Unison Risk Advisors Adds Gibson Insurance Agency as New Platform Partner
July 1, 2025
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.
- Buyers
- Unison Risk Advisors, Peloton Capital Management
- Targets
- Gibson Insurance Agency, Inc.
- Platforms
- Unison Risk Advisors
- Industry
- Insurance
- Location
- Indiana, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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