric administrator providing aftermarket F&I product solutions for franchise and pre-owned dealers — will operate as a division of BBDS under Brown & Brown's dealer services platform, with Bill Kelly continuing to lead DAS operations from Bloomington, Minnesota.

Brown & Brown Dealer Services Acquires Automotive Business Solutions (ABS)

December 8, 2023

Insurance

Brown & Brown Dealer Services, a division of Brown & Brown, Inc., has completed the acquisition of Automotive Business Solutions (ABS), which operates as ABS Risk, LLC and ABS Operations, LLC. ABS, a Denver-based administrator of automotive aftermarket warranty products and claims, will continue to be led by CEO Michael Cox and will integrate with Brown & Brown’s Dealer Services to expand automotive F&I and warranty capabilities.

Brown & Brown Acquires Northeast Dealer Consultants, Inc.

March 6, 2020

Consulting

Brown & Brown of Kentucky, Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Northeast Dealer Consultants, Inc. (NEDC). NEDC — led by Phil and Pamela Bruno and focused on F&I performance and compliance for automotive dealers in upstate New York — will join Brown & Brown Dealer Services to expand the firm's footprint and capabilities in the Northeast.

Brown & Brown Acquires Certain Assets of BayRisk Insurance Brokers

January 12, 2016

Insurance

Brown & Brown Insurance Services of California, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., acquired certain assets of BayRisk Insurance Brokers, Inc., a California-based insurance agency. The asset purchase strengthens Brown & Brown's presence in California and adds BayRisk's specialty property & casualty programs (including mobile food vendor coverage) to Brown & Brown's offerings.