World Insurance Associates Acquires K. Bell and Associates

World Insurance Associates Acquires Schlegel & Schlegel Insurance Brokers

July 6, 2023

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of Schlegel & Schlegel Insurance Brokers Inc. of West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, effective July 1, 2023; terms were not disclosed. The deal expands World’s presence in the Cape Cod / Massachusetts market and brings the four-person independent agency into World’s national brokerage platform.

World Insurance Associates Acquires E&K Insurance Group

December 13, 2021

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA), a Top 100 insurance brokerage based in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, acquired E&K Insurance Group of Eatontown, New Jersey on December 1, 2021. Terms were not disclosed; E&K is a multi-line insurance agency offering personal, commercial and specialty insurance and will operate as part of World’s national platform.

World Insurance Associates Acquires Ellsworth Corporation

September 18, 2023

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of Ellsworth Corporation of Metairie, Louisiana on September 1, 2023. The deal expands World’s insurance brokerage capabilities with Ellsworth’s specialties in surety & bonding, commercial marine, oil & gas insurance programs, construction bonds and workforce health benefits.

World Insurance Associates Acquires Cohen Partners LLC

April 26, 2023

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC, a nationally ranked full-service insurance brokerage, acquired the business of Cohen Partners LLC of New York, NY on March 1, 2023. The deal expands World’s footprint and product offering in the New York market; terms were not disclosed.

World Insurance Associates Acquires M. Adams & Associates, Inc.

June 29, 2023

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of M. Adams & Associates, Inc. of Hazlet, New Jersey on June 1, 2023. M. Adams, founded in 1991, is a small insurance agency providing personal and commercial insurance and employee benefits; legal counsel for the deal included Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla for World and Connell Foley LLP and The Manhattan Group advising M. Adams.

World Insurance Associates Acquires Young Insurance Agency Group

July 19, 2023

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC (World), a nationally ranked insurance brokerage headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey, acquired the business of Young Insurance Agency Group, Inc. of Portsmouth, Virginia effective July 1, 2023. Terms were not disclosed; World said the acquisition will allow Young Insurance to offer customers expanded products and services as part of World’s national platform.